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A popular plumbing service call involves garbage disposals. One of the most misused appliances in the home. Not many people realize that garbage disposals are designed to handle light food residue that is rinsed from plates and utensils before they go into the dishwasher.
You can overwhelm disposals with large quantities of food and debris by clogging the kitchen sink drain. We know that preparing a big meal and having your disposal clog is frustrating but Alright Plumbing will repair or replace broken disposers and get you "alright" again.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are the two most popular days for garbage disposal jams and kitchen sink clogs. It is true that "too many cooks...
Problem:
Garbage disposer hums but won't work.
Solution:
Press the reset button located on the bottom of the disposer. If this doesn't work, turn off the power switch and shine a flashlight into the drain. Look for a foreign object such as a coin, plastic bread tie or staple. Remove the item with pliers or a grasping tool. DO NOT put your hand inside a disposer. Your disposer may have a hex key jam clearing tool. Look for it under the sink or taped to the disposer. Check for a slot at the bottom of the disposer where the tool can be inserted and turned back and forth to clear the jam.
You can overwhelm disposals with large quantities of food and debris by clogging the kitchen sink drain. We know that preparing a big meal and having your disposal clog is frustrating but Alright Plumbing will repair or replace broken disposers and get you "alright" again.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are the two most popular days for garbage disposal jams and kitchen sink clogs. It is true that "too many cooks...
Problem:
Garbage disposer hums but won't work.
Solution:
Press the reset button located on the bottom of the disposer. If this doesn't work, turn off the power switch and shine a flashlight into the drain. Look for a foreign object such as a coin, plastic bread tie or staple. Remove the item with pliers or a grasping tool. DO NOT put your hand inside a disposer. Your disposer may have a hex key jam clearing tool. Look for it under the sink or taped to the disposer. Check for a slot at the bottom of the disposer where the tool can be inserted and turned back and forth to clear the jam.
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Garbage Disposal Jams
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