6 Reasons Disposal Leaks From Bottom (Causes & Fix), Garbage Disposal Comprehensive Guide Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Found a leak coming from your garbage disposal? If your disposal is leaking, it’s important to fix it quickly. In this most comprehensive guide, we’ll tell you how to know if your garbage disposal is leaking, possible causes and, of course, ways to fix it. If you notice bad smells or dampness in the cupboard where your garbage disposal is, or if you see a puddle or water dripping out the cupboard onto the kitchen floor, you should listen for leaks or use your hands to feel for wetness at the locations shown in this video. Be aware that the leak may have come from the top and dripped to the bottom (the video demonstrates leaks from the reset button at the bottom), so make sure to check exactly where the leak comes from, including:
1. leaks from between the sink & flange
2. leaks from between flange & disposal
3. leaks from between disposal & dishwasher
4. leaks from between disposal & drain
5,6. leaks from inside disposal
Of course, on rare occasions, you could find the disposal casing cracked or the sink itself cracked, but those are very rare, and obviously you would need to replace. Some different designs could have other holes or places to check, but the most common kind of models are shown here. Knowing the cause can help you to fix it and prevent it from happening again. Here are the 6 common reasons your garbage disposal might have sprung a leak and fix suggestions:
1. If water is leaking from between the sink & the sink flange, that means that the plumber’s putty or bolts have come loose.
2. If water is leaking from between flange & disposal, worn gaskets may be the cause.
3. If water is leaking from between disposal’s dishwasher inlet & dishwasher hose, it could be on the side of the disposer, or could be a dishwasher connection issue. The metal clamps could be loose, or there’s a crack in or issue with the hose itself. If you don't have a dishwasher, this hole should be sealed tight.
4. If water is leaking from between disposal & drain, it could be the gasket is worn, or could be a loose connection, screws loose, or cracks in the drains, all of which are common over time.
5, 6. If water is leaking from inside the disposal, you need to open the bottom half of the disposal and check seals, and look for cracks in the metal.
Of course, remember to be safe - turn off the power to the unit and unplug!! Water and electricity don’t mix. In this video, for each of the 6 leaking places, we will show you exactly how to remove the corresponding responsible parts only, no need to waste time removing parts unnecessarily. We also share our tips for shopping for new garbage disposal with different warranties.
Chapters
0:00 water dripping from bottom
0:29 inspect 6 points from top to bottom
1:07 leaked from inside disposal
1:28 remove bottom of disposal
2:31 leak from rubber gasket
2:55 leak from crack at flywheel base
3:22 what does flywheel do
4:20 can metal crack be repaired
5:06 use one side of a dual sink
5:42 compare garbage disposal price & warranty
6:57 how to remove "whole disposal"
7:46 detach disposal from flange, use screwdriver or wrenchette
8:09 DIY tools, remove mounting ring
8:42 fix leak between flange & disposal
9:02 remove snap ring
9:24 snap ring (or rubber) holds heavy disposal
10:00 leak between sink & flange
10:20 remove disposal top or bottom
10:40 leak between disposal & dishwasher or drain
11:22 disposal design 2 types
11:42 compare 3-bolt design and EZ mount design
After you remove the disposal, to install a new one, whether it is the 3-bolt type or the EZ mount type, please check out our part 2 video, “Install 2 Types of Garbage Disposal, Step-by-Step Comprehensive Guide Part 2, , 3-bolt vs EZ mount”, URL here: • Install Garbage Dispos... 
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Hands down the best DIY video I have ever watched as the explanation was clear (non ambiguous), video organization/presentation enhanced with onscreen notes. Thank you Genius Asian - well done.
thank you for taking the time to provide the detailed feedback. This would motivate me to produce a lot more best videos.
Absolutely!!! the best video out there. Very well done, and informative 👌🏼👍🏻I will be that one person always paying hundreds of dollars when ever I needed something fixed. It was alway's easier, and more convenient that way. It got to the point where I just started becoming my own handy man. I actually started to do things on my own, and realize it wasn't as difficult as I thought. I was able to do
things better, and more efficient once I got to doing it. So yes, a very well detailed video like this one is alway's appreciated!! Thank you very much 🙏🙏😊
Very helpful and comprehensive video, thank you for the wonderful step by step covering most questions a newbie might have, cheers!
Amazingly thorough and precise how-to. Have never subscribed to a youtube channel before but doing so now. This sounds like a paid comment but isn't. Hats off to the producers and thank you!
This is the model for a repair video. Very well done.
Thank you so much for this step by step process to troubleshoot this problem! It really helped me understand what I need to do and how to tell where the leak was coming from! Hands down 5/5 stars!
Thank you for this video. It was very informative and comprehensive. Loved the detail and explanations. I'm gonna try and see if I can get my garbage disposal taken care of right now
Thanks for the info. So helpful and a great review on how to start for a leak
Awesomely done video!! Thank you!!
Right to the point, thank you.
Very detailed and useful. Thank you 👍
Very helpful, thanks
Fantastic job, Genius Asian!
Thank you kindly!
Phenomenal video with detailed explanation and suggestions for choosing a disposal replacement if needed! I just subscribed so that I can learn more about fixing suggestions. Thank you!
