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If you want to know how to avoid garbage disposal repair and want to keep your drain clean, then check out this list of 10 things you should never be throwing down the drain. http://www.rrservicesllc.com/never-run-these-items-through-your-garbage-disposal/
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If you’re anything like we were growing up, rather than emptying your plates in the trash, you would just dump all your leftover straight down the drain. Thinking “That’s what a garbage disposal is for, right?”…Wrong. You may be surprised just how many every day food items are not meant to go through a garbage disposal. Check out this list of 10 things you should never be throwing down the drain.
Coffee Grounds Since coffee grounds are about as fine as sand and other sediment, they can build up over time and form tough-to-manage clogs in your pipes. • Bones – Small or Large • Like other hard, semi-porous materials, bones can damage your blades in short order.
Rice, Pasta and Other Starches This stuff expands dramatically when soaked and is a major cause of organic clogs. • Seeds & Fruit Pits Fruit pits and even seeds can damage the blades and motor on your garbage disposal. Avoid throwing them down at all costs.
Grease and Animal Fat • Once it passes through the disposal, this stuff can congeal in your pipes. This often has devastating effects for your plumbing system. • Heavy Fruit & Vegetable Peels • Corn husks, squash skins and other inedible vegetable coverings are worthy adversaries for your disposal blades.
Stringy Fruits and Vegetables It’s difficult for garbage disposal blades to cut through these items. It can be extremely difficult to disentangle them. • Non-Organic Trash • It might seem obvious, but plastic and metal can seriously damage your garbage disposal blades. Even smaller items like paper and cigarette butts can wreak havoc.
Eggshells The shells themselves aren’t problematic, but eggshells have a thin membrane that can’t be broken down in a garbage disposal. This can cause long-problems. • Your Hands This one may seem like a no-brainer, but you should NEVER put your hands in the garbage disposal.
No matter how careful we are, our garbage disposals will not last forever. If father time has caught up with yours, don’t hesitate to give the “Partners You Can Count On” at Robison & Robison Services a call or scroll down to schedule service below.
