{"id":853,"date":"2021-01-04T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/?p=853"},"modified":"2020-12-28T17:58:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T22:58:18","slug":"how-help-garbage-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/how-help-garbage-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help Your Garbage Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Customer_Satisfaction_iStock_000028486816_Full_800x455-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"hand-drawing-check-box-on-white-background\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Customer_Satisfaction_iStock_000028486816_Full_800x455-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Customer_Satisfaction_iStock_000028486816_Full_800x455-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Customer_Satisfaction_iStock_000028486816_Full_800x455.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>How often do you use your home\u2019s garbage disposal? We\u2019d guess that you use the garbage disposal almost daily and, if not, it\u2019s still extremely often. If your home\u2019s garbage disposal is in good shape, then it\u2019s a great ally to your home and everything that you do in your kitchen. If your home\u2019s garbage disposal starts to break down though, you know that you need a <a href=\"\/service-areas\/woodbridge-hvac-plumbing-contractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plumber in Woodbridge, NJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where we step in. We\u2019re a local plumbing contractor that takes all the work we do extremely seriously. If you\u2019d like to get your garbage disposal in great shape, then just keep reading below. We\u2019re here to help you with exactly what you need this season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What You Should Do for Your Garbage Disposal<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you should do to keep your home\u2019s garbage disposal happy:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Know What Can Go Down It<\/h3>\n<p>This is an important one. You need to know what can go down your home\u2019s garbage disposal. After you\u2019ve had your home\u2019s garbage disposal unit for a while, it\u2019s natural for you to get a little relaxed. You might find yourself feeling more brazen with what you let travel down the kitchen sink. While this is natural to a certain extent, we want you to avoid certain things from ever traveling down the sink. This includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>F.O.G<\/strong>.: F.O.G. stands for fat, oil, and grease. These are all clog-causing substances that will hurt your drain if they\u2019re poured down the garbage disposal. Allow these substances to cool to room temperature and be thrown in the trash instead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pits<\/strong>: The pit of that peach shouldn\u2019t go into your garbage disposal. It\u2019s too likely that it might break a blade.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pithy Substances and Peels<\/strong>: Things like celery or potato peels should always go into the garbage. Their texture tends to get all tangled up and causes clogs in the plumbing system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Don\u2019t Use Chemical Drain Cleaners<\/h3>\n<p>So let\u2019s say you\u2019ve had a slip-up, you let one of the things that shouldn\u2019t go down the drain into your garbage disposal, and you have a little hiccup. You hear a lot of gurgling when you put something down your sink and now you\u2019ve noticed that you have an outright clog. Your next step is the tried and true savior: a quick trip to your local drugstore for a chemical drain cleaner.<\/p>\n<p>This might have been something you\u2019ve done in the past, but it\u2019s also something we\u2019d like to advise against you ever doing in the future. Chemical drain cleaners are too harsh. Yes, it\u2019s going to eat away at the clog, but the chances are high that your chemical drain cleaner might eat away at your pipe for a midnight snack. You don\u2019t want to risk this.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Call for Routine Service<\/h3>\n<p>You should actually have a plumbing professional out to your home for a routine checkup. We know that this isn\u2019t something you always think of, but routine service is great for your plumbing too. It\u2019s a way to prevent upsets before they happen. We\u2019re here to help you through this. You can always rely on our plumbers for quality work that makes a difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Scaran today for quality plumbing services.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we want to talk about three simple things you can do to help keep your garbage disposal happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[132,94],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-plumbing-problems","tag-woodbridge"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions\/858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}