PSA: clean garbage disposal with ice cubes trick (1 Viewer)

[tri-man 47]

If you've never cleaned your disposal before, the payoff should come around the 20-30 second mark after starting water/disposal.

If this is a double entendre, I totally concur.

 

[grateful zed]

Gdamnit you guys!  I'm asking you to use free frozen water and 2 mins of your time.    Geezus H.

i not saying dont do the ice cube thing, im saying why bother cutting the lemon in half when its going to be shreded anyways.

 

[belljr]

i not saying dont do the ice cube thing, im saying why bother cutting the lemon in half when its going to be shreded anyways.

Because technically you're supposed to squeeze some juice in the drain.  So the half's just help that process

 

[grateful zed]

Because technically you're supposed to squeeze some juice in the drain.  So the half's just help that process

sounds like 'an old wives tale' to me.  

 

[belljr]

sounds like 'an old wives tale' to me.  

Well it's not Chachi

 

[TheWalkmen]

After I get my jeans out of the freezer, I’ll try this.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

What if I pack 1/2 dozen perfectly ripe salmonella avocados in there?   Will that work?

 

[grateful zed]

lets talk about microwave ovens!

 

[Gr00vus]

lets talk about microwave ovens!

Pretty sure those won't help clean the garbage disposal.

 

[belljr]

lets talk about microwave ovens!

Ice melts quicker

 

[grateful zed]

Ice melts quicker

link

 

[Chris B.]

I got cubes of frozen lemonade that I use to chill my lemonade without watering it down. Can I use those cubes in the disposal?

 

[offdee]

I got cubes of frozen lemonade that I use to chill my lemonade without watering it down. Can I use those cubes in the disposal?

You got 3 lbs of those sitting around?

 

[Chris B.]

You got 3 lbs of those sitting around?

No. I have 2 bags of lemons that I can cut up and put in to supplement the ice. Will that work?

 

[offdee]

No. I have 2 bags of lemons that I can cut up and put in to supplement the ice. Will that work?

No

 

[msudaisy26]

I am confused. Do we put the the lemons or ice in first? Would I only have to use half as much ice if I cut the ice cubes in half first? 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Are you sure you don’t have a waste line back up? Something is wrong. 

 

[offdee]

I am confused. Do we put the the lemons or ice in first? Would I only have to use half as much ice if I cut the ice cubes in half first? 

When life gives you lemons, clean your garbage disposal.

 

[UOFI_316]

dishwasher seems to be making an odd noise now too

Did you forget an anniversary or birthday?

 

[shuke]

Break the disposal blades?  They tell you to actually put ice down the disposal to help sharpen the blades.

Garbage disposals don't have blades or anything else that needs to be sharpened.

 

[-fish-]

Garbage disposals don't have blades or anything else that needs to be sharpened.

was wondering when someone was going to point this out.

 

[offdee]

Has nobody really tried this with success yet?!?    I didn't realize how many Ice Conservatives we have here.

MDLA all day!   (Make Disposals Lemony Again)

 

[ProstheticRGK]

So, I had to buy a new fridge. It got delivered yesterday. It has an ice maker. I had to let it fill up for 24 hours, then throw away all the ice made during that time, since it would be dirty from whatever crap was all over the parts in the factory. So, of course, with all that ice, I thought of this thread.

I did the hack and it worked- I got a back up in the other drain (double sink) of some funky, brown, rusty water. I immediately wished I had lemons in the house, to lemonize my garbage disposal.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

And this isn't an issue with smell.  Mine didn't smell at all.  I just saw this trick and was curious so I decided to try it.     Looked like someone took a huge diarrhea dump in my sink for a couple minutes.

Lemons will just mask the smell.  This actually cleans the brown sludge out of the disposal and pipes.  I'm guessing something to do with the pressure caused by the cold, water and lack of air....it pushes all the sludge to the surface and then almost vacuums it all back down when that air seal is broken.

live near Najeh Davenport by chance....?

 

[Gianni Verscotchie]

Has nobody really tried this with success yet?!?    I didn't realize how many Ice Conservatives we have here.

MDLA all day!   (Make Disposals Lemony Again)

I tried it and it worked. I also bought a meat freezer for all my jeans. Thanks GB!

 

[belljr]

Has nobody really tried this with success yet?!?    I didn't realize how many Ice Conservatives we have here.

MDLA all day!   (Make Disposals Lemony Again)

Do you not understand the street value of pure ice?!?

 

[eoMMan]

I just throw some dish soap down there every now and again. No issues. But we have sink “traps” to help keep food from going down there in the first place.

 

[offdee]

I just throw some dish soap down there every now and again. No issues. But we have sink “traps” to help keep food from going down there in the first place.

Lol, it's not about having issues.  I didn't have any issues or smells either, but what creeped to the surface was.....surprising.

 

[simsarge]

If you pee in the drain once a week the ammonia takes care of everything

Glad to see someone who is as contentious about shower grout as me 

 

[shuke]

Has nobody really tried this with success yet?!?    I didn't realize how many Ice Conservatives we have here.

MDLA all day!   (Make Disposals Lemony Again)

Dude, all you're doing, as you've already been told, is clogging your drain line and causing it to back up.  

Yes, there is gross #### in your drain line.  Just pour some liquid plumber down there occasionally to clean it rather than trying to seize your disposal motor.

 

[grateful zed]

spiders are an option.