What can you use to clean out a garbage disposal that smells?

Answer 1

Toss lemon peels down there and grind them up. Also, fill an ice cube tray with a mix of half vinegar and hald water. Freeze them and the throw a few in the disposal and turn on. The ice sharpens the blade and the vinegar takes care of the smells.

Answer 2

Look in the household cleaning materials section of a supermarket - they have little pill-type things for that purpose, just drop one in once in a while and it deodorizes the disposal. I'm too cheap to buy 'em myself, so I put orange peels or lemon rinds through the grinder from time to time. Use lots of cold water whatever else you do--follow the pill-package directions anyway.

Answer 3

Try 1/2 C of baking soda, followed by 1 C vinegar. It'll fizz for awhile. Rinse with cold water and then grind citrus peels in your disposal, especially lemon.

Answer 4

I buy the foaming deodorizers that they sell at the grocery store or Wal*Mart. I bought a box of four deodorizer packets & they are very easy to use. It leaves the disposal smelling lemony scented.

Answer 5

put some orange or lemon rinds down the disposal and run with lots of cold water

Answer 6

drop in a lemon and run the disposal. Extra stinky? Use a couple.

Answer 7

un plug it.

Reach inside, and clean off the top part - the rim underneath the sink. put in baking soda, let sit for a while, then run it with water.

Answer 8

Baking soda, a dishwasher tablet, or a slice of lemon should remove the odor.

Answer 9

Bleach, and lots of it!! (but try and use the citrus type one as it smells a bit better than regular bleach).

Answer 10

I always throw orange and lemon peels down and grind them up....makes it smell so good!