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Step 1
Use a garbage disposal without water only if you like clogged plumbing and a damaged appliance. Garbage disposals are usually electric (some are powered only by water) and they mount under your kitchen sink. This little appliance rests between your sink drain and your plumbing lines that carry water out of your kitchen. Plumbers agree that using a garbage disposal without water is unadvisable.
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Step 2
Run your garbage disposal without hot water. Cold water is advised because hot water melts fat and grease that may wash down with your food scraps. Later on down the plumbing lines, that same fat gets re-solidified. This solid chunk of fat gets trapped in your plumbing lines and causes major backups. You may end up having to call a plumber to get your water (and garbage disposal waste) running freely again.
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Step 3
Buy new blades often if you use a garbage disposal without water. Running water helps protect the blades on the garbage disposal. Cold water also helps keep the motor from overheating.
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Step 4
Be prepared to call a plumber if you run the garbage disposal without water. Water prevents food waste build-up that jams your garbage disposal and clogs your drain pipes. If you use a garbage disposal without water, the shredded food scraps won't flow freely down the disposal. They clump up and clog the system. Running cold water is what keeps the food scraps flowing efficiently into the disposal blades so blades chop them properly. Then water sends waste smoothly on its way out of the disposal and down through your plumbing pipes.
