Hi there, I’m Jeff Patterson with Home Repair Tutor, and in this video, I’m going to show
you how to clean a garbage disposal. So if you’re running into the problem of stinky
sink drains in your kitchen—you think it’s coming from your garbage disposal—check
out this video. It could help you out immensely. So let’s get to it.
The first method that we’re going to be using to clean your garbage disposal is going
to use lemons. So take a lemon and cut it in half, like I did here. And then cut it
in half again. So you’re going to have a whole bunch of half-moon shaped pieces of
lemon. And I like to deseed it. I know that it sounds
funny because we’re using a garbage disposal, but I don’t want any extra stress put on
the disposal. And honestly, I really use it other than for like very minor food stuffs.
Then turn on the water after you stuff the lemons down in the garbage disposal. Turn
it on, and run it for a good minute. That way you’ll clean out the disposal and get
it smelling good. The second method we’re going to be using
is with Heinz vinegar. Now I’m from Pittsburg—you may know that—so I like using Heinz Cleaning
Vinegar and freezing or making vinegar ice cubes. You can do this in your ice cube tray,
just make sure that nobody uses them because that would be a bad surprise. Stuff the ice
cubes down into the garbage disposal and run it. Again, turn on the hot water first, and
then run the garbage disposal for a good minute, and that’ll clean it out really nicely.
The third method we’re going to use involves backing soda. So this is just pure baking
soda that you probably have in your kitchen for cooking. Measure out about a ½ cup, and
stuff the baking soda down into the garbage disposal, and let it sit there for about 1
hour. So again, push it down with the spoon, and let it sit there for 1 hour to absorb
all of the nastiness, all the yucky smell. And then what you can do is add about
1 cup of vinegar. So you’re going to pour that vinegar down to the drain. You’re going
to create this lava effect because when the baking soda and the vinegar combine, there’s
a chemical reaction. It’s pretty harmless, but rinse out the garbage disposal. Run it
for another minute, and you’re good to go. That’s another way to clean your garbage
disposal. The final method of cleaning the disposal
involves 20 Mule Team Borax. So this is a natural laundry cleaner, and they even outline
on the box how to clean your garbage disposal using the Borax.
Grab a tablespoon—so just 1 tablespoon—and you’re going to add about 2-3 tablespoons
of the Borax to the garbage disposal. And you’re going to let it sit in the garbage
disposal for about 15 minutes. Again, you’ll have to push it down with a spoon. And the
Borax will work just like the baking soda did. The only difference is you definitely
want to use warm water per the directions. So clean out your sink, and then turn on the
garbage disposal; you’re done. All right. There you have it. Those are several
ways that you can clean your garbage disposal. I hope this video helped you out. If it did,
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