Do you have a recipe for cleaning out garbage disposals??
I have lived in this apartment for about 12 years and never cleaned out the garbage disposal. It works fine, but I just think it should be cleaned.
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Hi Christine
Here are some cleaning ideas for you
https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Your-Garbage-Disposal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chTa57fn-CM
Put 1/2 cup of baking soda down it, followed by 1/2 cup of vinegar. Let it fizz for 15 minutes, the turn on the garbage disposal and the hot water & let it run for a minute.
Pour ½ cup baking soda then ½ cup white vinegar in the drain and cover, letting sit for 20 minutes. Boil water, remove cover, and pour water down the drain.
For a fresh smell, you can put a lemon or other citrus fruit afterwards.
I read that ice cubes can do the trick so I tried that and it worked out great. Just fill the disposal with non crushed ice cubes and turn it on with a little cold water and they will clean off the blades.
cut a lemon into quarters and throw them all into disposal then using quart boiling water turn on disposal and add boiling water, leave a little lemon in disposal over night to reduce/kill odors or dump baking soda in disposal let sit over night then add boiling water with dawn dish soap to cut grease run for a minute
Lemons work great to clean out garbage disposals. Just cut a lemon into small pieces
Lowe's and Home Depot sell a cleaning agent in a bottle. But if you don't have that I have used lemon and dish detergent :)
Here's a natural cleaning recipe. https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/appliances/how-to-clean-your-garbage-disposal-7944253
How to Clean Your Garbage Disposal
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/appliances/natural-ways-to-clean-your-garbage-disposal-42302193
Natural Ways to Clean Your Garbage Disposal