GROVER wrote:
Insinkerator waste disposer( 1/2 horse Emerson Elec.) drips when dish
washer runs or when faucet is turned on. Connecting pipe from dish
washer and pipe to drain are both dry. Dripping seems to come from the
bottom where the power cord exits the unit.

Do these units develope internal leaks? Any similar experiences out
there?

Joe G

Most likely the shaft seal located just below the "grinder disk" has
worn out.

Not really worth bothering to fix, given the relatively low cost of a
new unit.

Though, I did have an Insinkerator start dripping externally when the
upper black plastic housing developed a crack on one side last year. I
covered that crack with silicon calk which stopped the leak until I had
time to buy a new one and install it.

Jeff

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