Proper Care Keeps Disposal Odors At Bay (NAPSA)—Most homeowners don’t realize garbage disposals require routine cleaning. In fact, the majority of people only think about cleaning their disposal when they smell an unpleasant odor. Regular cleaning of your garbage disposal can stop those odors from forming. Kitchen drain odors result from several sources including buildup of food particles from incomplete grinding, accumulation of waste between grindings and prolonged time of disposal inactivity. These particles accumulate and become a homefor odor-causing bacteria, otherwise what wecall grunge. We looked for ways to effectively clean the disposal. We wanted to eliminate both the odor and the grunge that cause the smell. First we studied home remedies such as lemonsandice. These home remedies resulted in a fresher smelling disposal but did not actually clean the grunge from the disposal. Then we laboratorytested several cleaners made specifically for garbage disposals. Of the tested cleaners we found the most effective was a product called Disposer Care. When this cleaner was put into our disposal, aggressive blue foam Regular cleanings with specialty products will keep your garbage disposal fresh and odor-free. filled the grinding chamber and came up into the sink. The blue foam cleaned over 99.7% of the grunge from our disposal. Once finished all that was left behind was a fresh lemon scent. The entire process only took a couple minutes and required minimal effort. In-Sink-Erator, the leading manufacturer of food waste disposers, recommends using Disposer Care to eliminate problem drain odors. Look for it at most grocery, hardware or mass-merchandise stores. To find out more about keeping your garbage disposal clean, visit www.disposercare.com or call 1-800-654-0791.
