Know where the germiest part of your house lurks? Nope, it’s not where you’re thinking. And it’s not even in your garbage can. The culprit is your sink…even worse if your sink includes a garbage disposal. That thing can stink. Just running some extra tap water ain’t gonna cut it, but you know what will? The Affresh Garbage Disposal Cleaner. It’s garnered over 35,000 five-star reviewers and this 3-pack is only $11.
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A garbage disposal is one of those double-edged swords — sure it’s convenient to scrape those leftover bits in the sink, and even satisfying to hear them ground up. But all those bits don’t just vanish. Day after day, week after week, they build up, until one day you walk in the house and think, “What’s that smell?” Don’t look at Fido, the answer is probably your garbage disposal. Luckily, just one tablet of can remove those really old leftovers with a powerful foaming action that gets at the disposal’s chopper, internal cavity and hose.
This shopper summed up why this garbage disposal cleaner is so necessary. “It’s easy to forget to clean your garbage disposal but you’ll soon remember when you smell it! These help with that chore.”
Just one tablet makes all the difference. (Amazon)
It’s quick to use: Turn the hot water on low, place the tablet in the disposal, then turn on the disposal for 15-30 seconds. After that, rinse any foam and residue down the drain. It’s that easy.
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Two reviewers recommended using citrus rinds, but that’s only if you happen to have them in the house. “I usually use orange or lemon peels for making my sink smell good,” said one, “but they’re not always available, so I got this as a backup…it’s been just as good if not better as my other disposal cleaner, and for a fraction of the cost. Incredibly easy to use, quick, and leaves your sink smelling great. Definitely recommend.” Echoed another, “We have pets and sometimes after washing out pet dishes several times each day, the gooey food residue in the garbage disposal leaves an unpleasant odor. Lemon and lime rinds help — when we have them. But this product is easy to keep on hand and fast acting. This product does the trick.”
“I live and die by these,” raved a five-star fan. “Garbage disposals absolutely GROSS ME OUT and I’m so glad I stumbled across these. I use them weekly and they are easy to use. It is nice that you can actually see some of the stuff that it cleans out of your garbage disposal and it smells awesome for multiple days.”
This Affresh tablet is about to face off against a stinky sink. (Amazon)
And this satisfied customer uses the tablets more frequently. “[A]pproximately once per week to freshen up my kitchen sink. They are very easy to use, just run the water, drop in the tablet, turn on the garbage disposal and you’re done! These do a great job at eliminating strong odors (onions, seafood) as well as just the stinky smell that can build up after a few days of regular use. I’m very happy with how well these work and the cost per use.”
One customer did say they had “mixed feelings“: “Wasn’t sure if this would do the trick and unfortunately it didn’t work for me. I followed the directions to a T and it didn’t help. I clean my sink often so I was hoping it would get in all the areas I couldn’t reach. It may have, however it still smelled and now I’m going to try other things.”
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However, a final reviewer gushed, “Great product … I tried some competitors’ products which claim to do the same thing, but they fail to work as well as these Affresh brand tablets. Use as directed, they make a lot of foam and leave the disposal unit clean and fresh smelling. We like them so much we purchased Affresh products for our coffee maker, dishwasher, and washing machine.”
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Here are additional Affresh products to help make your house clean and fresh.
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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
