Caution: What NOT to put down your Garbage Disposal
The staff at Magnolia Plumbing has been proudly serving Anne Arundel and Severn Park Maryland for over a decade. One of the most common calls that we get here at Magnolia Plumbing concerns garbage disposals. Let's face it; garbage disposals are a handy mechanism for getting rid of food waste. Unfortunately, in many cases, homeowners do not know what foods should not be put into a disposal. Also, many homeowners complain of foul smells and dull blades.
Irrelevant of where you reside (Anne Arundel MD County or Severn Park) resident, you should be careful not to throw fat from meats, bone fragments, and eggshells into a garbage disposal. Bones and eggshells have the ability to severely ruin the integrity of the blades. The fat from meats has the ability to coat the motor of the disposal making it less efficient. Never dump the contents of a bowl of popcorn into a disposal. Unpopped kernels can wreak havoc on your system. Kernels become wedged between the blades and the surrounding walls and floors of your disposal, causing the blades to become stuck. The same rules apply to large fruit seeds and pits.
When it comes to vegetable ends, homeowners should not worry when putting those down the garbage disposal. This also includes boiled vegetable as well. As a general rule of caution, take off all rings before using the disposal for safety precautions. Never place "foreign" objects in your disposal. If after these useful tips you still have a garbage disposal problem give Magnolia Plumbing a call and we'll send one of our trained technicians to repair your unit. Magnolia Plumbing has over 275 service trucks on the road daily serving the residents of Severn Maryland and Anne Arundel County MD.