The garbage disposal in your kitchen is a useful and practical tool that helps you reduce food waste in your trash cans and associated odors. As helpful as this appliance is, it also isn’t without its problems. Garbage disposals are appliances that often get misused and overlooked until they stop working. When this happens, the first thought that most people have is, “Oh, no! Now I have to go out and spend money I don’t have on a new garbage disposal.” While it is true that there are some problems that can’t be repaired, the majority of disposal problems can be fixed with no trouble and for usually less money than you thought.

My San Mateo Plumber Hero is a full-service plumbing company in San Mateo, California that is available 24/7 to answer your calls for help when your garbage disposal starts making weird sounds, won’t grind up food properly, or stops working all together. We work with outstanding, local contractors who are industry educated and trained to repair all types and brands of garbage disposals. Nine times out of 10 our plumbers can have your disposal up and running again without the need to buy a new appliance.

Why Do Garbage Disposals Break?

The disposal in your kitchen is an appliance that is used every single day. Because so many people do not use the disposal as it was intended to be operated, it tends to experience the effects of wear and tear faster than any other appliance in the home. We see garbage disposals breakdown often because homeowners put too much food in the disposal at one time, grind up the wrong types of food, and fail to clean the disposal properly to avoid clogs and jammed blades.

The worst thing you can do to your garbage disposal is to clean it using store bought, chemical cleaners. These cleaners are ineffective at cleaning disposals and can actually corrode the inside of the appliance and your pipes; using cold water and a small amount of dish detergent while running the disposal will adequately clean the disposal and get rid of small, food particles that often lead to jams and blockages.

How My San Mateo Plumber Hero Can Help You!

If your disposal is refusing to turn on or it is clogged, we can provide you with technical support to figure out exactly what is going on. Using drain cleaning methods, removing large particles of food from the blades, and investigating electrical problems, our plumbers can come up with practical solutions to get your disposal is working order in no time at all.

For a complete list of all of our plumbing services including toilet repair and replacement, or for a free repair quote, call us today.