North Hills, CA Garbage Disposal Repair and Installation

Nothing makes cleaning up the kitchen faster and easier than a garbage disposal. This handy appliance can make food waste disappear almost instantly and it keeps food odors away from your trash cans. As great as this appliance is, it does have its limitations and it is when homeowners test these limits that problems occur.

One of our most popular plumbing service calls are for broken garbage disposals. At least once a day, we get a call from a puzzled homeowner who doesn’t understand why his or her disposal suddenly stopped working. In some cases, when the appliance is rather old, the answer is obvious and a replacement unit may be necessary. But most of the time the problem is something that happened because of misuse or improper installation.

If you have an issue with your garbage disposal, call My North Hills Plumber Hero and we’ll send one of our expert plumbing specialists to your home to make repairs immediately.

Ways You Can Protect Your Garbage Disposal

We know that we’re the last people you want to call. As inexpensive as our garbage disposal repair service in North Hills, CA, is, it is still money that you would prefer not to spend. Luckily, there are ways that you can reduce the chances of a breakdown and the need for professional repairs. By learning about your appliance and what it can and cannot do, you can get many years of uninterrupted service from your disposal.

For starters, you have to be careful about what you put in your disposal. As noisy as this appliance is, you may think it is incredibly powerful and able to grind up anything under the sun. This is a myth. Most household garbage disposals do not have the horsepower to grind up large amounts of food at one time and none can dispose of materials such as metal, plastic, or glass. Leftover food items on meal plates and in serving bowls are the perfect types of food waste that can go into a disposal, but the following should always be thrown away in the trash or a compost bin:

  • Corn husks
  • Onion skins
  • Potato peels
  • Carrot shavings
  • Pasta
  • Rice
  • Egg shells

Another way to prevent mechanical failure, jammed blades, and clogged drains, is to routinely have your disposal inspected.

We offer affordable and quality garbage disposal inspections as part of routine plumbing maintenance for our customers. Give us a call today and let one of our top-rated, local plumbing specialists take a look at your disposal. We’re available 24/7!