Call or Contact Ray today for a free estimate (513) 396-5300. Use your disposal sparingly for longer life and fewer drawn cleaning bills. Eventually, overuse of the disposal can contribute to drain clogs. Remember – It all has to run the course of your drain and sewer line. For most families the disposal replaces the garbage can for throwing food away. If all the above fail, you are ready for a new disposal my friend.Ĭlosing thought… In our house, we consider all items going down the disposal. The blades mean business and will have you on the way to the emergency room in seconds if the unit suddenly activates and your hand is within range. Power should be turned off at the breaker box for this. It is best to use long pliers or a magnetic tool to remove items from inside the disposal. Use extreme care if you notice something lodged in the blades. IMPORTANT: Never place your hand down through the rubber flange in the disposal. It can also help if you shine a flashlight into the disposal to see if there is anything visible that is lodged in the blades. Still nothing? Your final hope (Do this without attempting to turn the power on) is to place something long, like a broom handle down into the disposal and attempt to spin the blades manually. Put the key in place and turn it clockwise a few turns then counter-clockwise. In that hole is the female union for the hex key. Located at the center of the bottom of the unit (next to the red button) is a hole. If you can’t locate it but have a hex key set in your toolbox, that will work too. Hopefully it is in the cabinet under the disposal or in a drawer nearby. A large hex key (Allen wrench) came with your disposal when you first purchased it. Hums but no grind – This is most likely due to something being lodged in the blades.– turn it back on and try the disposal again. If so, and hopefully it is labeled with a likely name like appliances, kitchen, disposal, etc. Look at all switches to see if one is in the off position. Check breaker panel – Open the door to your home’s main circuit panel box.It shuts the unit of automatically when you’re doing something that doesn’t agree with it. Completely dead – On the bottom of the unit is a recessed red button.
One of them will probably get it gobbling again: Here are a couple of tips to try before you call your plumber to install a new garbage disposal. “Right when I needed you most!”Īs much as you think it has finally let you down for the last time, it most likely is not deceased. Think of all that food that goes down yours… You use it thousands of times, but when you flip the switch that one time and there is no sound, you can’t believe that it quit. Today’s garbage disposals can take a licking and keep on ticking. Thursday, July 30th, 2015 Garbage Disposal Repair – 3 tips to get it gobbling again. Residential Sewer Main Inspection Videos.
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