Here are a few simple hints that will keep your garbage disposer working smoothly for many, many years.
do:
- Grind food waste w/ a moderate flow of cold water
- Grind hard materials such as bones, fruit pits, etc. A scouring action is created by the particles inside the grind chamber.
- Grind peelings from citrus fruits to freshen up drain smells.
- Dispose of coffee grounds in your disposer whether or not you are on metropolitan sewer or septic tank.
- Flush disposer for cleaning. Allow disposer & cold water to run after grinding or after draining sink of dish water. Some detergents are caustic; flushing will pass such material into the drain line w/out disposer damage.
- Use a disposer cleaner, degreaser, or deodorizer as necessary.
don't
- Use hot water when grinding food waste. It is OK to drain hot water into the disposer between grinding periods.
- Turn off motor or water until grinding is completed.
- Be alarmed if a brown discoloration appears on the face of the grinding disc. This is normal. It is surface discoloration only & will not affect the life or performance of the disposer.
- Grind extremely fibrous material like corn husks, artichokes, etc. to avoid possible drain blockage.
courtesy:
Insinkerator
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