{"id":1683,"date":"2023-03-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:20:01","slug":"dont-put-that-down-your-garbage-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/dont-put-that-down-your-garbage-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Put That Down Your Garbage Disposal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/running-kitchen-faucet-and-sink.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/running-kitchen-faucet-and-sink-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/running-kitchen-faucet-and-sink-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/running-kitchen-faucet-and-sink.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pouring water in the kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"\/service-areas\/ballentine-sc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">garbage disposal in your Ballentine, SC<\/a> home might seem like it can handle anything. It sounds so powerful when you flip it on. It chops up the food scraps you put down it like a champ. It hasn\u2019t given you any problems. You feel confident that your garbage disposal is foolproof and fail-safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we\u2019re here to tell you that your garbage disposal is indeed fallible. If it hasn\u2019t failed you yet, you\u2019ve either been lucky or you have a good sense of what shouldn\u2019t be put down a garbage disposal. Let\u2019s make sure your garbage disposal continues to be indispensable! Here\u2019s a list of what you can and can\u2019t put down the disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These Are Big No-Nos:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Fats, oils, and grease:<\/strong> These items are known to cause so many issues they have their own acronym: FOG. Many people think because these are in a liquid form when they\u2019re hot that it\u2019s okay to put them down a drain. However, they solidify when they cool and are doing so in your drains. They also become sticky when they solidify which means they latch on to everything else being put down the disposal. FOGs down your drain is a recipe for disaster.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Things that can\u2019t be chewed:<\/strong> We know, your disposal seems all powerful. But if you can\u2019t chew something, your garbage disposal can\u2019t handle it either. Bones, popcorn kernels, fibrous vegetables, and fatty meat are all examples of things that should be thrown into the garbage.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Rice and pasta:<\/strong> Rice and pasta are quite soft, so your garbage disposal should be able to grind them up without a problem, right? However, both rice and pasta will continue to absorb water, causing them to swell up and cause quite a problem if they get caught inside the disposal.<\/li><li><strong>Coffee grounds:<\/strong> You love that morning cup of coffee but your garbage disposal hates coffee grounds. Even though they\u2019re small, you go through a lot of them, and they can gather and settle in your pipes. FOGs can easily trap them which can lead to problematic clogs.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Your hands and fingers:<\/strong> Keep those hands out of the disposal. If you need to retrieve something, use a fork or a pair of scissors. Never attempt to fix a jammed disposal with your hands! It can be very dangerous and you should call a professional plumber to fix a jammed disposal anyway.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Dispose of Fats &amp; Cooking Oils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid needing us to come out and fix a clog due to FOGs, here are suggestions on how to dispose of them. If a small amount of cooking oils have accumulated in a pan, wipe them out with a paper towel and dispose of the paper towel in the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a large amount of oil used for frying, did you know that you can recycle it? Used cooking oil can be dropped off at any Richland County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richlandcountysc.gov\/Government\/Departments\/Public-Works\/Solid-Waste-Recycling#!rc-cpage=143237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drop-off sites<\/a> to be recycled into biofuel. Oil should be transported in suitable containers and poured into the cooking oil collection tanks onsite at these locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/contact\/send-message\"><strong>Contact Fulmer Heating &amp; Cooling<\/strong><\/a><strong> for help with your garbage disposal and plumbing!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The garbage disposal in your Ballentine, SC home might seem like it can handle anything, but there are things you should never put down it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[207,208],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-ballentine","tag-garbage-disposal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}