How to free a jammed garbage disposal
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- Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet , Authors, Dare to Repair
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Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet
Authors, Dare to Repair
Does your garbage disposal sound like a wood chipper? Resist the temptation to try to grind up whatever is obstructing it and watch Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, authors of the Dare to Repair books, as they show you how to free a jammed garbage disposal.
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How to free a jammed garbage disposal
- Whatever you do, resist the temptation to grind whatever is obstructing your garbage disposal.
- Turn off the electricity switch. Using tongs or needle-nose pliers and a flashlight, try to free whatever is jammed inside.
- If you can’t, go to your main service panel and turn off the electricity.
- Position yourself under the sink, take an Allen wrench and insert it into the garbage disposal base (inside the hole) and turn it clockwise and counterclockwise until you can go around in either direction; this means the object is dislodged.
- Once the object is dislodged, go back to your electrical service panel and turn the electricity back on.
- Go back to the garbage disposal base, press the reset button, turn on the water, and turn on the electricity switch. You should no longer hear an object lodged.
- To avoid future jams, avoid pits, peels, bones and grease down your garbage disposal.
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How to free a jammed garbage disposal
Tongs or needle-nose pliers
Flashlight
Allen wrench
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How to free a jammed garbage disposal
1 Comments - Excellent instruction on a simple issue that seemed so hard. Glad to save the money I would have spent on a plumber.
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