Comments on: How to Clean a Kitchen Drain http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/ How to clean anything and everything! Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:15:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: BJ http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-71894 BJ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-71894 I take the rubber shield out of the garbage disposal all the time and rinse it under running water to remove loose gunk. Then I take a soft toothbrush and put some liquid DAWN on it and scrub all around the edges and all surfaces and rinse with hot water. I also put it in the dishwasher during the washing cycle at least twice a month if needed. I also discovered by accident that gunk builds up in the pipes BETWEEN the garbage disposal and the other side of the sink. I discovered this by removing the stopper in the garbage disposal side and turning the garbage disposal on at the same time. TONS OF BLACK SLUDGE came up the other side of the sink as the garbage disposal drained. Disgusting! I cleaned it all out by using vinegar and baking soda and boiling water...I kept repeating that until I could fill the garbage disposal with hot water and them pulling the plug on it while the gargage disposal ran. Each time the water backs up as there is such a volume of water being released so qucikly. BUT that does the trick. It is clean as a whistle now! NO GUNK AT ALL! I take the rubber shield out of the garbage disposal all the time and rinse it under running water to remove loose gunk. Then I take a soft toothbrush and put some liquid DAWN on it and scrub all around the edges and all surfaces and rinse with hot water. I also put it in the dishwasher during the washing cycle at least twice a month if needed. I also discovered by accident that gunk builds up in the pipes BETWEEN the garbage disposal and the other side of the sink. I discovered this by removing the stopper in the garbage disposal side and turning the garbage disposal on at the same time. TONS OF BLACK SLUDGE came up the other side of the sink as the garbage disposal drained. Disgusting! I cleaned it all out by using vinegar and baking soda and boiling water…I kept repeating that until I could fill the garbage disposal with hot water and them pulling the plug on it while the gargage disposal ran. Each time the water backs up as there is such a volume of water being released so qucikly. BUT that does the trick. It is clean as a whistle now! NO GUNK AT ALL!

]]> By: Lulu http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-29403 Lulu Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:50:24 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-29403 Does anyone have any ideas on how to clean the rubber shield above the garburator? Does anyone have any ideas on how to clean the rubber shield above the garburator?

]]> By: Debbie http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-14299 Debbie Mon, 18 May 2009 06:37:25 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-14299 Moved into new apartment. Now cockroaches coming up the drain. Building manager mentioned they come up from the sewer. What can I use to put down the drain to eliminate them. bleach, etc. Moved into new apartment. Now cockroaches coming up the drain. Building manager mentioned they come up from the sewer. What can I use to put down the drain to eliminate them. bleach, etc.

]]> By: LuAnn http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6457 LuAnn Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:52:14 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6457 My best cleaning tip for sinks is: with water off pour about a 1/2 half cup of baking soda, followed by 1 cup of vinegar -- it will foam up into the sink. Follow this with a few cups of boiling water. It works for me. My best cleaning tip for sinks is: with water off pour about a 1/2 half cup of baking soda, followed by 1 cup of vinegar — it will foam up into the sink. Follow this with a few cups of boiling water. It works for me.

]]> By: Susan http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6426 Susan Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:58:56 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6426 I have a guest shower that is used very infrequently. Every once in a while the drain pipe dries out and I start seeing drain flies. A plumber once told me to pour a cup of bleach down the drain (I am connected to the public sewer system, not a septic tank) and then to run the hot water for a bit. This clears up the problem immediately every time. I have a guest shower that is used very infrequently. Every once in a while the drain pipe dries out and I start seeing drain flies. A plumber once told me to pour a cup of bleach down the drain (I am connected to the public sewer system, not a septic tank) and then to run the hot water for a bit. This clears up the problem immediately every time.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6422 Kristi Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:58:05 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6422 If it's a stubborn odor coming from the disposal, grind up some lemon peel in it. If it’s a stubborn odor coming from the disposal, grind up some lemon peel in it.

]]> By: Robert http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6391 Robert Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:37:25 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6391 DO NOT USE BLEACH! This will cause SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMS! Take it from some one has just been chewed out by the PLUMBER and then paid out a large some of money $$$$$ to have my Septic Tank pumped and field lines partialy replaced. Bleach and other corrosives kill the BACTERIA that lives in the Septic Tank and eats the solid waste particles, this keeps the solids from clogging the lines leading from the house and those leaving the Septic Tank. When either of these get clogged you have some really nasty back up in bathtubs and sinks when washing machine rinses and commodes are flushed! TRUST ME YOU DON'T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS. RB DO NOT USE BLEACH! This will cause SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMS!

Take it from some one has just been chewed out by the PLUMBER and then paid out a large some of money $$$$$ to have my Septic Tank pumped and field lines partialy replaced.

Bleach and other corrosives kill the BACTERIA that lives in the Septic Tank and eats the solid waste particles, this keeps the solids from clogging the lines leading from the house and those leaving the Septic Tank. When either of these get clogged you have some really nasty back up in bathtubs and sinks when washing machine rinses and commodes are flushed! TRUST ME YOU DON’T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS. RB

]]> By: Margaret http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6355 Margaret Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:29:26 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6355 Another source of sink odor is under the rubber gasket over the drain containing the garbage disposal. Wear rubber gloves for this one! Take a wadded dry paper towel & wipe all around the underside of the rubber gasket, making sure to also wipe the sides of the drain beneath the gasket. Repeat until the paper towel no longer picks up gunk. Optimally, this should be done weekly, Periodically dump ice down the garbage disposal & grind them up with baking soda & a little bleach. Run a slow stream of warm water while the ice is grinding. Do not us the sink for several hours. Another source of sink odor is under the rubber gasket over the drain containing the garbage disposal. Wear rubber gloves for this one! Take a wadded dry paper towel & wipe all around the underside of the rubber gasket, making sure to also wipe the sides of the drain beneath the gasket. Repeat until the paper towel no longer picks up gunk. Optimally, this should be done weekly,

Periodically dump ice down the garbage disposal & grind them up with baking soda & a little bleach. Run a slow stream of warm water while the ice is grinding. Do not us the sink for several hours.

]]> By: Betty http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6349 Betty Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:19:42 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6349 I put the little sink strainer basket in the dishwasher almost every time I run the dishwasher. It stays very clean that way! I put the little sink strainer basket in the dishwasher almost every time I run the dishwasher. It stays very clean that way!

]]> By: Pearl http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-kitchen-drain/#comment-6344 Pearl Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:05:46 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=895#comment-6344 Use a Mr. Clean type sponge to wipe a stainless steel kitchen sink bowl. Amazing the corrosion this type of sponge removes without harsh chemicals. Use a Mr. Clean type sponge to wipe a stainless steel kitchen sink bowl. Amazing the corrosion this type of sponge removes without harsh chemicals.

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