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Default Garbage disposal jams repeatedly

In article , Jonathan Sachs wrote:
A good friend of mine is having this problem. The disposal unit
behaved itself nicely for about six months; now it's jamming. She can
clear it, but it quickly jams again.

Any ideas? I know how to unjam a disposal unit with a wrench, but I
don't know what to do if it jams again, over and over.


I think you need to ask about her standard operating procedure.

1. What is she putting into the disposal?

2. When does she put it in there? Maybe she's filling the
disposal unit and *then* powering it on, versus powering
it on and then slowly feeding the stuff. That'll do it!

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