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Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Garbage Disposal Problem
 

On Sep 12, 6:25*pm, EJ Willson wrote:
Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Is the unit an In-Sink-Erator with the hex port in the bottom?

I once worked on a unit that I could turn with the bottom wrench but
would still "hum"

I kept turning it with the wrench (both directions).......finally it
ran...noisily, because there was a tiny chunk of something in the
grinding chamber.
I let it run for a long time until it cleared. The item was too small
to see.

cheers
Bob

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On Sep 12, 8:25*pm, EJ Willson wrote:
Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Had one like that and turned out the starting windings in the motor
were kaput. Cheaper to simply slide in a new unit. If the starter
windings are good, the motor may start up if you can spin it fast
enough while energized. That could dislodge some crud in the starter
switch part to permit to operate a while longer.

joe

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"Joe" wrote in message
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On Sep 12, 8:25 pm, EJ Willson wrote:
Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Had them that I THOUGHT were turning, but there was definitely something in
there. I'd turn it backwards, and it would unjam, then turn it on, and it
would jam in an instant. Take a flashlight and some long forceps and look
in there. If there is DEFINITELY POSITIVELY nothing in there, and the reset
button is punched, and you get a hum, time to change it. 8 years is about
the lifespan of a good disposal.

Kinda makes one find a reason to go out and buy one of those little
endoscope cameras ...........

Steve

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On Sep 13, 3:45*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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On Sep 12, 8:25 pm, EJ Willson wrote:

Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Had them that I THOUGHT were turning, but there was definitely something in
there. *I'd turn it backwards, and it would unjam, then turn it on, and it
would jam in an instant. *Take a flashlight and some long forceps and look
in there. *If there is DEFINITELY POSITIVELY nothing in there, and the reset
button is punched, and you get a hum, time to change it. *8 years is about
the lifespan of a good disposal.

Kinda makes one find a reason to go out and buy one of those little
endoscope cameras ...........

Steve

I had a similar problem. Hum. Able to loosen the hex, but then it
would jam again.

I removed the unit and disassembled it. I found there was a nickel
wedged on edge between the spinning plate and the wall of the disposal.

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"Grip" wrote in message
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On Sep 13, 3:45 pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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On Sep 12, 8:25 pm, EJ Willson wrote:

Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Had them that I THOUGHT were turning, but there was definitely something
in
there. I'd turn it backwards, and it would unjam, then turn it on, and it
would jam in an instant. Take a flashlight and some long forceps and look
in there. If there is DEFINITELY POSITIVELY nothing in there, and the
reset
button is punched, and you get a hum, time to change it. 8 years is about
the lifespan of a good disposal.

Kinda makes one find a reason to go out and buy one of those little
endoscope cameras ...........

Steve

I had a similar problem. Hum. Able to loosen the hex, but then it
would jam again.

I removed the unit and disassembled it. I found there was a nickel
wedged on edge between the spinning plate and the wall of the disposal.

I have found several coins in there, dimes being just the right size to get
under the paddles. A good flashlight, and a good inspection can find lots
of small things, like bits of clear glass, which are almost invisible. My
fingers are just the right length that I can put them down there and turn
the plate and find "stuff". It's easy to know when you find glass.

Steve

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SteveB wrote:
"Grip" wrote in message
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On Sep 13, 3:45 pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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On Sep 12, 8:25 pm, EJ Willson wrote:

Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?
Thanks,
EJ in NJ
Had them that I THOUGHT were turning, but there was definitely something
in
there. I'd turn it backwards, and it would unjam, then turn it on, and it
would jam in an instant. Take a flashlight and some long forceps and look
in there. If there is DEFINITELY POSITIVELY nothing in there, and the
reset
button is punched, and you get a hum, time to change it. 8 years is about
the lifespan of a good disposal.

Kinda makes one find a reason to go out and buy one of those little
endoscope cameras ...........

Steve

I had a similar problem. Hum. Able to loosen the hex, but then it
would jam again.

I removed the unit and disassembled it. I found there was a nickel
wedged on edge between the spinning plate and the wall of the disposal.

I have found several coins in there, dimes being just the right size to get
under the paddles. A good flashlight, and a good inspection can find lots
of small things, like bits of clear glass, which are almost invisible. My
fingers are just the right length that I can put them down there and turn
the plate and find "stuff". It's easy to know when you find glass.

Steve


I took it apart and it would start by hand spinning it. It would not
start on its own. Bought a new unit and replaced it.

Thanks for everyones comments.

EJ in NJ

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On Sep 13, 8:26*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Grip" wrote in message

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On Sep 13, 3:45 pm, "SteveB" wrote:



"Joe" wrote in message

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On Sep 12, 8:25 pm, EJ Willson wrote:

Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it
stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not
rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand. Anybody have
any thoughts as to what is wrong?

Thanks,

EJ in NJ

Had them that I THOUGHT were turning, but there was definitely something
in
there. I'd turn it backwards, and it would unjam, then turn it on, and it
would jam in an instant. Take a flashlight and some long forceps and look
in there. If there is DEFINITELY POSITIVELY nothing in there, and the
reset
button is punched, and you get a hum, time to change it. 8 years is about
the lifespan of a good disposal.

Kinda makes one find a reason to go out and buy one of those little
endoscope cameras ...........

Steve

I had a similar problem. *Hum. *Able to loosen the hex, but then it
would jam again.

I removed the unit and disassembled it. *I found there was a nickel
wedged on edge between the spinning plate and the wall of the disposal.

I have found several coins in there, dimes being just the right size to get
under the paddles. *A good flashlight, and a good inspection can find lots
of small things, like bits of clear glass, which are almost invisible. *My
fingers are just the right length that I can put them down there and turn
the plate and find "stuff". *It's easy to know when you find glass.

Steve

Other than kids - who should only have to be told *once* - how do
coins end up in the disposer?

You found a nickel one time, you've found "coins" other times. You
even know which coins fit where.

Just what are you eating at your house?

Garbage Disposal Problem
 

"EJ Willson" wrote

I took it apart and it would start by hand spinning it. It would not start
on its own. Bought a new unit and replaced it.

Thanks for everyones comments.

EJ in NJ

After eight years of service to the family, it would be appropriate to bury
it in the back yard with a little marker. ;-) Hope you replaced it with a
decent one, or you'll be redoing it in four years. Eight years is a long
time to last, and it musta been a good disposal.

Steve