How to Clean a Garbage Disposal with Ice

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  • čas přidán 17. 05. 2021
  • Simple hack to clean out your garbage disposal by using a couple pounds of ice. Do at your own risk.
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  • @michaelp8794
    @michaelp8794 Před 2 lety +72

    I also pack baking soda around the ice and down into the disposal and then pour vinegar and let it foam up really good before turning on the water and the disposal. Smells great!

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před 2 lety +5

      Nice tips Michael 👍

    • @amandaward5554
      @amandaward5554 Před 2 lety +3

      Dang it! Should have read comments before I did mine! I love cleaning with vinegar and baking soda-great idea! I did cut up a lemon and put it down the disposal after I cleaned with the ice.. it helps the smell too

    • @JoshCSakis
      @JoshCSakis Před rokem

      @@ApartmentMaintenancePro b

    • @SIMONEVITTORINI
      @SIMONEVITTORINI Před rokem

      It’s useless

  • @user-dh9zg1ye5m
    @user-dh9zg1ye5m Před rokem +9

    This is a very helpful video. I have a double sink with a garburator and no matter what I did, it stunk.
    So I bought bag of ice and followed this video. Worked great! Chunks of black stuff came up the opposite sink drain, even though we don't use the garburator.
    But after this the smell still remained, but I was on the right track. Here's what I did to eliminate it completely.
    1. Pour an entire box of baking soda down the garburator. Then hit it with just a splash of vinegar to get it fizzing. Not too much or you wash away the baking soda. Wait 24 hrs
    2. Put the plug in the sink and fill it with two jugs of vinegar. The more the better. Turn on the garburator, pull the plug and let it all go through. You need a lot of vinegar to hit all the inside of the garburator. Wait 24 hrs
    3. Plug the sink again and fill with hot water. Add two large full caps of Tide liquid laundry soap with Febreze. Turn on the garburator and let all the Tide go through.
    It now has no smell at all, except for a bit of the nice Tide scent!

  • @sundeshbalraj
    @sundeshbalraj Před 9 měsíci +1

    Tried all those packaged stuff to clean and nothing worked - this ice trick is the absolute bomb - worked for me exactly as show in your video - big thank you for this neat trick !

  • @f.demascio1857
    @f.demascio1857 Před rokem +13

    I've been telling people to do this since the mid 90's.
    Very effective.
    The caveat: if your disposal is very old and had micro fractures in the body, it may die permanently. Should have been replaced anyway.

    • @ketsialove
      @ketsialove Před rokem +4

      Did this and mine is now leaking and dead. 😂😢

  • @fallenangel1104
    @fallenangel1104 Před 3 lety +25

    This helps so much I have has this smell and it old just went away thanks to this

  • @skyborne6393
    @skyborne6393 Před 2 lety +40

    Lol. When I did the ice trick the first time I thought I fucked up the garage disposal because the black stuff came up. This was before I looked up any videos. Great to know this is normal. 😅😂

  • @debbie1483
    @debbie1483 Před 2 lety +7

    Thank you so much! First video that actually showed the finish (dirty water going down).

  • @dontarguewithfools
    @dontarguewithfools Před 3 lety +12

    I love that sink. Thanks again

    • @Nikkole616
      @Nikkole616 Před 2 lety

      I really miss my sink that was like this one ☹️

    • @dontarguewithfools
      @dontarguewithfools Před 2 lety +3

      @@Nikkole616 yea I miss so many little things from my previous house…. You know we getting older when we talk about sinks lolol

    • @Nikkole616
      @Nikkole616 Před 2 lety

      @@dontarguewithfools Lol, yea I thought the same thing. Never thought I would say I miss a sink🤣🤣🤣

  • @charleshines8523
    @charleshines8523 Před 9 měsíci

    It only trips it because they are thermally protected motors. They just have a special fuse that will reset when it is cooled back down enough but still you will also most likely need to press a red button. Some disposals have a shaft that can be turned with an Allen key when they are jammed. Just make sure that it is not plugged in.

  • @lpsotakutrash
    @lpsotakutrash Před rokem +4

    What about for ones when they aren't on permanently? Mine keeps building up mold even though we don't use it and don't dump stuff down that side of the sink.

