A garbage disposal unit is one of the most used and least cared appliances of commercial kitchens. It is located under sink, which makes it out of sight, out of mind. The garbage disposal unit remains hidden, until flip switch stops working. Now you have a sink full of food and a foul smell covering your entire kitchen. Well, it is possible to avoid this problem by hiring commercial garbage disposal service for regular maintenance and cleaning. This underrated appliance also needs proper maintenance and cleaning to work adequately.

Tips on caring for your commercial garbage disposal unit

Use your garbage disposal only for food stuffs. Do not dump cloths, towel or plastic bags into it. You should carefully monitor what goes inside it, so that hard substances like vegetable stalks, bones and plastic spoons don’t block your unit. It will be good, if you avoid putting onions, potato skins, celery, and corn hunks in your sink.

In order to prevent clogging, run water before and after operating your garbage disposal unit. You should let water run for at least 30 seconds. And please avoid running hot water in your garbage disposal unit. You might have heard that hot water will prevent clogging, but it’s a myth. Hot water may cause fats to melt and stick to the blades of the disposal unit, and causes clogging. Instead, toss some ice cubes in your garbage disposal unit once in a month to keep it clog-free.

Troubleshooting garbage disposal unit

#1: If you don’t have any idea about the functionality or problem of the garbage disposal unit, do not try to troubleshoot the garbage disposal unit. You will end up aggravating the issue. Now, before you start troubleshooting your garbage disposal unit, make sure to disconnect the unit from power source.

#2: In case, your garbage disposal unit won’t turn on, look at the power source. Many times it happens that the circuit is not tripped. You can also try the reset button to try to switch your appliance on.

#3:  When you can hear the sound of motor after switching on your garbage disposal unit, but blades are not moving, your blades are jammed. It’s the time when you need to call commercial garbage disposal maintenance services.

#4: If foul smell is emanating from your garbage disposal unit, then there might be food stuck in it. You can prevent this by grinding all the food.