Garbage disposal are made for small food residues, not for everything. If you put the wrong objects in the drain, pipes, jam leaves or the device can be damaged. We have asked professional plumber to name the most common culprits.
1. Eggshells
In contrast to the country -wide opinion, the egg shells do not sharpen any garbage disposal blades. “Egg shells, of which they are often assumed that they are disposed of, can be surprised by forming granules that adhere to fat and put together the clog problem,” says Al Fagund, Master Klempner at A. Fagund Sanitary and Heating.
If you are not interested in a slow accumulation of egg shells that ultimately cause constipation, throw these empty mussels into the trash or the compost container.
2. Strong food
While most people know that rinsing fat in the drain is a big no-no one, not everyone recognizes the damage that strengthful foods can cause. According to the Roy Barnes of Service Force Plumbing, the day after Thanksgiving is one of the most busy days for plumber, since people clog their drains with potato shells and starchy remains.
“Your waste disposal will do great work in a sticky paste – the finer it crunches, the more sticky the chaos,” he says. To play safely and prevent constipation, do not put potatoes, potato shells or pasta on their disposal.
3. Fat, oil or animal fats
All types of fat, including oil and animal fats (such as bacon lax), can clog out drainage. Never put them in waste disposal or let them down the drain. “Pouring the fat into the drain seems to be a good idea when it is a liquid, but if it cools down, it hardens what leads to constipation,” advises Chris Palmer from Raptor Wurzel and Sanitary.
Even if the fat does not cause immediate constipation, part of it cling to the inside of the pipes, and then other food bits are slowly grown until the drains are impassable.
4. Fiber vegetables
Fiber vegetables are ideal for the body, but not so good for waste disposal. Jimmy Hiller from Happy Hiller, a multi -state company that does a sanitary and HLK work, tells us: “Avoid fibrous or thread -like foods such as celery, corn shells, onion shells and artichokes. They can hide the sounds of garbage disposal and bring them to jams.”
Throw your remaining vegetables in the compost container or the garbage to keep your blades sharp and stem -free.
5. Coffee center
One of the most controversial objects that you should not put on is Coffee grounds. Although some tictokers claim that adding coffee reasons eliminates bad smells and sharpens waste disposal blades, they cannot always believe what they see on social media. According to the plumps we interviewed, this could no longer be removed from the truth.
If you put a few coffee outdoor areas, you can smell your sink better, but it also creates a sloppy paste that sticks to the drains and finally causes backups.
6. Bone
Bones are too heavy for waste disposal blades. You will either roll out the device or turn around without crumbling, which leads to motor stress.
7. Obsts pits and seeds
Avocado pits, peach stones and cherry seeds are too firm. They don’t grind the bones and can crack or wear the disposal over time.
8. Mussels (seafood)
Garnel shells, lobster shells or crab shells are hard and fibrous. They involve the blades and create stubborn blockages.
9. Flour and dough
When they are mixed with water, flour, dough and dough, form a paste that adheres to pipes and catches other rubble. Over time, this leads to clogs.
10. Paper towels or napkins
These objects do not break off like eating in water. When they are thrown into the disposal, they expand, block drains and damage the grinding mechanism.
11. Rice
Like pasta, rice extends into water and becomes sticky. It can get stuck in the disposal or further over the pipe and form soft blockages.
12. Medicines
Shining or rinsing old pills in the sink is bad for both the sanitary and the environment. They go through water systems and damage ecosystems.
What can you put down waste disposal?
Save your waste disposal for the small dishes that decide from your plate when rinsing. Throw everything else in the trash or the compost tank. This helps prevent an expensive (and uncomfortable) installation emergency.
