You Know How to Properly Use a Garbage Disposal?

We know that a household waste disposal is an electrically powered device to dispose of domestic garbage especially kitchen food garbage. Generally most home garbage disposals can use about 10 to 12 years. Of course, it depends on how well you take care of it and more importantly, what you put in it in the daily life. If you abuse your food garbage disposal, for example, you often repeatedly send items down into it that you shouldn’t, you not only won’t get as much lifetime use out of it, but you may cause some clogging issues as well. Then how to properly use a home food garbage disposal? Here we will tell you some methods as following.

 

How to use it properly?

 

Usually there are some basic ways to keep kitchen garbage disposal in good condition and shape.

 

1. Use cold water. 

 

By using cold water, the greasy substances will become more solid to allowing them to move down the garbage disposal drain easily, while using hot water will make greasy substances stick to the sides of the pipe.

 

2. Use it regularly.

 

By using it regularly, all parts of the disposal will keep moving, which can prevent waste from accumulating and obstructing the mechanisms. If you do not use it regularly, the garbage disposal will be easy to get corrosion and rust, which will lead to the risk of replacing the parts sooner than you expected.

 

 

3. Keep it clean.

 

A clean garbage disposal not only can prevent blockage and clogs, but also can make it continue to work properly. The point is that it also can keep away any offensive odors. What is more, it is the best way to keep it clean that you empty it or running some diluted dish detergent and water through it regularly. In this way, you can prevent waste from having the opportunity to collect within the mechanisms. 

 

4. Cut up large foods.

 

Another way to make sure the garbage disposal that doesn’t get clogged or blocked is to make the waste you put into it to be small pieces. Though the mechanisms of a garbage disposal are great to break down food leftovers, but giant chunks of food leftover will increase the risk to clog the pipe of drainer. So it is suggested that you tear or cut up larger pieces before putting them into the disposal.

 

5. Keep using your trash and recycle bins.

 

After you use a garbage disposal in the kitchen, it doesn’t mean you can throw away your trash bin or recycling bin. You should know that trash bin is always a handy gadget for any kitchen and home, especially when there are some items you should not put into a garbage disposal. Your trash bin is still the best place for anything that isn’t a biodegradable food item and a disposal can’t replace the traditional trash bin at any time.

 

Aside from above basic ways, you also should know clearly what you can put in a garbage disposal, and what you don’t put in it at any time.