I get emails very often from people who have avoided expensive service calls on their garbage disposal by following the tips in this easy tutorial. Your garbage disposal can stop working at the most inopportune time. It seems like it has a built in timer so that it jams or does not turn on just after a big dinner you've hosted for family or friends.
But I'll show you how make the repairs you need quickly and possibly save $100 or more in a plumbing service call. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the most common garbage disposal repairs and also tell you how to avoid clogs and slow draining situations.
And get familiar with how the garbage disposal is constructed with Anatomy of a Garbage Disposal for a graphic overview of the disposal's components. And if it's your sink that's causing trouble, see Unclogging a Sink.
Comments
Wow! The information was very helpful! I was one step away from either calling a serviceman to fix our garbage disposal (had no idea even who to call) or buy a new disposal. Within 5 minutes of reading your troubleshooting info, the problem was fixed. Just needed to turn the flywheel thing on the bottom of the disposal with the wrench which, amazingly enough, was taped to the pipe next to the disposal under the sink. Thanks a million!