Maintaining a Garbage Disposal

Have you noticed a bad smell coming from your kitchen and you have no idea where it is coming from? You may have been searching your entire kitchen for the source of the bad smell. Most people find that the bad smell is coming from their garbage disposal. Disposals can be one of the worst smelling things that you have in your kitchen.

A disposal will grind the mess up that you put down in it and at times that mess may sit within the disposal. It may collect across the grinding apparatus and may not come off with every use. The build-up of this sludge can cause a smelly mess that can make your entire kitchen smell horrible.

You may try a hundred different remedies but none of them may work due to the build up. The build up can occur anywhere in the system of the disposal and you will need us to come fix the problem. Left unfixed, you will find that the smell will build and you will smell it in other places, throughout your house.

What Can a Plumber do to Get Rid of It?

When you call us, will come out and take a look at your garbage disposal. If the sludge is bad enough, the plumber will remove the garbage disposal and clean and scrape all the build up food and trash. He will use a cleaning solution that will help remove all the particles and get rid of the smell.

We will also check to see if the disposal is functioning properly, as a disposal that is not functioning correctly, may leave food behind. If there is something wrong with your disposal, we will be able to correct the problem for you at an affordable price.

What Shouldn’t I Put Into my Disposer?

To help keep your disposer in proper order there are several things that you should not put in it. Do not put any kind of fats or oils in your disposal. Also stay away from putting stringy and starchy foods in the disposal as this will stick to the sides of the disposal and cause issues. Avoiding putting these things into your disposal will help prevent smells and disposal break downs.

If your home is in need of garbage disposal services, call AmeriServe at (610) 258-2591 for the best services in the Easton area.