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Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, and jack-o-lanterns. No matter your favorite way to consume pumpkins over the next three months, there's no denying the American obsession with this $143 million industry. With 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins produced in the United States every year, carving jack-o-lanterns has become a staple of most family Halloween traditions — and for good reason. It's messy, it's fun, and the kids love it.
What most people don't realize is that the jack-o-lantern aftermath can lead to a real horror show if it isn't disposed of properly. If you end up with a clogged sink or a wrecked garbage disposal this October, our drain cleaning services are a call away at (435) 260-5227.
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It's tempting to rinse pumpkin guts down the sink or run the pulp through your garbage disposal. After all, garbage disposals are built to handle food scraps — how bad could pumpkin be? Pretty bad, it turns out. Once pumpkin pulp dries, it hardens into an almost cement-like substance that coats the inside of your kitchen drain line. That buildup leads to clogged pipes, a ruined garbage disposal, and repair bills that will haunt you well past Halloween. The stringy fibers are especially problematic — they wrap around disposal blades and don't let go. Keep all pumpkin waste out of the sink and away from the disposal, full stop.
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Once your jack-o-lantern has done its job, resist the urge to scoop the remains into the sink. Toss the whole pumpkin in your compost bin or put it out with yard waste if your area allows it. Many cities and counties collect organic waste separately — check with Cedar City's waste services to see if that's an option where you live. Whatever you do, don't let it sit until it's soft and then try to run it through the disposal. Soft, wet pumpkin flesh is even more likely to coat the inside of your drain lines as it dries.
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If pumpkin pulp has already made it down your drain, skip the store-bought chemical drain cleaners. They rarely break down the kind of hardened, starchy blockage pumpkin leaves behind — and they can damage your pipes in the process. If you want to know more about why those products cause more problems than they solve, our post on the dangers of store-bought drain cleaning products is worth a read. A slow or stopped kitchen drain after Halloween usually means the blockage is already hardening. The sooner you call, the easier it is to clear.
Cedar City Plumbing and Drain Cleaning handles clogged kitchen drains, garbage disposal problems, and drain cleaning for homes across Iron County — same day when available, and 24-hour emergency service when it can't wait. If your sink stopped up this Halloween, call (435) 260-5227. We answer.
