What Not To Put In Your Garbage Disposal
Though it is called a garbage disposal, there are some things, however much you know that they are garbage, which you should keep out of it. If it breaks down, and the home insurance man comes around, if you have put any of the following in it then he may well refuse to pay out on the basis that your negligence caused the damage.
Rice & Noodles – The high starch content causes a bad reaction with the other items put in with them.
Bones – What do you think is going to happen to that bone once its in the garbage disposal?
Eggshells – They might be easy to crack but they are not so easy to turn into pulp.
Grease – It will stick to, and build up on the disposal tube.
Stringy Vegetables – They wrap around the inside machinery.
Coffee Grounds – A basket full of grounds from your coffee maker? You are looking for trouble.
Fruit Seeds – They are too small to be caught by the disposal blender.
Shrimp Shells – Bad, plus they stink.
Paper – The inside machinery gets clogged up as soon as the paper gets wet.
Plastic – Quite simply, this is too tough for a garbage disposal to be able to process.
Poop – Dog poop seems pretty obvious not to put down the disposal. You would think that baby diapers would fall in the same category, but they clog thousands of disposals a year.
So, what can you put in there? Anything that is easily chopped up and blended is fine. Apply some common sense and follow the golden rule – “If in doubt, keep it out”.
Doing all of the above will ensure that your garbage disposal remains in good working order. Repairs are expensive so, to prevent needing to have an awkward conversation with the guy from your home insurance provider, make sure that you take care of your garbage disposal.
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