Comments on: Smelly garbage disposal

By: Garbage Disposals

Garbage Disposals — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:01:33 +0000

Citrus peels is the best option , works for me

By: frida

frida — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:27:57 +0000

Just put some lemon pieces down there or pour some vinegar and water, very easy solution for me.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:33:21 +0000

OK Ivy, do we break out the wet noodles or rolled up newspapers for Shauna?

By: Dreama

Dreama — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:49:15 +0000

Every few months, I make a science fair volcano in my disposal: I dump in a small box of baking soda and add white vinegar until the foam is visible right at the entry of the disposal. I let it go until the reaction ends on its on, then run the disposal with some ice while running warm water to get it all cleaned out. I could probably get good results with less of the baking soda/vinegar combo, but since I can see that it’s working, I feel more confident.

Of course, most of our waste products that could go down a disposal go into our compost instead. If you don’t compost (and I’d think especially if you’re disposing meat waste) you’d probably need to do this more often than I do.

By: shauna

shauna — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:43:37 +0000

Ivy, I can’t help it! I worship her a little bit.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:33:37 +0000

Ditto on the citrus peel. It’s a great excuse to go grab a cherry limeade…

By: knitaddict

knitaddict — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:54:34 +0000

The Pampered Chef sells these Sink Fizzie things that kill the funk in your sink, I haven’t tried them, but my sister-in-law says that they’re GREAT. My husband eats lemons…(yes, I know, he’s just ODD that way)…and I put the peels through the disposal. But, the Home-Ec ladies are right once again…you’ve GOT to make sure you run plenty of water!!! I’ve even heard that you’re supposed to use COLD water…never Hot. I dunno, that’s what my plummer said and I’ve been doing it ever since.

By: Nashville is Talking » Zoinks and Zingers

Nashville is Talking » Zoinks and Zingers — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:40:00 +0000

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By: Bramble

Bramble — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:02:37 +0000

i also usually use the citrus and occsionally dump a box of arm and hammer down it but we just bought our disposal and it doesnt have the gunk some older ones may have.

By: Badbadivy

Badbadivy — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:27:52 +0000

:::smacks Shauna for invoking, um, that woman on our blog::::