Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

"Norm" wrote in message
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Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

They come with an allen wrench shaped sort of like a crank. These tools
usually get tossed in the kitchen junk drawer and years later, nobody can
identify what the thing is for. You put the wrench into a socket on the
bottom of the disposal and crank in whatever direction helps to free the
thing. Have you tried this? And, if you reach into the disposal, are all the
pivoting hammers free to move, or is there something wedged in there?

Norm wrote:
Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Did you get too much food stuck in it? Put an allen wrench in the
bottom of the shaft and use that to get it turning again.

Ken

"Norm" wrote in message
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Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Maybe you've tried this already.

All the disposals I've had come with a allen wrench. You can access the
rotor from inside the sink cabinet and try with the appropriate size allen
wrench to break it loose. It has worked for me on more than one occasion.

Yes tried everything that was said. in fact I bent the wrench a bit.
nothing on the top is wedged in the cutting arms. any other ideas?
Norm Thanks

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:01:50 -0500, Norm
wrote:

Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Norm writes:

Yes tried everything that was said. in fact I bent the wrench a bit.
nothing on the top is wedged in the cutting arms. any other ideas?
Norm Thanks

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:01:50 -0500, Norm
wrote:

Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Stick your hand in, feel around the outside edge for something
wedged into the gap.

Still no good? Check your warantee.

Expired? Time for new one.

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:01:50 -0500, Norm
wrote:

Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Besides allen wrenches, did you check for a reset switch? I know that
sounds too simple, but mine "froze" once & all it took was a push on
the button. I was delighted. I hate replacing plumbing fixtures.

Don S

"Norm" wrote in message
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Yes tried everything that was said. in fact I bent the wrench a bit.
nothing on the top is wedged in the cutting arms. any other ideas?
Norm Thanks

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:01:50 -0500, Norm
wrote:

Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

Does the inside assembly spin at all if you help it by hand?

All the advice above is in line with my experience. Mine has frozen up
a couple of times over the years and the wrench did the job. With mine
I had to work the wrench back and forth a bit, then hit the reset
button. If there is a reset button and you don't use it, of course the
wrench by itself will not get it running again. Do try these things in
various order (really trial and error) as that is what it took for me.
I also got in there with my hand and carefull removed everything I
could find. One time some broken glass was the culprit.

"Norm" wrote in message
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Yes tried everything that was said. in fact I bent the wrench a bit.
nothing on the top is wedged in the cutting arms. any other ideas?
Norm Thanks

What you mean is nothing VISIBLE is wedged. Could be a piece of something
that got down the side and has it so jammed, but it is not seen from the
top. BTDT.

What I can tell you is that brute force will not fix it. You may get lucky
with a gentle rocking of the wrench back and forth. If it moves at all,
they you may find the culprit down on the side of the base plate.

Norm wrote:
Yes tried everything that was said. in fact I bent the wrench a bit.
nothing on the top is wedged in the cutting arms. any other ideas?
Norm Thanks

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:01:50 -0500, Norm
wrote:


Insink erator has frozen and cannot be budged. Is there any ways of
getting it unfrozen that people have experienced? I need help. thanks
Norm

It will free up when they crush it at the recycle
place. Time to buy a new one. Even if you freed
it, the motor and bearings are probably a mess.