This is a very helpful video. I have a double sink with a garburator and no matter what I did, it stunk. So I bought bag of ice and followed this video. Worked great! Chunks of black stuff came up the opposite sink drain, even though we don't use the garburator. But after this the smell still remained, but I was on the right track. Here's what I did to eliminate it completely. 1. Pour an entire box of baking soda down the garburator. Then hit it with just a splash of vinegar to get it fizzing. Not too much or you wash away the baking soda. Wait 24 hrs 2. Put the plug in the sink and fill it with two jugs of vinegar. The more the better. Turn on the garburator, pull the plug and let it all go through. You need a lot of vinegar to hit all the inside of the garburator. Wait 24 hrs 3. Plug the sink again and fill with hot water. Add two large full caps of Tide liquid laundry soap with Febreze. Turn on the garburator and let all the Tide go through. It now has no smell at all, except for a bit of the nice Tide scent!
I also pack baking soda around the ice and down into the disposal and then pour vinegar and let it foam up really good before turning on the water and the disposal. Smells great!
Dang it! Should have read comments before I did mine! I love cleaning with vinegar and baking soda-great idea! I did cut up a lemon and put it down the disposal after I cleaned with the ice.. it helps the smell too
Yes definitely proceed with caution. If your garbage disposal is older they metal may be weak and the ice can puncture it. That’s what happened to me and I flooded my kitchen floor and now I need a new disposal.
I've been telling people to do this since the mid 90's. Very effective. The caveat: if your disposal is very old and had micro fractures in the body, it may die permanently. Should have been replaced anyway.
Tried all those packaged stuff to clean and nothing worked - this ice trick is the absolute bomb - worked for me exactly as show in your video - big thank you for this neat trick !
Lol. When I did the ice trick the first time I thought I fucked up the garage disposal because the black stuff came up. This was before I looked up any videos. Great to know this is normal. 😅😂
Try this at your own risk. I tried this with ice tray cubes and now on my way to get a new garbage disposal. My husband is pissed at ne for not showing him this first. My garbage disposal is leaking from the bottom now. Ruined.
It only trips it because they are thermally protected motors. They just have a special fuse that will reset when it is cooled back down enough but still you will also most likely need to press a red button. Some disposals have a shaft that can be turned with an Allen key when they are jammed. Just make sure that it is not plugged in.
I thought I dropped a fork down there so i unplugged it and stuck a magnet and now I have 2 impellors (i think) and a cruddy screw. What will happen if I plugged it back in without those 3 pieces of metal and turn it on. I am going to replace it but it is super gross (it broke before I saw your video). The P-trap fittings are tight - and I don't think I need impellors to clean it out with ice - but should I bother since Im replacing it - I don't want to deal with anything gross under the sink from cleaning it or replacing it - trying to avoid vomiting. thanks for not ending the video early and including the satisfying 3rd and final drain clearing... ;)
.......or you can shell out a few extra more bucks and get the higher quality garbage disposal that come equipped with internal stainless steel components instead of the cheap easy to rust out galvanized internals that everyone seems to rather buy instead.
Ok good hack but also my understanding is this is also good for the garbage disposal as it helps sharpens the blades. Also I don't like where your garbage disposal button is it just seems unsafe to me. Not sure where else ud put it. And maybe I'm wrong I dunno.
Dont bother with the chemicals, they dont work. It's disgusting what this does and that's a good thing. Had to do it four or five times, I dont think it had ever been cleaned before.
I did this and my disposal just gobbled all the ice like it was nothing. There was no backup and no dirty water that came up. I guess that either means my disposal is clean or it’s too powerful for this trick 😂
Ive done this many times. If ice breaks your dusposal it was already in need of replacement. I repeat until water comes up clear. Usually 3 or 4 times😊
What about for ones when they aren't on permanently? Mine keeps building up mold even though we don't use it and don't dump stuff down that side of the sink.
I tell people at the complex where I work that don’t use their disposal to turn it on a couple of times a week for 30 sec or so and just run some ice through it if nothing else. This will help keep food particles coming from your dishwasher from “standing “ in the disposal and causing a smell. I also recommend people do once a month the same technique in this video, but I highly recommend they use a long wooden spoon or something like that to guide the ice into the disposal. Now, do 90% of the residents take my advice? Of course not, but with 235 units then 10% that do gives me 23 disposals less to worry about 🤷🏻♂️
@Jason Davis this is easily the funniest shit I have ever seen on here....daddy bought you yours, if you have never seen a garbage you are either trolling, stupid, or live literally under a rock. In any of those cases you definitely need a daddy lol
DO NOT TRY THIS!! I'm paying $400 for a new disposal and labor. It completely broke the plastic on the bottom of the unit. Don't be me, learn from my mistake.
