How to Clean, Sharpen and Freshen a Stinky Disposal – Naturally!

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Do you have weird odors coming from your sink?  Sometimes, Morgan will walk into the kitchen and he’s like…

What’s that smell?

And I’m all like…

What smell?

The thing you need to know about Morgan is that he has the senses of a pure-bread wolf.  He can hear things and smell things that only the furry can.  {For some reason, he didn’t get the x-ray vision. Weird, huh?}

But, once he points me in the right direction, I can get a whiff of the nasty, too!

And it’s usually either coming from the trash or the disposal.  We’ve already talked about how to freshen a stinky trashcan, so today, we’re going to tackle the stinky disposal.

But we’re not going to just freshen it… we’re going to clean, sharpen and freshen it!  Boojah!

What you need:

• 1 cup of Baking Soda
• 2 cups Vinegar
• 2-3 DIY Disposal Sharpeners
• Paper Towels or Rag
• All Natural All Purpose Household Cleaner

How to Clean, Sharpen and Freshen a Stinky Disposal

First, spray a paper towel or rag thoroughly with your All Natural All Purpose Household Cleaner.

Then, get up under the rubber thingies of your disposal side of the sink and wipe them clean.

Believe me… you’ll be so glad you did.  It can be gross under there!

See?

And that’s just the first pass. Do it more than once until you get all the grody bits off.

Then, take 1 cup of Baking Soda and plop it in the drain.

You’ll need to push it down with your hands. It likes to just sit there on top of the rubber thingies.  Just help it out a bit.

Next, take your two cups of vinegar and get ready.

You want to have your sink plug standing by.

Quickly pour the vinegar down the drain and you’ll see a nice volcanic reaction begin. Just like being back in the third grade, yeah?

Then grab the stopper and stop up the sink… quick like a bunny!

Then just wait about 10 minutes and let the baking soda and vinegar magically clean your sink.  This is also a good maintenance for your drain.  It will help push any bits down.  I’m doing this at least once a month now.  Last year, we had a bad backup and it’s NO FUN being without a kitchen sink for three days!

Hopefully, doing this often will help keep things draining smoothly.

After the ten minutes, unstop the sink and run some hot water.

Now to sharpen it, grab some DIY Disposal Sharpeners and plop a couple in while you have the disposal running.  The ice helps sharpen it and the lemon helps freshen it!

And now you have a fresh, clean and sharpened disposal!

If you’d like more ideas on how to freshen your home naturally…

Just visit my Naturally Fresh Home Gallery!

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