Help! First disposal quit working, but no problem with dishwasher.

They often force air down pipes which can cause the plumbing in your home to back up.

That said, it sounds like the problem could just be the disposal. Your disposal should have come with a small wrench that you can insert in the bottom to turn the blades inside. If the disposal is getting power but not moving the problem is probably there.

Did a glass get broken and fall in? That often caused problems.

Got the sink working again, and for the time being will ignore the disposal.

if so, that might be clogged

the pipes aren't clogged or leaking.

I bought a new one for about $70 and replaced it. I'm a hack at such stuff, so it took a couple of hours. A good handyman/woman can probably do it relatively inexpensively.

In a previous house, my disposal would turn on, but it wouldn't clear anything. I unhooked the pipes and cleared out a gross clog with a coat hanger. Worked perfectly until the next clog.


Good luck.

I rarely use the damn thing, but I’ve had a friend over recently.

To clear it, and it may need to be reset. I know if I haven’t run the disposal, the draining of my dishwasher can cause the water to back up into the sink (doesn’t get to the point of overflowing onto the floor, tho).

Here’s a YouTube showing the crank and reset, and clearing clogs:



Good luck!

Appreciate it!

If none of that helps, then I suspect there’s a problem further down the line, or maybe the vent stack thing? I hope that it doesn’t come to that.

🤞

They jam, clog, and take up valuable space under the kitchen sink. Personally, I’d disconnect it and call it a day.

That sounds like a good idea, not sure my skills could cope however.

He took the disposal out and cleaned it out.

BTW - replacing a disposal isn’t so easy. First, you need to make sure the replacement you get matches the configuration under the sink. Best if you can replace with the existing model.

A friend and I seem to have it sorted, for the time being at least.