    • @10acScottyP
      @10acScottyP Před rokem +5

      I tell people at the complex where I work that don’t use their disposal to turn it on a couple of times a week for 30 sec or so and just run some ice through it if nothing else. This will help keep food particles coming from your dishwasher from “standing “ in the disposal and causing a smell. I also recommend people do once a month the same technique in this video, but I highly recommend they use a long wooden spoon or something like that to guide the ice into the disposal. Now, do 90% of the residents take my advice? Of course not, but with 235 units then 10% that do gives me 23 disposals less to worry about 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @lorrainecravey5131
    @lorrainecravey5131 Před 2 lety +2

    I thought I dropped a fork down there so i unplugged it and stuck a magnet and now I have 2 impellors (i think) and a cruddy screw. What will happen if I plugged it back in without those 3 pieces of metal and turn it on. I am going to replace it but it is super gross (it broke before I saw your video). The P-trap fittings are tight - and I don't think I need impellors to clean it out with ice - but should I bother since Im replacing it - I don't want to deal with anything gross under the sink from cleaning it or replacing it - trying to avoid vomiting. thanks for not ending the video early and including the satisfying 3rd and final drain clearing... ;)

  • @onetrueone
    @onetrueone Před 3 lety +2

    Is that black stuff grease?

  • @amandaward5554
    @amandaward5554 Před 2 lety +4

    Yay! It worked 🤗 thanks!!!

  • @132cooly
    @132cooly Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you. It worked perfectly.

  • @Eddie-In-Las-Vegas
    @Eddie-In-Las-Vegas Před 2 lety +5

    .......or you can shell out a few extra more bucks and get the higher quality garbage disposal that come equipped with internal stainless steel components instead of the cheap easy to rust out galvanized internals that everyone seems to rather buy instead.

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes! Exactly! Apartments will not do this though despite the numbers

    • @panda5122
      @panda5122 Před rokem +1

      This works if you own the home. Snowball's chance in hell a landlord would upgrade an appliance.

  • @lillianadkins5378
    @lillianadkins5378 Před 2 lety +7

    THANK YOU FOR THE INFO BUT THAT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST TERRIFYING FEW MINUTES OF MY LIFE.

  • @hvacdr
    @hvacdr Před rokem +3

    Ok good hack but also my understanding is this is also good for the garbage disposal as it helps sharpens the blades. Also I don't like where your garbage disposal button is it just seems unsafe to me. Not sure where else ud put it. And maybe I'm wrong I dunno.

  • @lydiasteele293
    @lydiasteele293 Před 2 lety +3

    Ok so if it trips the garbage disposal how do I fix it

  • @gloryB-3
    @gloryB-3 Před rokem +2

    Would this also unclog the garbage disposal?

  • @Literally_laufey
    @Literally_laufey Před 2 lety +1

    Satisfying!

  • @cguzman4340
    @cguzman4340 Před 2 lety +2

    No joke that worked!

  • @sandraragole2679
    @sandraragole2679 Před rokem +3

    Vinegar and baking soda

  • @litteraly_no
    @litteraly_no Před 2 lety +3

    I apparently do that technique by dumping the ice in the garbage disposer while it is running. Doing this can clean the garbage disposal even faster.

  • @videostosleepwith1923
    @videostosleepwith1923 Před rokem +5

    I did this and my disposal just gobbled all the ice like it was nothing. There was no backup and no dirty water that came up. I guess that either means my disposal is clean or it’s too powerful for this trick 😂

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před rokem +2

      curious, what's the HP on your disposal is it greater than 1/3 ?

    • @videostosleepwith1923
      @videostosleepwith1923 Před rokem +3

      @@ApartmentMaintenancePro it says “1/2 horsepower”

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před rokem +3

      @@videostosleepwith1923 I haven't tried this with a 1/2 HP disposal yet. Might be chewing up the ice too fast to cause the effect seen in the video

  • @stal1ng
    @stal1ng Před rokem +2

    If you need this much ice , you need one with more hp!

  • @jehovajirehelectric9138
    @jehovajirehelectric9138 Před 3 lety +4

    Is it ok to do this if you are a 15 year old person with no experience in plumbing?

  • @alexsmith-ye4kp
    @alexsmith-ye4kp Před rokem +3

    Dont bother with the chemicals, they dont work. It's disgusting what this does and that's a good thing. Had to do it four or five times, I dont think it had ever been cleaned before.

  • @Thedonsmoney25823
    @Thedonsmoney25823 Před 3 lety +3

    It's ise badger right

  • @shuandtim
    @shuandtim Před 2 lety +6

    Easy way to make ice coffee

  • @Dd-mn3cr
    @Dd-mn3cr Před 2 lety +1

    I have a garbage disposal died, leaking sink situation. Film a changing out garbage disposal video🥰🥰

  • @BaCoNbEaSt12
    @BaCoNbEaSt12 Před 2 lety +1

    When do you turn the desposol off

    • @MrCScottie
      @MrCScottie Před 2 lety

      After everything drains so like 2:10

  • @morganfae5227
    @morganfae5227 Před 2 měsíci

    When I dump all my ice down the garbage disposal for absolutely nothing

  • @cheilacruzmartins6552
    @cheilacruzmartins6552 Před 3 lety +31

    Is this an American thing? I've never seen a garbage disposal in my life lol

    • @ProdYaMom
      @ProdYaMom Před 3 lety +3

      @Jason Davis ya must live out in the woods then huh?

