How to clean the garbage disposal?

Sue
by Sue
  9 answers
  • Ramona Brumley Ramona Brumley on Apr 19, 2019

    Cut a lemon into 4 pieces put it in the garbage disposal and turn it on. Not only does it deodorize the disposal the rinds also sharpen the blades

  • Dfm Dfm on Apr 19, 2019

    ice cubes in the disposal, then turn it on.

  • Mike Morris Mike Morris on Apr 19, 2019

    I use a frozen mini orange (Cuties) just drop on in and have the water running a little.

  • Chami Chami on Apr 19, 2019

    Also check the hose that empties the dishwasher water into the drain.

    That is where we found food bits which was causing a bad odor. The large rubber gasket that you see in your sink also gets icky pull it out and give it a good cleaning.

  • Joye R. Foster Joye R. Foster on Apr 19, 2019

    I sanitize my disposal by pouring Dawn in disposal. Turn on garbage disposal with hot water. It foams into the sink. Makes me feel good.

  • Libbie B Libbie B on Apr 19, 2019

    I combine dish soap, vinegar and run that through the disposal. Once finished I run a 1/2 lemon. Fresh and clean.

  • Cas7068285 Cas7068285 on Apr 20, 2019

    I removed My garbage disposal after many odor issues no matter what I did and tried to keep it clean and odor free. The sink draining was always slow we even went and bought a new one and still had an Issue..Then one day the down stairs sinks overflowed needed to roto rooter all the main lines the kitchen line was full of the pieces of lemon rinds soap scum small grains of food The plumber said worse thing ever invented it food bits or anything that goes in them never fully cleans out of the pipes and it hurts the environment.I removed it totally my drains all work great no dealing with that awful odor and I helped the environment by the way according to the plumber said, that those that have septic tanks and a garbage disposal are creating even a bigger problem for themselves also with there washing machines all the lint sticks to the leech lines..

  • Agnes Chrzanowska Agnes Chrzanowska on Apr 30, 2021

    I usually add lemon chopped up and just run with water as it chops