Nate, The No Nonsense Plumber, was happy to share some important tips with The Spruce about what homeowners should never put down their garbage disposals.
“Don’t use your garbage disposal as a trash can,” says Nate Hudelson, Master Plumber at Schlueter Plumbing. “When you clear those plates, especially from big holiday meals, scrape as much as you can into the trash.”
Hudelson highlighted two particular no-no foods in the drain: mashed potatoes and breakfast cereal.
He recalls one service visit where he discovered that the garbage disposal had simply whipped up the potato flakes, resulting in a very difficult drain clog.
Then, there was the time a homeowner attempted to pour down two family-sized boxes of Cheerios.
“The mixture became a thick, smelly bread dough that took hours to unclog,” he recalls.
To read The Spruce’s entire article on 11 Things You Should Never Put Down A Garbage Disposal, According to Plumbers, click here.