garbage disposal locked up?

[grove rat]

when you filp the switch all you hear is a humm from the motor. i got underneath it and after unplugging it i tried to turn it with the little key(pretty much just an allen wrench). i turned it hard enough to where it started moving the adapter where it connects to the sink so i stopped. i tried turning the other way but it still would not budge. are they pretty easy to take apart? i'm guessing something got in there and jammed it all up.

thanks

[Da Prez]

do you try the reset button?

[grove rat]

do you try the reset button?

yup...the motor is trying to spin but i think something has it jammed. i might bring it up here to work on saturday and try to take it apart. just not sure how hard it is to do...

[JP135]

Not much to em. There's a real coarse threaded ring at the top. Once you get that off, you'll see the spindle that holds the blades on. Take that loose and whatever's got it jammed will probably fall out.

[bard]

Shoving a wooden broom handle or stick through the opening up top and twisting with it might give you the leverage you need to get it to break free without turning the whole unit.

<- laughing at the whole reset button comment. Hello! It makes noise?? :p

[Juscruzn]

There's allen head bolt on the bottom (under the sink), use it to free it. I have to do my every now and then because it is so rusted from using bleach to clen my white POS sink.

[Da Prez]

<- laughing at the whole reset button comment. Hello! It makes noise?? :p

i know it sounds like a stupid question, but you dont know mike like i do... :p

[Blue90LXSupercharged]

[QUOTE=bard]Shoving a wooden broom handle or stick through the opening up top and twisting with it might give you the leverage you need to get it to break free without turning the whole unit.

Yes try the broom handle trick. It works!

[propellerhead]

I never tried the broom handle approach but I've used a long screwdriver to force the thing to turn. Sometimes a seed or a bone fragment will get lodged in there and you just have to turn that thing with force to bust it free.

[slix 86]

There's allen head bolt on the bottom (under the sink), use it to free it. I have to do my every now and then because it is so rusted from using bleach to clen my white POS sink.

x2...my garbage disposal likes to lock up if I'm out of town or don't use it for a few weeks...just free it up with an allen wrench

[grove rat]

i tried the allen wrench on the bottom and it will not budge. i'll try the brrom handle and if that does not do it then i'll try taking it apart

[Vertnut]

i tried the allen wrench on the bottom and it will not budge. i'll try the brrom handle and if that does not do it then i'll try taking it apart
It's easy to remove, and then you can actually see the inside of it.90% of the time, something is jammed it there.

[coors2003]

broomstick FTW i used to have to do that trick all the time when i did apt maint

[Phat-Stang]

Shoving a wooden broom handle or stick through the opening up top and twisting with it might give you the leverage you need to get it to break free without turning the whole unit.

This worked for me the other day....

[Shorty]

I had a pebble jam mine up one time. Had to knock the shit out of the thing with a screwdriver to get it loose.

[Chili]

I have always used a broomhandle and it has always worked..

[Wario]

FYI You can buy an new one at home depot for around 50 bucks. The stink that comes from a disposer is enough to keep me from ever fucking with fixing them. :o

[talisman]

FYI You can buy an new one at home depot for around 50 bucks. The stink that comes from a disposer is enough to keep me from ever fucking with fixing them. :o


No kidding. One of the worst things I've ever smelled in my life when I took out the old disposal at the condo.

[Big Dad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XZMC1M9o04

[Fox466]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...

[91lxcoupe28]

I've always used a large prybar to dislodge the blades... here's a good writeup on cleaning them.

http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106826

[grove rat]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...

been there...done that

[talisman]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...



Already have. Big no thanks on that, too.

[BradsBlue90]

Broom handle worked for me just yesterday.

[Chili]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...

No biggie.. Just stuff a rag in the pipe and it holds the smells back :)

[Barbie]

I have a new disposal to replace the old one that doesn't work anymore, can I install it myself? can someone tell me what I would need and how difficult it would be

[Sgt Beavis]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...

I've done that several times. In fact I'll be doing that today. :(

I'm laying new tile in the bathroom...

[02gtpony]

You guys need to do a wax ring if you're whining about a disposal...
try using a snake to unclog the toilet now thats nasty

[bard]

I have a new disposal to replace the old one that doesn't work anymore, can I install it myself? can someone tell me what I would need and how difficult it would be

Very easy. http://www.easy2diy.com/cm/easy/diy_ht_3d_index.asp?page_id=35743512

[SSMAN]

[QUOTE=bard]Shoving a wooden broom handle or stick through the opening up top and twisting with it might give you the leverage you need to get it to break free without turning the whole unit.

Yes try the broom handle trick. It works!


Exactly how you unlock a jammed disposal. Just becareful because some times you might loosen a pipe underneath and have a leak so check it before turning the water on for any period of time.

[BlackSnake1996]

Shoving a wooden broom handle or stick through the opening up top and twisting with it might give you the leverage you need to get it to break free without turning the whole unit.

<- laughing at the whole reset button comment. Hello! It makes noise?? :p
X2

[paul_376]

disposal at our house had been locked up for weeks...
once I read this and stuck the broom in the hole and its working fine now..
thanks guys

[blkscorpion80]

mine was stuck today. All you have to do is stick and allen in there and get jiggy wi it! :D