It's about six months old. I noticed about a month ago that there was an odd musty smell throughout the first floor of the house that is permeating from the garbage disposal. The disposal does have a cap which I never really used, I just put it under the sink until it started smelling recently.
How can I correct and prevent this nasty odor? Thank you.
2007-02-04 10:23:01 · 8 answers · asked by ineeddonothing 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
No, no dead mouse in the house - although I do have cats. Its' a funky smell but not that kind of funky.
2007-02-04 10:32:12 · update #1
One of the best cures for a smelly disposal is to run a few trays' worth of ice cubes through it. Be sure a little water is running, but not a lot, and put the ice through it a bit at a time, not all at once. This was recommended by the maker of my mother's first garbage disposal back in the 60s, and it still works on today's models!
2007-02-04 10:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put a cup of bleach in a gallon of water and slowly pour into down the disposal while the disposal is running
2007-02-04 17:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by mjv842 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have run some broken up ice through (not cubes) with COLD running water. Then I take some cut up lemons and run them through. You can save your juice as you only need the rind. Works for me every time.
In between these times I put some dishwashing soap in the sink and run the disposal with hot water. Just don't do it to soon after the ice or vice-versa.
2007-02-04 10:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by ghostmama1 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Grind up some orange peels in the disposal, do this about once a week until the smell goes away. Cound be you also may have a dead mouse somewhere .
2007-02-04 10:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
put a few ice cubes in it and turn it on, 30 seconds or so, then pour a bout one cup of baking soda in it while running, that night put more baking soda but do not run it till am, flush for 1to 2 minutes with water and the unit on, there is food etc. in it, only other suggestion is to check the trap in the drain, make sure it has one
2007-02-04 11:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by maintman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put some baking SODA down it at night with a little water;
or make lemonade and grind the lemon skins down the disposal;
or put half a cup of vinegar down at night and rinse in am;
and, after using it, make sure you flush it with lots of water.
..hope this helps
2007-02-04 10:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by JustSo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Baking soda, ice and water.
Then flush it with bleach.
2007-02-04 10:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by yip yip yip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put a lemon cut in halves and grind it
2007-02-04 10:30:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