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It’s an average Monday evening. You’ve finally made it home. You can’t wait to go inside and kick your feet up as you go through the day’s mail. However, as soon as you walk in the door, you’re greeted by a putrid smell! It smells like garbage, but today’s trash day and you remembered to put the can out on the curb this morning. After checking the fridge for rotten leftovers and spoiled produce, you stumble upon the perpetrator. It’s your garbage disposal! Do not fret. You don’t have to go out and buy expensive drain cleaner or spend hours cleaning gunk and buildup out of your garbage disposal. There are simple solutions that involve products you already have in your home!

Make sure your disposal isn’t blocked
A jammed garbage disposal could be the reason that you can still smell last night’s dinner. There are a number of things that can block your actual garbage from being disposed of, such as:
• Bones (chicken, turnkey, fish, etc.)
• Utensils
• Egg shells
• Glass
• Grease/oil
Insuring that the garbage disposal is off, check for any foreign objects by looking through the hole in the sink. If you need to check the pipe underneath the sink, this can usually be done with the use of a basic wrench. This is a great resource: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Tradespeople/Plumbers_and_drainers.page

Cleaning with vinegar and baking soda
After insuring that nothing is blocking your garbage disposal, we can finally tackle that horrific odor! The following basic steps will do the job:
• Pour one half of a cup of baking soda into the drain
• Pour one cup of vinegar into the drain
• Allow the mixture to react for a couple of minutes
Despite what you may be thinking, using vinegar and baking soda won’t cause your disposal to erupt like a volcano. Allowing this mixture to sit in the disposal for a few minutes will surely eliminate the odor and fight buildup.

Freshen up with lemon
The pleasant fragrance of lemon peels will certainly freshen your kitchen. In reality, nearly any citrus fruit will give off a strong enough scent to counteract bad odors. Use a lemon, lime, grapefruit, or even an orange to complete the following steps:
• Cut your fruit into slices (you can even just use the peels of the fruit)
• Place them in and around your drain
• Squeeze a bit of the fruit’s juice into the sink to allow the citric acid to break down any leftover buildup
• Allow peels to sit until you can’t smell them anymore Furthermore, you could cut the peels into very small pieces and run them through the garbage disposal as you would any other food. Be sure to dispose of the used peels (unless they are very small) because it’s easy for them to get lodged into the garbage disposal and block the blades. There’s no need to cause another backup!

Preventing future odors
Now that your home smells light and fresh, we need to make sure we keep it that way.
• Always run the water when garbage disposal is in use
• Make sure that you don’t put large chunks of food in the disposal
• Try to avoid pouring oil or grease down the drain
• Clean the unit on a regular basis, ensuring that food isn’t just sitting in the disposal as it rots
So, what’s the best way to ensure that your home doesn’t smell like the city dump? Develop the simple habits mentioned above in order to prevent the odor in the first place!

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