NEVER Fix A Jammed Garbage Disposal Until Watching This! Quick & Easy
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I’m a little late to the game, but I have to thank you for this video. Your clear and simple explanation helped me clear our disposal and saved us a hefty plumber’s fee. I’m so grateful!
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I used the video 3 years ago and used the first method to fix my disposal. In all ignorance I never watched it all the way through, here I am 3 years later and just now learned the allen key method lol Thanks for the help!
I love you! Single mom cant afford a 300 dollar plumber for literally what costs NOTHING to fix!!!!
Thank you so much for this video. Last month my garage disposal got jammed. Itz old so I ordered a new one from Home Depot thinking the old one had given out. I called a handyman. When he came he said you can probably take the new one back. He told me about the reset button. He showed me to stick my hand in and feel around which I really rather not do. I can't reach the outlet to unplug it. I'm too chunky and too old to get under the sink. Then he asked me if I had the tool that came with the disposal. I said what tool?? He said itz okay and he pulled out an Allan wrench he said there's another way to reset it. He told me there's a hole under the disposal where with the Allen wrench he could loosen whatever is stuck. He didn't show me that part. I had no idea where the hole was or how to use the Allen wrench until I watched your video. I paid him $50 that day. And when it jammed today I as very anxious knowing I was going to have to pay another $50. I'm on Social Security now so I have to stay on a budget but thank to your video I was able to follow it and unjam the disposal. You taught an old dog a new trick. Thank you much. I appreciate it and will follow you to see what else I can learn from you.
Maybe you can learn plumbing and charge 300 plus you'll save money
.......seriously? Why would you anyway?
You can buy a new disposal for like $100, can’t be that hard to change either. Especially if you have the same kind I do- it plugs into an outlet, isn’t direct wired.
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Bless you. This vid may be 9 years old but this old gal who lives alone is sure glad they exist
I DID IT!!! did not know about the allen wrench!! Runs like a champ. Doing the happy dance at 64 yrs old. Thank You!
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This worked perfectly! Somehow a small glass jar fell into the garbage disposal breaking into several pieces when I turned it on. It was jammed with several glass pieces. Just as you suggested I had to turn the bolt with the special wrench. It sounded terrible as I turned it & broke the shards up. Thank you so much!
Fixed! Thanks so much 🙂
OMG Thank You, Thank YOU, THANK YOU!!!! You literally just saved me hundreds of dollars for a professional plumber... followed you steps, allen wrench pushed hard and BAM. GD working like a CHARM!!! AGAIN THANK YOU!
I was just about to buy a replacement disposal, and that wrench trick fixed my disposal. You saved me hundreds of dollars! THANK YOU!!
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Glad I found this video. Apartment maintenance weren’t gonna come until Monday (it’s Friday now). I looked around for the tool in a toolbox I haven’t accessed in years and it was there! I almost missed it too. I looked through the toolbox and actually put it back, but then I noticed that I forgot to put back in the toolbox the top shelf that covers the main storage of the toolbox. I look in that shelf and it was there! The tool is labeled “Food Waste Disposes”. It fit the machine perfectly and after a few turns, it was fixed! I’m so happy that a video made 9 years ago is still helping people. Thanks!
I just want to thank you. I don’t know anything about this stuff and I’ve had this garbage disposal stuck for six months. I couldn’t move the Allen wrench at all and I was afraid if I kept using strong force, I would break something. I pulled as hard as I could and I literally thought I was going to rip the garbage disposal out of the wall and then to my surprise the clog cleared up. Thank you man I appreciate it.
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Man-oh-MAN!! Thanks so much for putting this video up. I was a few minutes from calling a plumber when I decided to just see if it is possible that there is something to help on this on RUclips. Doing dishes, a shot glass fell in when draining the water. Didn't see it and ran the disposal. Started loud chopping of the glass and immediately jammed. Actually found the disposal wrench in my old tool box. I had it and never knew it was specifically for the disposal. Moved the blades with the wrench and could hear the glass pieces in there. It was some delicate surgery with some small-sized tongs to get the pieces, but it certainly worked. What a HUGE time and money saver! THANK YOOOOU!!!
You’re welcome Michael! 👍😊
Thank you sir! I’m off work right now because of breaking my leg and you saved me a ton of money! Somehow a little blot got in the disposal and had it all locked up. Again thank you!
YOU JUST SAVED ME AT LEAST $150! I have a home warranty and they would have charged $150 for someone to come out and fix this. Not to mention, if they told me it was much worse than it really was? I would have never known it. They would have charged me even more if they could.
1. Tried the red reset button. Still jammed.
2. Turned the breaker off
2. Tried to stick my hand in and see if there was something I could pull out... Nope.
So, per your instruction, I turned the disposal off from the breaker. Got the 1/4 inch Allen wrench from the garage. Stuck it into the center hex, and after one rotation all was clear. I actually heard whatever it was release and all the stagnant water flush down. Turned the breaker back on... and it works perfectly again!
God bless you! You made my day!
You are a lifesaver! I broke a glass and a piece got stuck I did what the video said using an allen wrench at the bottom, it took a few minutes but I dislodged it. And it's working fine now. A million thanks!
