Garbage Disposals | Seattle, WA | Raymark Plumbing & Sewer

At Raymark Plumbing & Sewer, we understand that garbage disposals play a big role in modern kitchens. When these essential appliances encounter issues, it can disrupt the daily rhythm of a household. Whether you’re dealing with a jammed disposal, a foul odor, or a system that simply refuses to work, we are here to provide expert garbage disposal services. We take pride in our commitment to using top-notch materials and ensuring the proper disposal of waste, promoting a clean and efficient kitchen environment for our customers.

Our team of skilled plumbers specializes in diagnosing and resolving garbage disposal problems efficiently. From repairing minor issues to recommending and installing high-quality replacements, we’re dedicated to restoring the convenience and functionality of your kitchen. We take pride in our commitment to using top-notch materials and ensuring the proper disposal of waste, promoting a clean and efficient kitchen environment for our customers.

The expert plumbers at Raymark Plumbing & Sewer provide the top plumbing services in Seattle and help your drain line clear.

Garbage Disposal Recommendation

Raymark Plumbing & Sewer recommends scraping kitchen scraps and unwanted leftovers into the compost container instead of down the sink. This will help you avoid plumbing problems and save on the cost of repairs. Take advantage of Seattle’s Food & Yard Waste composting program, picked up weekly at the same time as garbage and recycling. This one step will prevent most of the commonly reported garbage disposal problems.

When you send too much down your drain pipes, clogged drain lines are often the result. Your garbage disposal is connected to your kitchen sink drain, which is connected to your home’s main drain line, which flows into your side sewer line, and then into the sewer main. Keep these drains running free by disposing only of the minimum of non-water waste in them.

Avoid Garbage Disposal Problems

Extend the life of your disposal and avoid disposal and drain problems by following these recommendations:

Don’t treat your garbage disposal like a garbage can. Only put small food scraps down it.
Don’t put grease down the disposal. Chopped-up grease is still grease and causes clogs.
Don’t overload the disposal. Only put small food debris down the disposal, not an entire head of old lettuce or a bag of old apples. Put these in your food waste container instead.
Don’t put hard food in to your disposal. No nutshells, avocado or peach pits, corn cobs, bones, coffee grounds, or eggshells.
Don’t put anything stringy or with strings down the disposal, e.g. celery and teabags. Strings wrap around the grinders and stop the disposal from working.
Don’t use a caustic drain cleaner. These corrode your disposal and your pipes, and plumbers do not like putting their hands or tools into the caustic mixture.

Call Raymark Plumbing & Sewer if you need help with your garbage disposal. Our techs carry several replacement options on their trucks if needed.

Schedule your Raymark Plumbing & Sewer appointment today by calling (206) 440-9077 or complete our Contact form.

Garbage Disposal FAQs

Yes, our plumbers carry several garbage disposals of different sizes on their trucks. As a result, they are ready to replace one while at your home if needed.

We don’t recommend putting egg shells down the disposal. A few pieces of egg shell is fine, but put egg shells into your food waste container instead.

Keep in mind that the garbage disposal is not a garbage can. Its purpose is to dispose of the small pieces of food debris left on plates, pots, and pans after contents have first been scraped into the food waste or garbage can.

Call Raymark Plumbing & Sewer. Our professional technicians will assess the problem and get your drain lines running freely.

Yes, Raymark Plumbing & Sewer can remove the old garbage disposal and replace the strainer body (the metal piece that holds the strainer). Your sink water will go down the drain without first flowing through the garbage disposal.

In addition, create new habits in your household so that food debris is not put into the sink.

Further, we recommend purchasing an inexpensive strainer basket to catch debris before it goes down the drain.

Garbage Disposals in Seattle, WA

Garbage Disposal Recommendation

Avoid Garbage Disposal Problems

Garbage Disposal FAQs

Do your plumbers carry garbage disposals on their trucks?

I’ve heard different answers about what is OK and not OK to put down your disposal. For example, can I put eggshells down the disposal?

I have a kitchen sink back up. How do I know if it’s a clog in the garbage disposal or in the drain line?

Can you remove my old garbage disposal and not replace it?