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Garbage disposals. Do you have one. Do you know how to use it correctly?

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Real Estate Agent with Charles Stallions Real Estate Services Inc

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Original content by Clint Mckie 10072923

Garbage disposals. Do you have one. Do you know how to use it correctly?

There are a lot of home out there with garbage disposals.

And there are a lot of home owners who don't know how to use a disposal the correct way.

Routinely, while conducting inspections of the kitchen appliances and plumbing piping at the kitchen cabinet, I will run the garbage disposer and check the hot water control location (left) simultaneously.

A homeowner recently became very concerned when she observed me conducting this ritual. I politely asked if something was wrong and she replied, "I've always been told you never run hot water into your garbage disposal."

Garbage disposal.

Well, while there is some merit to what she was alluding to, it deserves further explanation.

Here's the short list of when to use cold water or when not to use hot:

  • DO grind food waste with a strong flow of cold water. It will cause any grease or oils to solidify, making them 'choppable', able to be cut up before reaching the P-trap.
  • DON'T use hot water when grinding food waste. Hot water causes grease and oils to liquify and accumulate, causing drains to eventually clog.
  • It is OKAY to use hot water when cleaning the disposer. We have detailed previously about using equal parts of white vinegar and baking soda, then flushing with boiling water. Also, a sink full of hot water and dishwashing soap (free of food debris) released into an operating disposer is acceptable for cleaning.
  • There is no issue with running hot water into an operating disposer, if not grinding food wastes.

 

Clint  McKie

Owner of Desert Sun Home Inspections Carlsbad, New mexico. Serving all of South East New Mexico

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Comments (4)

JOSH EVANS *JoshEvansHomes 516-655-5000
Village Properties of Mineola, LLC - Mineola, NY

Good to have thanks for the info and good luck to you this year keep up the good work

Jan 20, 2012 11:46 PM
Teri Eno
RE/MAX Alternative, Melbourne FL - Melbourne, FL
Melbourne FL Homes

Have to admit your title grabbed me - and then I learned some tips from your post!  Isn't it funny how a quickly this turns into "a lesson a day"?    Every little bit counts,  thanks!

Jan 20, 2012 11:50 PM
Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

Hi Joyce,

Thank you for the re post. This post ended up getting re posted a whopping seven times. That really got the word out.

I hope the information was helpful.

Best, Clint McKie

Jan 21, 2012 02:41 PM
C. Lloyd McKenzie
Living Albuquerque - Albuquerque, NM
Living Albuquerque

Good Morning Joyce:

An excellent post to put back up.  Clint McKie of Desert Sun Home Inspections of Calrsbad, NM gave some solid advice about Garbage Disposals.

Jan 21, 2012 06:21 PM