    • @theunspeakablevetrin9352
      @theunspeakablevetrin9352 Před 3 lety +1

      @Jason Davis not really it’s kinda like middle class

    • @SpiritOG_
      @SpiritOG_ Před 2 lety +8

      @Jason Davis garbage disposals literally are not that expensive lmaoooo….. and super easy to install and are far more common then people think 💀

    • @thesoughter
      @thesoughter Před 2 lety

      @Jason Davis this is easily the funniest shit I have ever seen on here....daddy bought you yours, if you have never seen a garbage you are either trolling, stupid, or live literally under a rock. In any of those cases you definitely need a daddy lol

    • @Kiddwaters23
      @Kiddwaters23 Před 2 lety +1

      They go for like $50 on amazon. Easy to install if Interested.

  • @GODS_21
    @GODS_21 Před 3 lety +2

    I do this on every turn

  • @ScantPear
    @ScantPear Před 2 lety

    We don’t need to check fittings

  • @mikejohnson9118
    @mikejohnson9118 Před 2 lety +2

    Spatula?...vs fingers.

  • @Bebeau94
    @Bebeau94 Před rokem

    I did this and now my disposal is dripping under the sink 😢😢

  • @sk8tor4ever
    @sk8tor4ever Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yours was dark, what are you dumping down your drain.

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před 11 měsíci

      I'm a maintenance tech that fixes problems, in units occupied by tenants...so no idea.

    • @sk8tor4ever
      @sk8tor4ever Před 11 měsíci

      @@ApartmentMaintenancePro okay thought it was yours

  • @michelecampbell4435
    @michelecampbell4435 Před rokem +3

    Try this at your own risk. I tried this with ice tray cubes and now on my way to get a new garbage disposal. My husband is pissed at ne for not showing him this first. My garbage disposal is leaking from the bottom now. Ruined.

  • @spoontheeuntitled
    @spoontheeuntitled Před 2 lety +1

    She made me prove to her that I knew what I was doing... /sigh (no faith whatsoever because of something inside trying to ____)

  • @no_handle_required
    @no_handle_required Před 6 měsíci

    You don't need anywhere near that much ice

  • @CplCramer
    @CplCramer Před 2 lety

    10 year old home - mine was dirty - but now the garbage disposal is leaking (from the inside) 🙄
    I wonder how much that’s going to cost me… ☹️

    • @f.demascio1857
      @f.demascio1857 Před rokem

      You should have replaced it.

    • @ketsialove
      @ketsialove Před rokem

      Same happened to me.

    • @ketsialove
      @ketsialove Před rokem +1

      Ugh fun times. They need to say alert alert this is a possibility.

  • @DublinMarge
    @DublinMarge Před 2 lety +1

    Why not just reach into the drain with a paper towel and wipe the inside of the disposal clean?

    • @ApartmentMaintenancePro
      @ApartmentMaintenancePro  Před 2 lety +6

      Probably not the best idea to condone sticking your hand down a disposal. Especially if you have a 1/2HP or more motor

  • @chrispybean
    @chrispybean Před rokem

    Yea dont do this ice thing, you'll break your garbage disposal. You can crack the housing and it will leak.

  • @Chrismorris30
    @Chrismorris30 Před 2 lety +1

    Ew

  • @merrileekaminski2898
    @merrileekaminski2898 Před rokem +4

    DO NOT TRY THIS!! I'm paying $400 for a new disposal and labor. It completely broke the plastic on the bottom of the unit. Don't be me, learn from my mistake.

    • @ketsialove
      @ketsialove Před rokem

      Nice. I'm about to do same after putting ice down the disposal. Ugh.

    • @Big_AlMC
      @Big_AlMC Před 7 měsíci

      Yalls shit was trash. Mine ate it like a champ strong

    • @d.m.4815
      @d.m.4815 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I do this twice a year and have never had an issue. Sorry to hear yours broke.

  • @ikeriascott7946
    @ikeriascott7946 Před 2 lety +5

    Put your absolute trust in the LORD. He will never stir or lead you in the wrong direction. Understand and know that he knows what’s best for you so don’t do your own thing/way. He won’t fail you nor will he forsake you. So just trust and believe in him with all your heart, soul, and might and watch him transform your life.❤️Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path”❤️