Garbage disposals help reduce your waste, protect your plumbing, and add convenience to your kitchen. If your disposal starts to smell bad, it could signal that you need an appliance repair service. Below is a guide to what problems can cause foul odors and what a technician can do to help.

What Causes Bad Odors?

Worn blades or a weak and failing motor can fail to properly chop food, leaving large pieces stuck and rotting in the disposal. Grime and grease can also build up around the blades and rotor, preventing them from turning effectively, so food isn’t fully broken down. There could also be a foreign object lodged in the disposal that is keeping food particles from draining.

When Does It Become Problematic?

Broken, worn, and blocked garbage disposals can become problematic quickly. Recurrent terrible smells can inconvenience you, cause you to get sick from the smell, and attract pests like cockroaches, flies, and gnats. Molding food can also release spores into the air, causing allergic reactions or respiratory difficulties.

Beyond this, the large food particles create clogs in your drains and plumbing. If you don’t get an appliance repair soon, the clog will continue to grow and eventually cause a complete blockage of your plumbing, causing backups into your home or direct damage to your pipes.

What Can a Technician Do?

An experienced technician will be able to examine the disposal and determine the cause of the clog. They can safely clean out the accumulated food and clean the disposal parts to remove grease that hinders function.

They may remove the disposal or take it apart to check for signs of damage or to remove any foreign objects that have gotten caught in it. Once they’ve found the cause of the problem, they’ll complete the needed repair and test the disposal’s function again before leaving.

Do you need an appliance repair technician to check your garbage disposal? Serving the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky regions, Complete Appliance Service offers professional garbage disposal, fridge, stove, and dishwasher repairs at competitive rates. With 40 years of experience, they have professionals who specialize in Maytag® repairs. Learn more about services like disposal or dishwasher repairs online and call (513) 661-3708 to schedule a service.