High temperatures encourage accelerated growth of bacteria in garbage disposals. It’s usually the parts not easily accessed — like the rubber splash guard and the top of the disposal chamber —that ...

I have a problem with a smelly garbage disposal. I have tried everything from vinegar/soda to bleach, grinding ice cubes and even lemons, which a plumber suggested. It still smells. -- Susie, ...

Dear Ken: The rubber triangle pieces on our garbage disposer look awful and disgusting. How do you clean them? — Joanne Answer: Take an old toothbrush or a round toilet bowl brush, saturate it in ...