Can cooking oil go down then kitchn sink (garbage disposal)?

Question

Oil like canola, veg, olive. Can shortening go down the drain. My late grand dad said it can't but that was when i was a little kid and I am not sure if things have changed now so I have been saving some but i don't know what to do with it.

Answer 1

CAN IT? Of course it can... But it SHOULDN'T..
It will end up clogging your pipes and contaminating your water supply...
Instead put it in a can, jug or jar and drop it off where there is a recycling place (Ask your mechanic, he could probably put it in with the recuperated oil from oil changes in your car).

Water is one of the most precious things humanity has...help keep it clean by recycling oil and medicines (drop outdated or leftover medicine off at your local drugstore)...And also by using bio-degradable cleaning products.

Answer 2

You might have two problems. A plugged line and a broken garbage disposal. Unplug the garbage disposal under the sink. Now make sure you can freely move the teeth on the garbage disposal. It will not move if something is jammed in there, removing the rubber thingy in the drain helps to see better. I think on the disposal itself there is a re-set button, you can press this and plug it back in and see what happens. It may have burned up after being jammed, in which case you need a new one. Installing one isn't real difficult, but still a challenge. If the dishwasher won't drain and the garbage disposa side won't either you have a clog somewhere. Do you have a clean-out drain? it should be outside near the kitchen outside walls . It would be a 3 or 4 ": pipe with a cap on it and a square thing to put a wrench on it. Turn it counter clockwise and remove it. be aware that it may gush whatever is in there out. If the water is standing in there you need to put a snake down there and loosen up the clog. If this clean-out has nothing in it then your clog is somewhere between the disposal, the dishwasher and the cleanout. You can also try and put the snake in the already draining side I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Canola Oil Disposal

Answer 4

I usually keep my empty jars from things like spaghetti and put the grease/oil in the jar then throw it away when its cooled. I've heard that you can put down the drain if you have the water faucet on really hot and the garbage disposal but I don't know if that's true. Better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 5

Your best bet is to drain it into an empty soup can and throw it in the trash.

If you pour it down the drain it will clog your sink. Even if you use the disposal. That will be a huge mess to clean out and plumbers are not cheap.

So just throw it out.

Answer 6

Generally, it's not a great idea to pour oils down a drain, and most municipalities frown on it, because it adds STUFF for them to purify out of sewage, BUT...

Vegetable-based, liquid oils that remain liquid at room temperature are generally safe to pour down a drain.

Solid fats like Crisco and butter are less safe, as they could potentially solidify in cold pipes.

Hope that helps.

Answer 7

No NO No Do not put any oil or fat or grease down the drain . or it will turn solid in the pipes and then you will need a plumber.I dispose of grease by putting in empty jars with a lid and putting in the garbage .

Answer 8

While the oil is still warm ,not to hot mix in some dish washing liquid to break it down stir it up with hot water and dump it. Rinse with hot water no problem.

Answer 9

If you pour oil of any kind down a drain it will eventally clog your pipes

Answer 10

No it does not go down the drain, put it in the garden