Garbage Disposal tripping mains
 

Okay, I'm not up to speed on everything about this (the hubby is, but
he's not able to type right now). Our disposal, an In Sink Erator Model
55, is tripping our earth ground in the house when we turn it on. Only
started yesterday, worked fine up to that point. It's 3.5 years old
(hmmm..warranty for 3....). When it trips the earth ground, all the
sockets in the house go off, and some of the overhead lights.

Now, the electician we got to do the re-wiring SUCKED. Horrible. I
plug one thing into a circuit and it blows the house. But the disposal
hasn't been a problem before.

The disposal also looks like it has been leaking a little...the bottom
of it is wet (not dripping), and when I pushed the reset button (it did
nothing), my finger was wet with about 2 drops of water.

It does turn on, run for about 1.5 seconds, then the power blows.

Anything we should look for? To get an electrician here is about a 2
week wait, this time of year. The plumber is a write off at this point,
since he's so busy...we're going to book him for June for some minor
stuff, so that we can get him

Thanks for any ideas...

E

--
It's Tis Herself

Garbage Disposal tripping mains
 

The disposal also looks like it has been leaking a little...the bottom
of it is wet (not dripping), and when I pushed the reset button (it did
nothing), my finger was wet with about 2 drops of water.

If there is moisture in the reset switch,
it sounds as if there is a seal that has gone.

An electrician probably wont be able to do anything,
as it sounds as if the unit is faulty,
and the breakers are dong their job!

If you don't feel up to taking the thing apart,
then you may be able to get it serviced somewhere...

Sparks...

Garbage Disposal tripping mains
 

You could just think about replacing it - we did this when ours went and it
wasn't a very difficult task - the new one just clipped into the brackets
under the sink that the old one came out of.

Harry
"Sparks" wrote in message
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The disposal also looks like it has been leaking a little...the bottom
of it is wet (not dripping), and when I pushed the reset button (it did
nothing), my finger was wet with about 2 drops of water.

If there is moisture in the reset switch,
it sounds as if there is a seal that has gone.

An electrician probably wont be able to do anything,
as it sounds as if the unit is faulty,
and the breakers are dong their job!

If you don't feel up to taking the thing apart,
then you may be able to get it serviced somewhere...

Sparks...