10 Things You Should Never Put Down Your Garbage Disposal

Starchy foods like pasta and rice can expand when soaked in water becoming thick and sticky, making them more likely to get caught and clog your plumbing.

Pits , Seeds and Cores are too rough on the blades. The noise they make clanging around the disposal is a pretty awful sound.

Like seeds-even tiny bones from chicken wings are too difficult for your garbage disposal to handle. You run the risk of ruining the blades and the motor.

It is a myth that egg shells can help sharpen the disposal blades, that’s not the case. In actuality, the membrane of the shells can get caught and damage the disposal.

Coffee grounds will not only wear down the blades of your disposal, but large clumps can become packed down and clog up the drain.

One of the biggest garbage disposal faux pas you can make, yet so many of us do. When hot, fatty liquids such as grease and oil are poured down the drain, they will eventually cool, turn solid, and likely cause a clog.

Shells from your favorite seafood dish such as lobster, shrimp or crab can be too wearing on the blades of the disposal.

When washing fruit, be sure to pick off the sticker and throw in the trash. If it ends up down the garbage disposal, the adhesive will likely get stuck on the blades and will no longer function properly.

Stringy veggies can get wrapped around the blades and damage the motor.Some examples to avoid: celery, onion peels, asparagus, corn husks and lettuce.

Although it seems obvious, it needs to be noted- Paper Products, Harmful chemicals( Draino!) and Medicines shouldn’t go down the drain. They can not only damage your garbage disposal, but they can also cause sewer line backups and affect the quality of your water.