The invention provides a leaching device for processing heavy metal in house refuse and sludge by using citric acid, comprising a pedestal (4), a leacheate collecting tank (7), and a frame (8), wherein the periphery of the frame is provided with straight form support rotating rods (3), the axial two end portions of the straight form support rotating rods support a transmission chain, a crawler type filter screen conveyer belt (2) is fixed on the chain, a stainless steel sludge reserve tank (1) is fixed above the crawler type filter screen conveyer belt, an atomization spray system (6) is arranged above the stainless steel sludge reserve tank, and a set of filter screen cleaning devices (13) are arranged below the crawler type filter screen conveyer belt and above the leacheate collecting tank. The leaching device disclosed herein can continuously work, has large handling capacity, convenient maintenance, and low maintenance cost. The leaching device adopts bilayer rollers to drive and has no damage to the crawler type filter screen conveyer belt, thus multi-protection is realized, and the service life of the crawler type filter screen conveyer belt is prolonged.