It’s a Garbage Disposal not a Salad Spinner!

On many occasions we are called out to a residential project to perform a variety of projects that would fall under the category of handyman services. Several times a year, the replacement of the garage disposal is one of those “handyman” jobs that our crew addresses for a client. This was the recent situation with a repeat client of ours. We were asked to come in and replace a leaking toilet and while onsite the client pointed out that the garbage disposal was not working. When our carpenter removed the garbage disposal from under the sink, the disposal was beyond full of organic material. It looked like a full salad in the disposal.

Often times someone believes their appliance is capable of much more than it was ever designed for. We get it – life is busy, people are tired and the thought could be “I’ll just throw this in there; it’ll get chopped up, no problem”. Your professionals at Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services are here to tell you, your garbage disposal is not a salad spinner and your disposal is not a magic vortex that will transform your leftovers into dust. The garbage disposal is designed to breakdown small bits of food waste that wash off your dishes in order to go down the drain with ease.

When the garbage disposal is used beyond its design and capacity, several things happen:

1. The motor will burn up which causes
2. Overflow and flooding in the sink cabinet, and then
3. The sink backs up and strange smells will start wafting from the disposal.

Unfortunately, this is an expensive lesson to learn. With just a few things to keep in mind, the garbage disposal will work for years: don’t overload it, avoid hard or fibrous foods, only small pieces go down, run the water and give it a break when something seems not to be running correctly.

If you should find yourself in a situation like this recent client where the disposal was not working, give our team of professionals a call. At times, the existing disposal can be repaired or unclogged, but if not, then we can get a new disposal the same day and get your kitchen back to working in full order in no time.

Regardless – if you are looking to build a new house, remodel the existing kitchen, or just to get the garbage disposal working, we are your one stop construction company. Our team of highly skilled craftsmen can make your construction dreams a reality, but what we can’t do is make your garbage disposal a salad spinner. Until the next crazy story in the Adventures of Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services, be well and do good.