Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

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 ...