Stinky disposal???

captiva · Mar 19, 2005

I can't tell if we have a sour smell coming from the dishwasher or the garbage disposal. Is it O.K. to run bleach through both? I know it's a stupid question, but I've not had a stinky dishwasher or disposal. It's probably my fault for throwing cat food down the disposal.

halfpint · Mar 19, 2005

use some pine cleaner and the put some orange peel in the disposal, the dishwasher I think they have stuff for those, I know they ,ake things for the disposal also

hissy · Mar 19, 2005

first take a small jar and break it into small pieces. Feed one or two of the small pieces down the garbage disposal (sharpens the blades) and throw the rest away. You don't want a lot of glass down there. Then take several lemons, slice them and put those down the disposal.

cirque · Mar 19, 2005

Wear safety goggles.. and don't cut yourself either! Eeep!!

hissy · Mar 19, 2005

That's why I said small pieces. Run the water and step back you should be fine..

captiva · Mar 19, 2005

Great suggestions. I think I have a small baby food jar somewhere I can crack up. Thank you

jcat · Mar 19, 2005

Hmm - I've never heard of the "jar solution". You learn something new every day. I usually gradually dump a box of baking soda down the disposal, or take the bottom of the dishwasher apart and clean the fine sieve in baking soda and water.

katspixiedust · Mar 19, 2005

Using lemons is what I've always heard and used for garbage disposals!

flisssweetpea · Mar 19, 2005

Don't have a disposal (don't even have a kitchen right now

) - so don't know what to do for a stinky one. So...no advice but hope you get it sorted soon!!

fwan · Mar 19, 2005

we used to have one in melb and my mum used to run bleach through it? and then she bought these tables just for the stiky thing

felton · Mar 19, 2005

My wife and I use ice cubes followed by orange peels for grog. The dishwasher should have instructions for cleaning the screen and such

katl8e · Mar 19, 2005

Whenever I change the refrigerator box of baking soda, I toss it down the disposal.

ugaimes · Mar 19, 2005

I had that problem recently, too. I ran hot water, poured bleach down, let the bleach sit for a couple of hours, then ran more hot water through. Worked like a charm

lakeriedog · Mar 19, 2005

I use lemons in the disposal and vinegar in the dishwasher...works like a charm

deb25 · Mar 19, 2005

Wal-Mart also sells a product called Disposer Care. You toss this packet down the disposer in running water and turn on the unit. It foams up all blue for several minutes and then washes away. Cleans the heck out of the disposer.

captiva · Mar 19, 2005

Really? I might send DH out to look for it. He won't let me put glass down it and I don't have any lemons/oranges to toss down it. I have tried letting the bleach soak with no luck. Thank you everyone!

triniphen · Mar 19, 2005

lemons (lime, orange) and ice cubes

Stinky disposal???

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