| Sometimes you may call a plumber to fix your faulty | | | | plugged in. |
| garbage disposal. Plumbers will charge a handsome | | | | In the situation that your garbage disposal stops |
| amount for fixing it. Especially on holidays, plumber | | | | working, firstly you need to check is the power plug |
| charges twice as much of the normal rates. But as a | | | | properly plugged into the socket. After that, check |
| matter of fact, normally you can fix them by | | | | the over load breaker which is normally located at |
| yourself. This article will help you in identifying and | | | | the bottom of the disposer. Press the reset button. |
| rectifying the problem with your garbage disposal. | | | | Even after that if your garbage disposal does not |
| First, here are few tips to use the garbage disposal | | | | start working then it means it is jammed or broken. |
| properly. Always put a small amount of food in the | | | | To open the jammed disposer, first of all, power off |
| disposer. Do not fully pack it with the stuff. When it | | | | the disposer and take out the plug from the socket |
| is grinding food don't pass hot water through it. | | | | for safety. After that you need a 1/4 hex wrench. |
| When it sounds normal it means the grinding process | | | | Insert the wrench at the port in the middle of the |
| is working fine. Then keep the water running through | | | | bottom of the garbage disposer. Turn the port 3 to |
| it for 20 more seconds. When leaving home for long | | | | 5 times in anti-clock wise direction then in the reverse |
| then run the water through it for at least 40 seconds | | | | direction for few times and it should do the trick. If |
| as there may be some food particles blocked in it. | | | | the problem is with your disposer's drain then remove |
| Last and most important is not to put your hand | | | | the drain pipe by losing its nuts and clean it with |
| inside it when the disposer is grinding or even if unit is | | | | some wire. |