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What Not to Put in a Garbage Disposal
As an Austin Plumber once told me, be careful what you put in your disposal, you might see it again.
I love my garbage disposal. Its something that I take for granted and more often than not I find things that shouldn’t be put into it thanks to my family. Despite what comes naturally to us all which is to throw everything in there, not everything can or should go into a garbage disposal. Here is a list of items that I’ve found should never be put into a disposal unit:
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• Animal bones - The garbage disposal blades are not strong enough to break bones down small enough to fit through the pipes. Animal bones are the most common thing that jams disposals.
• Grease - The grease will eventually solidify and clog a portion, or all, of your drain.
• Rice – No matter how much hot water water you run or how long you leave it running, you can never break rice down small enough. Rice swell when its is in contact with water, so the tiny pieces will eventually gather in the trap and swell until it is closed.
• Pasta – same problem as rice
• Egg shells- Egg shells do not sharpen disposal blades. They just end up clogging the pipe lines.
• Any kind of stringy or peeled vegetable- things like potato peels, asparagus, celery, and lettuce. Maybe a small amount your disposal can handle, but I wouldn’t try it.
The old adage of “less is more” definitely applies to the garbage disposal. Only small amounts of table scraps should go into the disposal. And should you find that something from the above list has jammed your disposal it’s a relatively easy process to unjam it.
And it that’s above your pay grade, you can call Your Austin Plumber 512-551-0789
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