Does this all natural garbage disposal cleaner really work?
Time: 10 Minutes Difficulty: Easy
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Great tip Sharon!! And the pic with you and the vacuum is so cute! -
Lemons work great to deodorize garbage disposal! -
Thank you, Karen - The Graphics Fairy . I had fun hamming it up for that vacuum picture. Kelly Elliott , it works great, doesn't it? -
ice to remove grease and lemons or limes to freshen it up. -
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com , I used to just put the lemon in followed by ice. I love freezing it and having it ready to go. And I don't have to worry about the my lemons going bad. The pin I got this idea from has you freeze the lemon in vinegar rather than water. Does the vinegar serve a purpose, perhaps disinfect?
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It appears that everyone uses vinegar for something. I really have no idea if it does anything other then go down the drain. It really would not stay in the disposer to do any real good. But on the other hand, it will not hurt anything. As a microbial inspector I always see people claiming that they are using vinegar for cleaning mold. It really does nothing other then to make things smell different. It has its uses, but not for fungal removal. Because it is acid based, that is what does ...»
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Does the ice also help keep the disposal blades sharp? I heard that years ago. -
Homa, that is a myth. These are hardened steel blades and ice is way to soft to do any good. But the ice does cause any grease that has collected on them to cool down enough so it is released. This gives the impression that they are cutting better as the groves in the system no longer are blocked.
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Thank you so much for the information!