Put your absolute trust in the LORD. He will never stir or lead you in the wrong direction. Understand and know that he knows what’s best for you so don’t do your own thing/way. He won’t fail you nor will he forsake you. So just trust and believe in him with all your heart, soul, and might and watch him transform your life.❤️Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path”❤️
This is a very helpful video. I have a double sink with a garburator and no matter what I did, it stunk.
So I bought bag of ice and followed this video. Worked great! Chunks of black stuff came up the opposite sink drain, even though we don't use the garburator.
But after this the smell still remained, but I was on the right track. Here's what I did to eliminate it completely.
1. Pour an entire box of baking soda down the garburator. Then hit it with just a splash of vinegar to get it fizzing. Not too much or you wash away the baking soda. Wait 24 hrs
2. Put the plug in the sink and fill it with two jugs of vinegar. The more the better. Turn on the garburator, pull the plug and let it all go through. You need a lot of vinegar to hit all the inside of the garburator. Wait 24 hrs
3. Plug the sink again and fill with hot water. Add two large full caps of Tide liquid laundry soap with Febreze. Turn on the garburator and let all the Tide go through.
It now has no smell at all, except for a bit of the nice Tide scent!
Thanks for the comment 👍🍻
I also pack baking soda around the ice and down into the disposal and then pour vinegar and let it foam up really good before turning on the water and the disposal. Smells great!
Nice tips Michael 👍
Dang it! Should have read comments before I did mine! I love cleaning with vinegar and baking soda-great idea! I did cut up a lemon and put it down the disposal after I cleaned with the ice.. it helps the smell too
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro b
It’s useless
Yes definitely proceed with caution. If your garbage disposal is older they metal may be weak and the ice can puncture it. That’s what happened to me and I flooded my kitchen floor and now I need a new disposal.
I've been telling people to do this since the mid 90's.
Very effective.
The caveat: if your disposal is very old and had micro fractures in the body, it may die permanently. Should have been replaced anyway.
Did this and mine is now leaking and dead. 😂😢
Tried all those packaged stuff to clean and nothing worked - this ice trick is the absolute bomb - worked for me exactly as show in your video - big thank you for this neat trick !
Lol. When I did the ice trick the first time I thought I fucked up the garage disposal because the black stuff came up. This was before I looked up any videos. Great to know this is normal. 😅😂
This helps so much I have has this smell and it old just went away thanks to this
I know I couldn't believe the difference.
Thank you so much! First video that actually showed the finish (dirty water going down).
Thanks Debbie!
Try this at your own risk. I tried this with ice tray cubes and now on my way to get a new garbage disposal. My husband is pissed at ne for not showing him this first. My garbage disposal is leaking from the bottom now. Ruined.
Yes. As stated in the description do at your own risk.
Same happened to me but I'm pissed at myself lol
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO BUT THAT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST TERRIFYING FEW MINUTES OF MY LIFE.
Thanks!
Vinegar and baking soda
It only trips it because they are thermally protected motors. They just have a special fuse that will reset when it is cooled back down enough but still you will also most likely need to press a red button. Some disposals have a shaft that can be turned with an Allen key when they are jammed. Just make sure that it is not plugged in.
I thought I dropped a fork down there so i unplugged it and stuck a magnet and now I have 2 impellors (i think) and a cruddy screw. What will happen if I plugged it back in without those 3 pieces of metal and turn it on. I am going to replace it but it is super gross (it broke before I saw your video). The P-trap fittings are tight - and I don't think I need impellors to clean it out with ice - but should I bother since Im replacing it - I don't want to deal with anything gross under the sink from cleaning it or replacing it - trying to avoid vomiting. thanks for not ending the video early and including the satisfying 3rd and final drain clearing... ;)
A king and strong flat head screwdriver can sometimes pry the blockage loose
.......or you can shell out a few extra more bucks and get the higher quality garbage disposal that come equipped with internal stainless steel components instead of the cheap easy to rust out galvanized internals that everyone seems to rather buy instead.
Yes! Exactly! Apartments will not do this though despite the numbers
This works if you own the home. Snowball's chance in hell a landlord would upgrade an appliance.
I love that sink. Thanks again
I really miss my sink that was like this one ☹️
@@Nikkole616 yea I miss so many little things from my previous house…. You know we getting older when we talk about sinks lolol
@@dontarguewithfools Lol, yea I thought the same thing. Never thought I would say I miss a sink🤣🤣🤣
Ok good hack but also my understanding is this is also good for the garbage disposal as it helps sharpens the blades. Also I don't like where your garbage disposal button is it just seems unsafe to me. Not sure where else ud put it. And maybe I'm wrong I dunno.
Nothing is ‘safe’ these days. I personally thing it’s fine
Dont bother with the chemicals, they dont work. It's disgusting what this does and that's a good thing. Had to do it four or five times, I dont think it had ever been cleaned before.
Thanks Alex 👍
I apparently do that technique by dumping the ice in the garbage disposer while it is running. Doing this can clean the garbage disposal even faster.
