| Almost Every Garbage Disposal Clogs Up At Some | | | | insert an "Allen Wrench" into the end of |
| Point | | | | the shaft and turn the shaft by hand to get it |
| Garbage disposals can be a helpful tool in your | | | | spinning again. Sometimes the wrench is included with |
| kitchen if used properly. They make cleaning up after | | | | the disposal. If not, a standard "Allen" |
| dinner and rinsing dishes off a snap. But they all have | | | | wrench will do the trick. |
| a tendency to get clogged upif a few basic rules | | | | How To Unclog A Garbage Disposal With A Wrench |
| aren't followed. | | | | Make sure the power switch is off before trying the |
| The Best Garbage Disposal | | | | next step! If you're not sure or if you have an air |
| People often ask what is the best garbage disposal | | | | switch, turn off the breaker that feeds the disposal. |
| to get to avoid these problems. Without going into a | | | | Turn the water on and insert the wrench into the |
| full blown garbage disposal review, my | | | | hole for the shaft in the bottom of the disposal. This |
| recommendation is to choose a model with as much | | | | hole should be in the center of the bottom of the |
| horsepower as your budget allows. And make sure | | | | garbage disposal. Now rotate the wrench back and |
| the model you pick has a way to free things up | | | | forth a few times until you can turn the shaft all the |
| manually if it gets jammed. | | | | way around easily. |
| | | | What If There's No Wrench Hole? |
| It Makes A Difference How You Use It | | | | If the disposal has no hole for a wrench at the |
| No matter whatkind of garbage disposal you have, | | | | bottom you can always try using a broomstick. Take |
| how you use it has more to do with keeping it | | | | about a 2 foot long piece of broom stick, stick it in |
| working properly than what brand or model it is. Even | | | | the top of the disposal and try to rotate the grinding |
| the best garbage disposal clogs up sometimes, | | | | head while pushing down. While this doesn't usually |
| especially if it gets a lot of heavy use. | | | | work nearly as well as the wrench method, on some |
| | | | garbage disposals it's your only choice. |
| You ShouldAlways Turn The Faucet On First | | | | I Thought I Left My Rings On The Sink |
| So how should you use a garbage disposal? First of | | | | Once you've got the shaft turning, turn the switch |
| all, always run water in the sink when you are using | | | | back on. The disposal should drain now. If not, or if |
| your garbage disposal and leave the water running | | | | you weren't able to get the shaft unstuck,there may |
| several seconds after you turn the disposal off. | | | | be some sort of foreign object ( hopefully not a |
| Remember, everything that you put through the | | | | diamond ring) causing the jam. Making sure the switch |
| garbage disposal goes directly into your drainage | | | | is off, look down inside the disposal. It will probably |
| piping so make sure you use enough water to wash | | | | help to use a flashlight. If you can see anything inside, |
| it down the pipes. | | | | try to remove it with a pair of needle nose pliers. |
| Easy Does It | | | | The Final Solution |
| The second rule is that you probably shouldn't try to | | | | If you can tell there is something inside but can't get |
| put too much of food through the disposal. I've seen | | | | it with the pliers it may re wire removing the disposal. |
| garbage disposal clogs created by someone trying to | | | | If the shaft won't turn at all, then the next step is |
| grind what looked like whole carrots. All of the drain | | | | learning how to unclog a garbage disposal. |
| piping under the sink was packed with grated carrot. | | | | Removing A Garbage Disposal |
| Asking For Problems | | | | The trick to removing a garbage disposal is taking |
| It is certainly inviting to just dump everything into the | | | | your time. The drain fitting usually attaches on the |
| garbage disposal and flip the switch, but that is asking | | | | side with a clamp that just needs to be unfastened, |
| for trouble. I actually know of one case where | | | | so take this apart first. If the sink bowl is backed up |
| someone was dropping eggshells down his disposal. | | | | and full of water make sure you have a container |
| He must have eaten a lot of eggs because the | | | | ready to catch the water. |
| ground up shells coated the inside of his 3" | | | | Disconnect It From The Sink |
| drain pipe and finally stopped it up completely. The | | | | Once the drain is undone remove the mounting |
| whole drain pipe wound up having to be replaced. | | | | assembly that connects the disposal to the sink. This |
| Put The Big Pieces Somewhere Else | | | | will be either a big nut, a bracket held in place with |
| Hopefully that story reinforces why you should be | | | | screws or, on Insinkerator disposals, a clamp ring that |
| careful how you use your garbage disposal. Put | | | | twists down. Once the bracket is loose you should |
| bigger portions of food in either the garbage can or a | | | | be able to remove the disposal from the sink, take |
| compost pile and use the disposal for the small stuff | | | | the rubber splash shield off and look inside. |
| that would otherwise get rinsed down the drain. Your | | | | Remove Whatever Is Jamming The Blades And Put |
| drain pipes will thank you. | | | | Everything Back Together |
| Garbage Disposal Clogs | | | | Now you can get whatever is jamming the blades |
| Sometimes no matter how careful you are the | | | | out and then, before you put everything back |
| garbage disposal clogs up anyway. No problem,it's | | | | together, turn the switch on for a minute and make |
| pretty easy to learn how to unclog a garbage | | | | sure the blade spins now. If everything works, put it |
| disposal. There are just a few basic steps to follow. | | | | all back together. Be careful and get all of the seals |
| Does The Motor Need To Be Reset? | | | | back like they were and then run some water |
| First, find out if the motor is locked up. If you turn | | | | through and check for leaks. Try the switch once or |
| on the switch and the disposal just hums, it is most | | | | twice to make sure it works and clean up your mess. |
| likelylocked up. If you leave the switch onthis usually | | | | That's How East It Is To Unclog A Garbage Disposal |
| results in the motor cutting off, so many garbage | | | | You now know how to unclog a garbage disposal. If |
| disposals have a reset button (usually on the | | | | your garbage disposal is working fine right now you |
| bottom). Turn the switch off, wait several seconds | | | | may be thinking "so what?". The odds |
| and push the reset button. | | | | are that one day you will need this information. When |
| Find For The Wrench Hole | | | | the time comes to fix your garbage disposal, review |
| The next step is to unjam the disposal. Most garbage | | | | this article and it will be a breeze. |
| disposals have a place in the bottom where you can | | | | |