Aren’t garbage disposals great? They are when they are clean, well-maintained, properly installed, and working properly. But when things go wrong, it can be a horrible mess. A post-celebration dish-washing session is no time to have to deal with a frightening noise from your disposal, followed by a back-surge of foul drain water. A disposal in that condition is also likely to produce an evil smell, which will make matters worse.
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Good garbage disposal maintenance is mostly common sense, and will help avoid most of those problems. Don’t put all the food scraps and leftovers down the disposal. Use some judgment about what the disposal can be expected to handle. A lot of garbage disposal care is what you don’t put down the drain.
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To avoid garbage disposal problems, make sure you have a good garbage disposal, properly installed, and then maintain it well. If you need a new disposal, or perhaps you just need some repairs, your local plumbing contractor will have have the knowledge and the equipment to cure your garbage disposal problems.