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Garbage disposal
We don't use our disposal, but I used to put ice cubes down it monthly just to
maintain it. Well, unfortunately, I have forgotten to do that for a few months & it has stopped working. What do I do now? When I turn the faucet on & flip the switch, nothing happens. |
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Garbage disposal
check the bottom of it. There is probably a reset button. Press it and see
if that reset the unit. David "KRusso6984" wrote in message ... We don't use our disposal, but I used to put ice cubes down it monthly just to maintain it. Well, unfortunately, I have forgotten to do that for a few months & it has stopped working. What do I do now? When I turn the faucet on & flip the switch, nothing happens. |
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Garbage disposal
check the bottom of it. There is probably a reset button. Press it and see
if that reset the unit. David "KRusso6984" wrote in message ... We don't use our disposal, but I used to put ice cubes down it monthly just to maintain it. Well, unfortunately, I have forgotten to do that for a few months & it has stopped working. What do I do now? When I turn the faucet on & flip the switch, nothing happens. |
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Garbage disposal
We don't use our disposal, but I used to put ice cubes down it monthly just
to maintain it. Well, unfortunately, I have forgotten to do that for a few months & it has stopped working. What do I do now? When I turn the faucet on & flip the switch, nothing happens. If it is humming and not running, then the blades are stuck. On the outside bottom of the unit, there should be a hex shapped socket that you can turn using a socket wrench. Do this back and forth until the blade turn free. It that does not work, try reaching your hand into the unit and feel around to see if you can find the obstruction (I once found a pop bottle cap was sedged in the blades). If that does not work, try turning the blade with something larger. I used a broom handle once. If there is no humming when you flip the switch, then it is either an electrical problem or the unit might be shot. |
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Garbage disposal
We don't use our disposal, but I used to put ice cubes down it monthly just
to maintain it. Well, unfortunately, I have forgotten to do that for a few months & it has stopped working. What do I do now? When I turn the faucet on & flip the switch, nothing happens. If it is humming and not running, then the blades are stuck. On the outside bottom of the unit, there should be a hex shapped socket that you can turn using a socket wrench. Do this back and forth until the blade turn free. It that does not work, try reaching your hand into the unit and feel around to see if you can find the obstruction (I once found a pop bottle cap was sedged in the blades). If that does not work, try turning the blade with something larger. I used a broom handle once. If there is no humming when you flip the switch, then it is either an electrical problem or the unit might be shot. |
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Garbage disposal
3rd eye wrote:
My disposal is not jammed. It spins freely. Yet the motor sounds as if there is a jamb. Never encountered anything like this before. Ideas? Time for a new one? does it work??? if not then maybe you can take it apart and see whats not letting it work.... if not then get a new one... |
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"3rd eye" wrote in message ... My disposal is not jammed. It spins freely. Yet the motor sounds as if there is a jamb. Never encountered anything like this before. Ideas? Time for a new one? Yes |
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"jim" wrote in message ... 3rd eye wrote: My disposal is not jammed. It spins freely. Yet the motor sounds as if there is a jamb. Never encountered anything like this before. Ideas? Time for a new one? does it work??? if not then maybe you can take it apart and see whats not letting it work.... if not then get a new one... May be the type of noise we've heard before that turned out to be due to some small stuff causing one of the hammer pivots to stick. Sets up a vibration. Poked it off with a knife. Also found that grinding a few small chicken bones would clean it out. |
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