How To Fix A Clogged Garbage Disposal

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Garbage disposals are useful kitchen equipment that get rid of undesirable food waste. Getting a garbage disposal installed in your kitchen is a practical thing. Many homes these days possess a garbage disposal in their kitchen sink. You'll find it to be a mainstay in your kitchen tools, but many people do not take into consideration how to maintain it to keep it in perfect working order. This can be true with any kitchen small applicance, such as convection ovens, microwaves, bread makers and the like. In order make our investments last, we must find out their proper care, and troubleshooting basic issues when problems occur.

What are some of the most common reasons for a garbage disposal clogging up in the first place? It should have no problem processing most food, but that's not where the issue lies when a clog occurs. Clogs are most often are caused the ground food reacting to water, or insufficient quantities of water. When the disposal unit grinds up food, it routes it to waste line. When the garbage disposer bogs up, many times you'll find the issue in the food trap, usually located on the waste discharge side of the unit.

Poor drainage of the waste line is usually the culprit and may be caused by some of these elements:

Foods or hair, that are fibrous in texture that wrap the blades and burn up the motor. Foods that expand like pasta and rice that may further expand inside the disposal, creating a clog. Bones shouldn't be put into the disposal. Fats and grease can also solidify in the water pipe causing clogs. If you avoid these situations, that should greatly head off at the pass, potential problems.

Not flushing with enough water, especially when grinding fruit and vegetables, coffee grounds, potato peels, banana peels, and egg shells.

Objects falling into the disposal, such as silverware and other non-food items.

Here are somesimple guidelines that might help you unclog your garbage disposal. If your disposal is draining slowly or not at all, the issue most likely would be found in the drain trap, that is the S or letter P shaped pipe line right after the disposer discharge. To clear the clog, disconnect the drain trap, removing the trap from the discharge drain at the disposal. Look for obstructions and clogs. If a clog is not found here, then the clog lies in the line going into the wall, or past the vertical pipe. This situation means clearing the obstruction with a sink auger tool.

Get a steady, forceful flow of cold water to run for 30 seconds, after turning off the garbage disposal. This will help to flush any remaining food that may be in the drain. It also helps solidfy greasy or fatty food wastes, so the garbage disposal can quickly chop up this matter. Be mindful remove all dishes and silverware, before you operate the disposal.

Keep a food strainer device over the disposal opening when it's not being actively used, to prevent objects from falling in. Run the garbage disposal immediately after putting food in. Don't allow food to accumulate inside the garbage disposal.

Remember these tips and you'll save not only money, with your kitchen equipment lasting longer, but saving time and frustration, as well not having to deal with clogged kitchen waste disposals. Life is already stressful enough, without adding to the problem by not using machines properly.