Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 How do you keep these things free of mold? I ask this question because I have just discovered that my husband put the old garbage disposal back into the kitchen that we totally remodeled - new sink, cabinets, etc. Personally, it seems entirely illogical to do something like that (it's the original disposal in a 22 year old house), which is why it never dawned on me to ask about it or to look closely at the thing. I ferreted this out tonite as I was getting a persistent, base of the skull, on the lower left, pressure/pain everytime I was in front of the kitchen sink over the past few days. So, I will be getting a new disposal put in, but it does make me wonder how I'm going to keep this one from getting moldy. Should I just do without one altogether? B ---who hopes one day to be in an entirely mold free home, but whose finding it difficult when her spouse just doesn't get the concept that mold makes me and our kids sick (of course that's probably because he's sick too and not taking CSM)--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Any drain will grow mold, whether there is a disposal or not. Mold grows on virtually any organic deposit, whether it is food residue or soap scum. With a disposal, cleanliness really helps. Running enough water to get everything to go down is essential. Even then, some food residue remains. Turning the disposal on and throwing several ice cubes in can help break loose those residual particles. And last, as with any drain, pouring in a little Clorox diluted into a pint of water can minimize the mold problem. Garbage Disposals Posted by: " mhbarnes_99 " mary.barnes@... mhbarnes_99 Date: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:33 pm ((PST)) How do you keep these things free of mold? I ask this question because I have just discovered that my husband put the old garbage disposal back into the kitchen that we totally remodeled - new sink, cabinets, etc. Personally, it seems entirely illogical to do something like that (it's the original disposal in a 22 year old house), which is why it never dawned on me to ask about it or to look closely at the thing. I ferreted this out tonite as I was getting a persistent, base of the skull, on the lower left, pressure/pain everytime I was in front of the kitchen sink over the past few days. So, I will be getting a new disposal put in, but it does make me wonder how I'm going to keep this one from getting moldy. Should I just do without one altogether? B ---who hopes one day to be in an entirely mold free home, but whose finding it difficult when her spouse just doesn't get the concept that mold makes me and our kids sick (of course that's probably because he's sick too and not taking CSM)--- _________________________________________________________________ Visit MSN Holiday Challenge for your chance to win up to $50,000 in Holiday cash from MSN today! http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com/index.aspx?ocid=tagline & locale=en-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I had the same problem in one of my many moldy houses, just take it out-that was my solution-having to clean and decontaminate everything continually in my life has left me lothe to have one more item to worry about --- In , " mhbarnes_99 " <mary.barnes@...> wrote: > > How do you keep these things free of mold? > > I ask this question because I have just discovered that my husband > put the old garbage disposal back into the kitchen that we totally > remodeled - new sink, cabinets, etc. Personally, it seems entirely > illogical to do something like that (it's the original disposal in a > 22 year old house), which is why it never dawned on me to ask about > it or to look closely at the thing. I ferreted this out tonite as I > was getting a persistent, base of the skull, on the lower left, > pressure/pain everytime I was in front of the kitchen sink over the > past few days. > > So, I will be getting a new disposal put in, but it does make me > wonder how I'm going to keep this one from getting moldy. Should I > just do without one altogether? > > B > ---who hopes one day to be in an entirely mold free home, but whose > finding it difficult when her spouse just doesn't get the concept > that mold makes me and our kids sick (of course that's probably > because he's sick too and not taking CSM)--- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I don;t know if this is related but I noticed in several apartments I had if I didn't use the dishwasher on a regular basis that mold would get in the sink drain. One time I even took apart the pipes underneath to check it out. So I would run the dishwasher once in a while and pour vinegar in there after doing the dishes. I even would even use clorox once in a while even though I have trouble with it. But of course if it is an old disposal I am not sure if mold would be in there that you can't get to. > > > > How do you keep these things free of mold? > > > > I ask this question because I have just discovered that my husband > > put the old garbage disposal back into the kitchen that we totally > > remodeled - new sink, cabinets, etc. Personally, it seems entirely > > illogical to do something like that (it's the original disposal in > a > > 22 year old house), which is why it never dawned on me to ask about > > it or to look closely at the thing. I ferreted this out tonite as > I > > was getting a persistent, base of the skull, on the lower left, > > pressure/pain everytime I was in front of the kitchen sink over the > > past few days. > > > > So, I will be getting a new disposal put in, but it does make me > > wonder how I'm going to keep this one from getting moldy. Should I > > just do without one altogether? > > > > B > > ---who hopes one day to be in an entirely mold free home, but whose > > finding it difficult when her spouse just doesn't get the concept > > that mold makes me and our kids sick (of course that's probably > > because he's sick too and not taking CSM)--- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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