If you have a smelly garbage disposal here is a round up of tips for cleaning your disposer, removing odor, and including cleaning product reviews.
Do you spend a lot of time cleaning your home and possessions? If so, you can use some good tips to help you get these chores done, so you can have some fun!
Here are tips I've collected from readers like you, and from around the web to help you with these tasks.
The tips below include DIY and homemade remedies for removing odor, plus reviews of cleaning products designed for this purpose.
Here are the tips submitted so far:
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Clean With Lemon Peels, Salt & Ice |
Clean With Borax |
Use Frozen Vinegar Cubes |
Freeze Lemon Peels To Freshen Weekly |
Salt To Freshen |
Grind Up Used Coffee Grounds |
Clean Rubber Ring Around Drain To Remove Gunk |
Plink Disposal Cleaner {Lemon Scent} |
Affresh Dishwasher & Disposal Cleaner {Now Discontinued} |
Grab Green Disposal Cleaner |
Plink Sink Every Couple Weeks To Reduce Odors |
Disposer Care Freshener Capsules |
Lemi Shine Machine Cleaner {Just Okay} |
Disposer Care Foam |
Using a garbage disposer can be a big help when cleaning up dishes, pots and pans in your kitchen sink.
Of course, with all the food going down the drain it is bound to start smelling bad, or otherwise just not working as well unless the disposer is cleaned up routinely.
I would love for you to share your tips below for how to clean your garbage disposal to remove build up food, and odors.
Please share tips for either (or both) how you clean it routinely, or when it starts to develop an odor.
Be sure to submit your best tips, because they will be featured on the site.
Garbage disposals are a common appliance in many homes that often need cleaning. So share your tips with me for how you do it.
If you like to use a particular type of cleaner, either homemade or purchased, or special cleaning equipment to get the job done well, please tell me about that too.
Finally, pictures aren't required, but are encouraged, especially if it helps show how you do something or the good results you had from using your tips.
Click the links below to see other tips that have already been submitted.
Feel free to comment on any of these submissions to tell your own experiences, or about any other thoughts you have.
Disposer Care Freshener Capsules Review: They Works Great!
I recently used Disposer Care freshener capsules in my garbage disposal, since it was beginning to get a bit of a smell to it.
I had previously read …
Disposer Care Foam Review: Removed Yucky Stuff From Disposal
Disposer Care foam is a product used to remove yucky odors as well as waste build up from your home's garbage disposer system.
To do this it uses a …
Grab Green Garbage Disposal Cleaner Review
Mischa shared a review of Grab Green garbage disposal cleaner, which is eco-friendly naturally derived. Mischa says: I use a Mom's forum online and someone …
Plink Disposal Cleaner Reviews: How It Worked To Remove Odors & Smells
Felicia has shared her Plink disposal cleaner review. Felicia says: I was washing dishes one evening when I noticed a terrible odor coming from the bottom …
Garbage Disposal Smells - Home Remedies To Fix The Problem
Have you ever gone over near your sink and though, "my garbage disposal smells." I know I have.
What happens is that your garbage disposal, which …
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