I did this and my disposal just gobbled all the ice like it was nothing. There was no backup and no dirty water that came up. I guess that either means my disposal is clean or it’s too powerful for this trick 😂
curious, what's the HP on your disposal is it greater than 1/3 ?
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro it says “1/2 horsepower”
@@videostosleepwith1923 I haven't tried this with a 1/2 HP disposal yet. Might be chewing up the ice too fast to cause the effect seen in the video
Ive done this many times. If ice breaks your dusposal it was already in need of replacement. I repeat until water comes up clear. Usually 3 or 4 times😊
I did this and now my disposal is dripping under the sink 😢😢
What about for ones when they aren't on permanently? Mine keeps building up mold even though we don't use it and don't dump stuff down that side of the sink.
I tell people at the complex where I work that don’t use their disposal to turn it on a couple of times a week for 30 sec or so and just run some ice through it if nothing else. This will help keep food particles coming from your dishwasher from “standing “ in the disposal and causing a smell. I also recommend people do once a month the same technique in this video, but I highly recommend they use a long wooden spoon or something like that to guide the ice into the disposal. Now, do 90% of the residents take my advice? Of course not, but with 235 units then 10% that do gives me 23 disposals less to worry about 🤷🏻♂️
Easy way to make ice coffee
It's delicious!
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro i know 😂
Thank you. It worked perfectly.
Nice, glad it helped :)
When I dump all my ice down the garbage disposal for absolutely nothing
If you need this much ice , you need one with more hp!
Would this also unclog the garbage disposal?
Probably not
No joke that worked!
Nice!
Yay! It worked 🤗 thanks!!!
Ok so if it trips the garbage disposal how do I fix it
Reset button on bottom of disposal
Is this an American thing? I've never seen a garbage disposal in my life lol
@Jason Davis ya must live out in the woods then huh?
@Jason Davis not really it’s kinda like middle class
@Jason Davis garbage disposals literally are not that expensive lmaoooo….. and super easy to install and are far more common then people think 💀
@Jason Davis this is easily the funniest shit I have ever seen on here....daddy bought you yours, if you have never seen a garbage you are either trolling, stupid, or live literally under a rock. In any of those cases you definitely need a daddy lol
They go for like $50 on amazon. Easy to install if Interested.
Is that black stuff grease?
Is it ok to do this if you are a 15 year old person with no experience in plumbing?
Ask your parents.
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro i did it, and it worked, thx, lol
@@jehovajirehelectric9138 Love the name!
Spatula?...vs fingers.
fingers
I have a garbage disposal died, leaking sink situation. Film a changing out garbage disposal video🥰🥰
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It's ise badger right
Correct
You don't need anywhere near that much ice
Yours was dark, what are you dumping down your drain.
I'm a maintenance tech that fixes problems, in units occupied by tenants...so no idea.
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro okay thought it was yours
She made me prove to her that I knew what I was doing... /sigh (no faith whatsoever because of something inside trying to ____)
Satisfying!
Yes it is!!
When do you turn the desposol off
After everything drains so like 2:10
I do this on every turn
Quite satisfying to do ain’t it?
@@ApartmentMaintenancePro yes it is😏
Yea dont do this ice thing, you'll break your garbage disposal. You can crack the housing and it will leak.
Thanks for watchin!
Happened to me, sad.
We don’t need to check fittings
I would check fittings.
Why not just reach into the drain with a paper towel and wipe the inside of the disposal clean?
Probably not the best idea to condone sticking your hand down a disposal. Especially if you have a 1/2HP or more motor
10 year old home - mine was dirty - but now the garbage disposal is leaking (from the inside) 🙄
I wonder how much that’s going to cost me… ☹️
You should have replaced it.
Same happened to me.
Ugh fun times. They need to say alert alert this is a possibility.
Ew
all in a days work
DO NOT TRY THIS!! I'm paying $400 for a new disposal and labor. It completely broke the plastic on the bottom of the unit. Don't be me, learn from my mistake.
Nice. I'm about to do same after putting ice down the disposal. Ugh.
Yalls shit was trash. Mine ate it like a champ strong
I do this twice a year and have never had an issue. Sorry to hear yours broke.
Same here. If ice breaks your dosposal it was already on its last leg. If anything happens is if your connection is looseit can come loose@@d.m.4815
Put your absolute trust in the LORD. He will never stir or lead you in the wrong direction. Understand and know that he knows what’s best for you so don’t do your own thing/way. He won’t fail you nor will he forsake you. So just trust and believe in him with all your heart, soul, and might and watch him transform your life.❤️Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path”❤️
Bro get outta here with that shit this is a DIY video. You gonna trust in the Lord to clean your garage disposal?
Lol
lmao
Sir, this is a Wendy’s
@@clairehiveley9517 WWJD = What Would Jesus Dispose?