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Food waste disposal:
This is often called a garberator, it is really not for garbage but is more for food waste control. Sometimes the disposal unit can all of a sudden quit - dead. Check turn on switch ( if yours has one ) make sure the house fuse did not open circuit. A common problem is if something got stuck or momentarily jammed the unit the safety breaker on the bottom of the unit may have tripped. Find the safety breaker on the bottom of the unit, push on the red button to reset the switch. If something hard like a small bone or something similar gets jammed in the cutting teeth, I disconnect the power, locate the bolt inside the food waste disposal. I use a couple of long socket extensions, with a socket and wrench....with the socket on the bolt in the middle, slowly turn it to help UN-jam the cutting teeth and plate. Reinstall the power and try the unit.
Many disposals have an Allen key bolt on the underneath part, in the middle. An Allen wrench, like this one, can be used to turn the unit manually to help un-jam what is caught inside. Reinstall power and try the unit.
Some foods that could make your disposal not work properly
Stringy things like corn husks, celery stalks, tea bag strings have a tenancy to "windup" around the beaters in the disposal and can stop them from working.
Garbage (Food Waste) Disposal Parts
Related Links:​jeff sr.
Food waste disposal:
This is often called a garberator, it is really not for garbage but is more for food waste control. Sometimes the disposal unit can all of a sudden quit - dead. Check turn on switch ( if yours has one ) make sure the house fuse did not open circuit. A common problem is if something got stuck or momentarily jammed the unit the safety breaker on the bottom of the unit may have tripped. Find the safety breaker on the bottom of the unit, push on the red button to reset the switch. If something hard like a small bone or something similar gets jammed in the cutting teeth, I disconnect the power, locate the bolt inside the food waste disposal. I use a couple of long socket extensions, with a socket and wrench....with the socket on the bolt in the middle, slowly turn it to help UN-jam the cutting teeth and plate. Reinstall the power and try the unit.
Many disposals have an Allen key bolt on the underneath part, in the middle. An Allen wrench, like this one, can be used to turn the unit manually to help un-jam what is caught inside. Reinstall power and try the unit.
Some foods that could make your disposal not work properly
Stringy things like corn husks, celery stalks, tea bag strings have a tenancy to "windup" around the beaters in the disposal and can stop them from working.
Garbage (Food Waste) Disposal Parts
Related Links:​jeff sr.