It\u2019s past the middle of October, and with Halloween just around the corner, it means we\u2019ve arrived at the start of the big parade of end-of-the-year holidays. You\u2019ll have plenty of reasons to celebrate during the coming months, and many of those celebrations involve serving food\u2014and sometimes big feasts.<\/p>\n
This is a\u00a0fun time for you and your family and friends. But it might be a rough time for parts of your kitchen, the garbage disposal in particular. During the end of the year, calls to fix garbage disposals are among the most common that plumbers receive. We\u2019re more than happy to help you with garbage disposal trouble<\/a>\u2014but we\u2019re also happy to help you avoid<\/em> such trouble in the first place. Here\u2019s some helpful disposal planning for the holidays:<\/p>\n The same way that people consider replacing their old furnace before winter, it\u2019s a good idea to take stock of the performance of an old garbage disposal before the fall and winter holidays to see if it should be replaced. Often the best way to avoid future problems is to start fresh. If your disposal has started to jam on a regular basis, or it\u2019s making louder noises than usual, look into getting a new one. A disposal that\u2019s over 10 years old is also ready to retire.<\/p>\n Here are a number of common holiday food items to keep out of the disposal:<\/p>\nMaybe it\u2019s time for a new garbage disposal?<\/h3>\n
Festive items that don\u2019t go down the disposal<\/h3>\n
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