"I also found that occasionally tossing in a handful of ice cubes helps scrape off any stubborn buildup on the blades—keeps things fresher longer."
Wait, ice cubes actually help clean the blades? How did I not know this sooner... I've been battling swamp monster vibes since moving into my place. Definitely giving this a shot tonight, fingers crossed!
I've heard the ice cube trick mentioned a lot, but honestly, I'm a bit skeptical about how effective it really is. In my experience, ice cubes can help knock loose some minor buildup, but if you're dealing with serious swampy odors, it's usually from deeper grime or food residue stuck further down. I once had a disposal that smelled awful no matter what I tried—turned out there was a chunk of old potato peel wedged way down inside. Had to manually clean it out. Ice cubes might help temporarily, but don't be surprised if you need a deeper clean eventually...
Yeah, ice cubes alone never did much for me either. They're okay for quick maintenance, but anything really nasty usually means there's something stuck deeper down. Had a tenant once complain about a similar swampy smell—turned out to be some slimy onion bits jammed way below the blades. After fishing those out (gross job, btw), I ran baking soda and vinegar through it. Worked pretty well. Might wanna try that if ice cubes aren't cutting it.
"Ice cubes might help temporarily, but don't be surprised if you need a deeper clean eventually..."
Exactly this. Sometimes you just gotta roll up your sleeves and dig in there... unfortunately.
Had a similar issue once—thought ice cubes would do the trick, but nope. Ended up pulling out a chunk of lemon peel that had somehow wedged itself way down there. No idea how long it'd been lurking, but it was nasty. After that, I started doing the baking soda and vinegar thing every month or so, and haven't had any swamp monsters since.
"Sometimes you just gotta roll up your sleeves and dig in there... unfortunately."
Yeah, it's gross, but better than living with that smell, right?
Yeah, lemon peels are sneaky like that—they smell great at first, but leave 'em down there too long and it's a whole different story. Had a customer once who kept tossing orange peels in thinking it'd freshen things up... ended up clogging the whole disposal.
"After that, I started doing the baking soda and vinegar thing every month or so, and haven't had any swamp monsters since."
Honestly, baking soda and vinegar is underrated. Ever tried grinding up some ice cubes with coarse salt? Heard it sharpens blades and helps scrape off buildup too.
