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re: Garbage disposal is making a humming noise and not turning
Posted on 8/15/15 at 9:46 am to Tornado Alley
Posted on 8/15/15 at 9:46 am to Tornado Alley
Don't stick your hand in there unless you want to be Luke skywalker
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Posted on 8/15/15 at 10:03 am to Tornado Alley
Your chain hang low
Posted on 8/15/15 at 10:26 am to Schwartz
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Stick your finger in it while it's turned on and try to free the blade.
That will guarantee it starts working.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 10:36 am to 4LSU2
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hardest thing about changing out a garbage disposal is holding the new unit up and securing it to the flange of the sink
You can position your body so that the unit sits on top of your knee to hold it up while making the connection.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 10:39 am to Tornado Alley
Go get yourself a Badger5
Posted on 8/15/15 at 12:41 pm to Tornado Alley
If it's making the humming noise, then the red button isn't necessary yet. However, it will be if you run it while it is stuck for very long.
Did it spin pretty freely when you used an allen key to turn it at the bottom? If not, keep spinning that joker while you run water into the sink.
Buy a new one if it doesn't start working.
Did it spin pretty freely when you used an allen key to turn it at the bottom? If not, keep spinning that joker while you run water into the sink.
Buy a new one if it doesn't start working.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 1:08 pm to Tornado Alley
try this trick with a broom handle. LINK
Posted on 8/15/15 at 1:13 pm to Tornado Alley
Taken an Allen wrench ( is that even how you spell it?) and put it in the hole at the bottom. Turn it a few times until it jiggles freely back and forth. Last place I worked I had to fix disposals bc the maintenance guy refused to try my method, and his method did not work
Posted on 8/15/15 at 2:40 pm to Tornado Alley
Likely something lodged between the wall and the wheel. Look inside with a flashlight to see if you can find it. If not drop the thing and you will be able to find and remove it easily.
If there is nothing inside then go get a new one. Pretty easy to install even if you are slightly handy. Use YouTube to help you.
If there is nothing inside then go get a new one. Pretty easy to install even if you are slightly handy. Use YouTube to help you.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 3:36 pm to Tornado Alley
Mine came from Lowes. It has a red reset button like others have mentioned. Mine also has a tool attached to the side that looks like a weird wrench. It allows me to manually move the "teeth" backwards. I had to use it once when I replaced a light fixture and unknowingly dropped a sheet metal screw into the disposer. When we ran it the screw got stuck. The tool allowed me to unlock it.
Works fine now.
Works fine now.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:04 pm to alphaandomega
This thread motivated me to replace my disposal. Pretty easy job and my new one is quiet as a mouse.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:27 pm to Trout Bandit
Either everybody in this thread is retarded or I'm the only one here that has a spot on the bottom of the disposal that an Allen wrench fits into. Stick it in, turn it back forth a few times, and presto!
This post was edited on 8/15/15 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 8/15/15 at 5:16 pm to Schmelly
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Either everybody in this thread is retarded or I'm the only one here that has a spot on the bottom of the disposal that an Allen wrench fits into. Stick it in, turn it back forth a few times, and presto! This post was edited on 8/15 at 4:28 pm
No just you and your lack of reading comprehension. Horse girl a couple posts above mentioned it and others were providing additional troubleshooting.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 5:37 pm to Tornado Alley
It's happened to me twice. Once I had to hit reset button. Had to replace second time around.
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