Garbage disposals are unsung heroes of modern engineering.

This is why it’s always best to toss leftover pasta in your kitchen trash can.

But what if you’ve already put one too many rigatoni dishes down the disposal?

Pasta

it’s possible for you to turn on the hot water and let that run for several minutes.

Once it starts draining freely and quickly, you’ll know the mixture has worked.

Then, run hot water again to see if the clog has shifted.

Pasta being discarded in a rubbish bin

It may be time to call a plumber before things get even worse.