What Should Stay Out of Your Disposal to Prevent Clogs?

When you use a garbage disposal, you cannot treat it like a trash can. The wrong food scraps or household items can cause clogged drains, standing water, damaged components, and expensive plumbing problems. Your disposal is designed to break down certain scraps into smaller pieces, but grease, fibrous vegetables, starches, hard food waste, and loose objects can create serious trouble.

You should never pour hot cooking grease into the disposal or drain. Although it may be liquid at first, it can cool, harden, and build up inside your plumbing. Fibrous foods such as asparagus, celery, rhubarb, lettuce, cornhusks, and potato peels can wrap around internal parts. Eggshell membranes can also tangle inside the unit, so these materials belong in the trash or compost when appropriate.

Pasta and rice should stay out because they absorb water, expand, and contribute to clogs. Coffee grounds can collect inside the disposal trap, while seeds, pits, and bones may damage the unit. Before turning on the disposal, check for spoons, bottle caps, twist ties, or other small objects that may have fallen into the sink.

A simple rule can help protect your kitchen plumbing: if you would not eat it, do not put it down the drain. Sun Plumbing provides professional garbage disposal guidance, clogged drain service, and plumbing repairs throughout Melbourne, Florida. If your sink backs up, your disposal starts making unusual sounds, or something goes down by mistake, you can contact Sun Plumbing for help.

Contact Information:

Sun Plumbing

820 E. Seminole Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32901
United States

Chris Baltes
(321) 355-3677
https://www.sunplumbing.com/