| Is not Technology just the grandest thing? There | | | | disposal you should not allow the garbage to build up |
| was a time that all of your left over food scraps | | | | in the disposal instead run and rinse the disposal |
| would go to the hogs. Of course since we have | | | | every time you put garbage in it, the cheaper |
| moved into suburbia and we are not a society of | | | | disposals will corrode from food sitting in them for |
| farmers anymore we have to do something with the | | | | extended periods of time. |
| left over food scraps. Lets face they really mess up | | | | If you think your disposal sounds odd it probably |
| those pretty plastic trash cans and who has time to | | | | means there is a foreign object like your car keys, |
| hose those out like my father and his father before | | | | (Bless little Johnnies heart he just did not know what |
| him did. | | | | he was doing). Turn off the disposal look under the |
| So bam some smart person figured we ought to | | | | sink to see how the disposal is plugged in if it is a |
| have a garbage disposal built into our sinks right inside | | | | regular pug then unplug it. Obviously, if you can not |
| the home. No it is not like the Flintstones and their | | | | see a plug than you should find a way to cover or |
| dino garbage disposal this is a purely mechanical | | | | block access to the switch for your garbage disposal |
| machine. | | | | while your hands are in it. You may want to stick |
| I want to share some tips on how you might better | | | | something other than your hands in the disposal at |
| take care of your disposal. | | | | first just assure your self there are now monsters a |
| First and foremost make sure that dishes and utensils | | | | broom handle works great of course the broom |
| are not in the sink when running the disposal. The | | | | handle can help with freeing the disposal, stick the |
| disposal needs cold water at all times dishes can | | | | handle end into the disposal and stir the disposal to |
| block the flow of water as well as foods to the | | | | get it moving again. Since we are still looking for |
| disposal. Utensils will wind up in the disposal. I have | | | | those keys, reach in to the disposal (take off |
| seen many a spoon mangled. (Do not stick your hand | | | | important jewelry) feel around in there for something |
| in to remove the utensil while the disposal is running) | | | | unusual like the alarm fob or what is left of it, to |
| It is important to put the food to be disposed of, | | | | your Lexus. Remove all the pieces you can find. Plug |
| into the disposal slowly. Cramming the food down the | | | | the disposal back in turn on the water and turn on |
| disposal will only cause it to stop working correctly. It | | | | the disposal there may a small noise but it should |
| is not a good idea to put fat from meat or liquid | | | | fade as the last pieces of your charm disappear. |
| grease or fat down your garbage disposal either both | | | | Sometimes the disposal will completely lock up |
| can cause the disposal to become plugged requiring | | | | causing it shut off. Some models come with a switch |
| you or a very expensive plumber to take the | | | | on the bottom of the disposal the will trip instead of |
| plumbing apart and clean out the plug in order to get | | | | allowing the disposal to burn up. Once again after you |
| the disposal running properly. | | | | have removed any possible obstruction push the |
| Putting large bones down the disposal (like those of | | | | switch in and the disposal should reset and be ready |
| recently deceased someone) is a very bad idea, but | | | | to run. |
| you can put small bones down they will help to clean | | | | It is ok to run hot water down the disposal when it |
| the inside of your disposal. | | | | is not running. |
| Unless you are running a commercial restaurant | | | | |