Once there are 2 4 inches of water in the sink pull out the plug and turn on the garbage disposal to flush it out.
Sink garbage disposal cleaner.
Schultz advises homeowners to avoid using commercial garbage disposal cleaners.
Add the hot water.
Wait a few minutes then remove the stopper and flush the disposal with hot water while running the garbage disposal.
Pour a cup of salt rock salt is great if you have it i improvised with coarse sea salt over the ice cubes.
The ice salt mixture will help loosen the grime and debris from the grinding elements.
While ice cubes can still be used to clean the disposal grinding components ice will usually melt before it cleans the grind chamber completely.
Restore power to the disposal so that you can turn on the mechanism while running water down the drain.
Watch the magic happen.
Use the same amounts of baking soda and vinegar in the other sink drain.
To clean your garbage disposal even more pour 2 cups of ice and 1 cup of salt down the drain and then run the disposal which will remove any tough sludge and debris.
Be sure it s clear of any other debris first step 3.
Freeze a combination of 1 2 cup white vinegar and water in an ice cube tray.
Run the cold water and turn on the garbage disposal until the ice is gone.
In reality insinkerator garbage disposals don t have blades.
Once frozen toss in a few cubes and turn on the disposal.
Turn on the garbage disposal.
Our garbage disposals use impellers to push food waste against a grindshear ring that shreds it like a cheese shredder.
Turn on your faucet or dump hot water into the sink.
The ice will sharpen the blades while the vinegar will help keep the disposal smelling fresh.
Fill the drain with two cups of ice.
If the garbage disposal smells try adding an orange peel to deodorize it.
Then plug the sink and fill it with hot water and dish soap.
If the sink has two basins the cleaner will work best if both sides are cleaned at the same time.
Drop about a dozen ice cubes into the garbage disposal followed by a half cup of rock salt.