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awesome review
Well done!
I live in an old apartment complex. I've had several leaks coming down through the my ceiling from the apartment above, over the course of several years, as well as having experienced, gurgling and foaming toilet bowl incidences, and sudden instances of dripping faucets...out of the blue. Suffice to say, I have endured too many leaky situations over the years...to feel settled about. Consequently....from time to time, the unit above me would summon a plumber, and things would be okay for a while, then before I knew it....another leak. Most recently....I was using the kitchen garbage disposal and had the light above the sink on as well. I have never experienced anything wrong with the operation of the sink or disposal, sans brownish water and the tainting of my water faucet with white spots. All has been functional aside from those two factors. All of a sudden....the disposal stopped working and the light went out. After some research, I found that both of the outlets...on the wall of the disposal and light....were out cold, meaning, no juice at all. Even after I had toggled the GFCI buttons, and checked the breakers, which were found to be in the correct position. Nonetheless, for good measure, I toggled the breakers as well. This happened on Wednesday. Thursday, I woke up to find that 'miraculously' not only did the disposal work, but the light above the sink and the two wall outlets....were working perfectly, and I hadn't touched a thing. Today is Friday, and the only repercussion from Wednesday's incident is that the disposal is still dripping. I have a coffee can underneath to catch all. It seems to be dripping at a reasonable rate and not pouring. The day that my outlets, disposal, and lights stopped working....I could hear that the upstairs unit was undertaking some kind of plumbing fixes. Being home, and the units being old and poorly constructed...I can 'hear' lots...For instance...it often 'sounds' like the water from upstairs coming down my wall between the bathroom and the kitchen. It's very loud, and was even shocked the first time I noticed it, and took a video, just to capture the loudness of the water I could hear from the wall. With all that I have relayed........Do you think that it's possible....that the plumbing issues coming from the unit above all these years, as well as their 'attempts' to fix the plumbing....probably with non-professionals....are affecting my unit. Please respond if you can. So....my story...is not a fun story. I seem to get the brunt of leak after leak...with a not-very-responsive landlord ( the unit above) that lives out of state and has, in the past, tried to make light of the leaking issues. My feeling is that he is renting as section 8, has owned the unit for many years, and obviously....does not care too much about the leaks I have experienced....as well the huge inconvenience...time and time again. What are your thoughts...about the continuous plumbing problems, and....my recent incident with the garbage disposal.....et al?????? Thanks so much...if you have a clue!!!!
if you want to know how the people above you may affect you, you need to isolate the variables. High level first:
1. electrical: do you share the same electrical circuit? Usually not if you have different meters and breakers then they are separate unless someone is poor and wanted to steal electricity from you.
2. if not shared, but both of your circuits are connected to the same main breaker, if their circuit breaker is broken and they don't want to buy a new one, they shorted their breaker so that their appliance can overloaded the main circuit, in that case once the main circuit is off, you are off.
3. you could share some main sewer pipes, if they managed to flush some thing to clog the shared main sewer pipe and your stuff will be blocked.
❤absolutely great video. Thank you
thank you for taking the time to provide feedback
Good vid, but the pronunciation of “disposal” is killing me
FOR REAL!!!!
Dispose-all.
😂😆😂
Are you dead yet?
Thats because the very fist disposal was sold by GE under the name Disposall.
In my research on RUclips , I'm learning more about the O Ring and the motor seal and how these get holes or cracks, but:
Would getting a stainless steel unit in any way protect the garbage disposal from the effects of hot water? (especially the O Ring and the motor seal) I think ''hot'' water that is also
''hard water'' in Las Vegas is the reason why I only get about 3 years out of my garbage disposals that use galvanized parts, and I heard stainless steel is better, but how is that
better if in my case where I live it's the O Rings and Motor seals that are the weakest points ?
My man, the Genius Asian!! 😀🙏🏽You are definitely one of the best videos/tutorials I’ve seen on RUclips. You pretty much covered every possible part of the garbage disposal. Your narrator is awesome 👏🏼 You two make a great combo. Can’t wait to see more diy videos from you guys. One quick question 🙋🏻♂️ what could be the problem when I connect my garbage disposal and it sparks up 🔥 on the outlet
itself? Could there be some loose wires on the inside that’s causing it? Thanks in advance. Keep doing these awesome videos.,❤‘m. 🫡God bless 🙏🏼
Thank you! It is very nice of you. For your sparks question, you may check this recall to see if your disposal is on the list: www.homedepot.com/c/Product_Recalls
My is leaking for the bottom reset button to, there is no telling how old it its, I'm just going replace it, It doesn't leak all the time, only after I use the disposal.
Mine is leaking out the screw holes
same way as shown in the video?
this is such a designed failure point... they could've used stainless steel instead of steel with coat of paint that wear out just when warranty ran out
Yeah that's not sure you can use some f******J-B weld
thank you so much
great video but you are saying disposal like "dispose all" never dispose all material lol
From merriam-webster:
Disposal - systematic destruction especially : destruction or transformation of garbage trash disposal the disposal of nuclear waste
[garbage disposal unit] : a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding) putting food scraps down the disposal