- insert
garbage loosely. If you pack in too much at once, you
can jam the disposal.
- use
a strong flow of cold water & keep the garbage
disposer running at least 30 seconds after noise of
grinding has stopped to flush all food particles
through the drain line.
- always
use cold water when operating the disposer to solidify
fatty & greasy waste so they will be chopped up
& flushed down the drain.
- it's
safe to run hot water from the sink through the
garbage disposer. However, use cold water when you are
operating the disposer.
- if
you wash dishes in a sink w/ a disposer, make sure all
small objects are removed from the sudsy water before
you drain the sink.
- if
you have a continuous-feed disposer, move silverware
& other small items away from the edge of the sink
counter to avoid accidentally knocking them in while
the garbage disposer is running.
- do
put small bones through; they help to scour the sides
of the grinding chamber.
- follow
directions in the garbage disposer manual as to what
should not be put through the disposer. Do not grind
large bones or fibrous materials as corn husks unless
the manual says it's ok. Only put a small amount of
fibrous foods (celery, chard, asparagus ends, etc.) at
a time through the garbage disposer w/ full water
flow. If the drain line is long & quite
horizontal, fibrous foods or too much garbage at one
time can clog the line.
- do
not put uncooked fat off meat into the garbage
disposer as it may clog. Don't pour liquid fats down
line; solidify in empty tin can in refrigerator &
dispose in the trash instead.
- run
the disposer each time you put food waste in it. This
is particularly advisable in the less expensive models
which are more subject to corrosion from the acids
formed by food waste left for a long time.
- w/
a continuous-feed model, use the cover as directed to
protect yourself when grinding bones or fruit
pits--small particles could possible be ejected by the
force of the disposer action. Avoid leaning over the
disposer if you are feeding waste into it while it is
running.
- all
disposers have overload protectors to avoid damage to
the motor. If the disposer should stall, turn off the
disposer & the cold water. Retrieve the article
causing the problem. Press the reset button on the
disposer. If it won't stay in, wait a few minutes
& try again. If the disposer won't start when the
switch is turned on, check the house fuse.
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