Re: Garbage Disposal-- Broken?


"Senin" <senin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I hope I didn't totally blow up my garbage disposal.

I was washing dishes and turned on the disposal. I heard that aweful
grind which we all know as something in there that doesn't belong. I
immediately turned it off. It wouldn't turn on again.

After waiting and finding the red switch, I turned it on again. A low
quite humming sound- not the normal sound. Does it sound like I blew
up the motor?


Do this in the following order.

1. Take a flashlight and look through the fingered opening. Use forceps or
slender fingers to see if you can find what is in there.

2. If that doesn't work, take the hex wrench that came with it and go in
the cabinet under the bottom and try to work it loose with the wrench.
You'll still have to look down from the top to see what's stuck in there.

3. If and after you remove the problem particle, push the red button on the
bottom to make sure it's in.

4. Run water and turn on the switch.

5. If it runs, ok. If not, and it hums, there's still something lodged in
there, and you have to repeat the steps and remove it.

Steve


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