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Household Hints & Help

Mersky

(4,980 posts)

4. There's a way to manually crank the disposal

Reply to Tipperary (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:50 AM

Mar 2020

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!

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Help! First disposal quit working, but no problem with dishwasher. [View all] Tipperary Mar 2020 OP

Call your local utility to see if they're doing work in the area. stopbush Mar 2020 #1

Yeah, it is getting power, I can hear the hum. Tipperary Mar 2020 #10

Then it's probably stuck. You need to get it to rotate, which you can do using that tool. stopbush Mar 2020 #11

I don't think so. Tipperary Mar 2020 #14

do you have an air gap? DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #2

No suggestions, but replacing a disposal is relatively cheap and not too difficult assuming Hoyt Mar 2020 #3

Thanks! Tipperary Mar 2020 #7

There's a way to manually crank the disposal Mersky Mar 2020 #4

Thanks! Tipperary Mar 2020 #5

Yw Mersky Mar 2020 #8

I hate garbage disposals. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #6

I have have never been a fan of them either. Tipperary Mar 2020 #9

I have a handy man who fixed mine for $20. It had glass jammed in it. stopbush Mar 2020 #12

Thanks again! Tipperary Mar 2020 #13