Is your garbage disposal is broken or having a problem? Not to worry. There are some basic troubleshooting tips for and for your garbage disposal repair and some garbage disposal reviews before you call the repairman and spend your money on him.
Remember one thing, in compare with your other kitchen appliances the garbage disposal is easier to fix. Garbage disposals have blades in them though the blades are made for doing their work efficiently, they will become dull over time. So do not listen to people who says that some bones or glasses sharpen the blades. Another thing is if you can’t even leave or drain vegetable type foods also in the disposal. Even if you have to do this, you need to make sure that you are using hot water afterward flush out the grease.
Garbage disposal are made for rough use and get abused but if you follow some general tips or simple tips your garbage disposal won’t get hurt. As I said, you need to follow some general tips so first thing first when your garbage disposal is not working check the electrical connection, check if the disposal is plugged in properly in the electric line. Next what you have to do is reset your garbage disposal, and how do you do that, easy, just press the reset button (generally the reset button is Red in color and placed on the bottom of the device) if the button is not pushed in. Remember you also have to check if the circuit breaker is working properly.
Clogging the garbage disposal is a normal thing. It’s a common problem of garbage disposal. If your garbage disposal got clogged, you might find some things that not belong in the drain. If you find anything like that, then you have to clean it up. Some garbage disposals have a unclog key on them. Turn the key in both directions and it will banish anything that is causing the problem.
We cook many kinds of foods or use many kinds of foods every day, including vegetables, chicken, fruits, etc. Some people leave the vegetable skins, chicken bones, fruit skins or kitchen utensils in the disposal, which jam the disposal. So the result is, it’s stop working properly. In that case, you have to clear the jam. Before clear the jam, you have to know what kind of disposal you are using. Some disposals have a hole and some disposals don’t have any. So first you have to know what type your one is. You can take any experts tips in this case.
Another common type of problem is leaks. Leaks may occur for many reasons. Faulty drain connection is one reason. Faulty drain connection may leak the drain pipe. If you find any leak in the drain pipe, you have to fix it immediately. What you can do is install a new rubber gasket. Another reason for leakage could loosen off the sink flange. If the sink flange is not tight, enough you have tightened the sink flange.
I hope you like the tips. If you can take care of you garbage disposal properly, it may last for 25 years. Understanding how to repair your garbage disposal you can keep tour kitchen neat and clean.
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