Thank you! You probably saved me about $200. My Garbage disposal stopped working, so I took a picture of it and went to Home Depot to find a replacement. While looking at the garbage disposals in Home Depot, I zoomed in on my picture to see if I could find the brand name. All of a sudden, right before my eyes, there it was: "Push red button to reset". I went back home, found the reset button, pressed it, and turned on the switch. I could hear the motor trying to turn, but it couldn't, so I turned off the switch. I tried to turn by hand as you did (I know, I should have unplugged the power cord to be safe), but no luck. I know I can fix it after watching this, but don't have an allen wrench that big. Wish I had watched this before I went to Home Depot!
UPDATE: I actually was able to MacGyver a crescent wrench and socket screwdriver tip to fit. It took some doing because the thing has not been used for months, but I got it working! Thanks again!
Holy sh!t. It worked! I fixed my garbage disposal! I had a little spoon jammed in the bottom between the part that turns and the wall. Sucker had been in there for DAYS and now it’s gone. My garbage disposal works just like new 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for the tutorial, my dad would’ve just told me to call a plumber.
9 years ago and your video is still saving disposals, money, and time! The Allen wrench under the disposal did it for me! It took several times and minutes to really break free whatever was in there but it eventually became smooth and back to working.
Man, you saved my life. I was a click away to buy a new disposal before I watching your video. It saved me a lot money and effort to replace the disposal.
You are my hero. My daughter and I have a husband deployed (hers) and a husband working out of town nearly 100% (mine). We have had to learn to figure things out on our own, and your video saved us. Thank you so much.
👍😊 You’re so welcome Tanya!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have dish duty at my house,and when the garbage disposal got broken it became SO FRUSTRATING to do dishes because I had to hand remove all the gunk in the garbage disposal. Its been about a year since it stopped and I decided to replace it and what do yah know,I click a button and that shit works. Thank you from the bottom of my heart dude youre the best
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Great instruction. A couple of minutes and my disposal was running again. Thanks for posting!
Worked like a charm. Thank you so much! Just moved in two weeks ago. Already paid over $600 for other plumbing issues.
I really appreciate your time to show this.....I happened to me and I started panicking until I watched this video and now my garbage disposal is working again...thank you
Thank you!! You are a hero. I got a plastic knife stuck in mine real good and couldn't turn the disposal on to break it loose. The reset button did the trick. Didn't even know it existed lol.
This video was a lifesaver! I had some broken glass jamming the disposal. Easy fix using the offset allen wrench. Thank you!!
While I am a handyman, I had not encountered a stuck garbage disposal, so this video was simple, easy and got to the point. After unsticking the disposal, I put a cut lemon down the disposal to ward off the yucky smell.
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Oh man you saved our butts with that hex wrench trick. Who knew such a smart thing would be added to a disposal?! Thank you for saving us time and frustration getting our disposal unclogged!
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Thank you so much for your video! You saved us $800! A plumber came and said it needs to be replaced! He didn't even try to fix it. So we kicked him out. I fixed it with your method for 3 seconds. Thanks..
NewArdor That’s fantastic! You’re so welcome.
Old video...but totally worked for me in 2022...thank you so very much for posting this...many blessings to you!
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You are my hero. I was on the verge of calling a plumber but you walked thru it so well. Saved me!
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THANK YOU!!!!! The hex wrenched cleared the glass that had jammed my disposal.It was so easy and saved me so much money!!!
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Thank you Sir! 63 year old single woman living alone. Had to resort to the last step but got it working.
My friend this may be 9 years old but your post was a life saver!!!!!!Thank you for posting!!!!
Thank you ! You just saved me the cost of a plumber. Your video was so helpful. I went through each one of the steps one by one. It is fixed now. Thank you so much.❤
Thank you so very much for this perfect video! I followed your easy to understand instructions and miraculously unstuck the dishrag which I then removed! Now the disposal is working perfectly. Not only did this save me money and time, but I was also proud of handling it with your help! Thank you again. Really appreciate your clear instructions and expertise!
Penny Krieger 👍😊 You’re welcome Penny.
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Thank you so much! I found a small screw in my garbage disposal. Like might have been from a small scissors or other kitchen tool. Now my sink drains and the disposal works! What a blessing!
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I just did the thing with the allen wrench and it fixed my problem! You just saved me a call to a plumber and $$. Thank you so very much!
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I got a rock stuck in the disposal..your video saved me! And I didn't even have to tell my husband...lol..
Tina Blum lol me too 🤧😂
Last trick with 1/4" Allen Wrench......lifesaver!!!
Wife was ready to spend my money on a new disposal before I got home to check it out myself
Thank you, sir!! An allen key loosened the mechanism and I found a coin stuck in there. I fished it out and it now runs like a dream again. So easy! 😊
I hit the reset button and it started working for me. You saved me a whole new unit and install. Thank you!!!!!
7 years later and you helped me fix my garbage disposal! Thank you for this video 👌🏽
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This is exactly what I needed to know.... I got under the sink and found that allen nut.. and directly beside, in a bag, was that wrench I needed... 2 little turns later and my disposal is running again. Thanks so much..!!!
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Thank you so much!!!! So a sea shell found its way into my sink and ultimately wound up in my garbage disposal!! I thought I killed the disposal I was so bummed I left it alone wishing somehow it would fix itself needless to say here I am. I'm recently widowed so I am a huge fan of RUclips, I always look here first to see if I can fix things myself, and here you are saving the day! Again thank you for taking the time to post this video you sir are the bomb!!!!
I’m really glad it helped you. I’m so sorry about your husband passing away.
Thank you for this video. Mine was really jammed and I was afraid to push too hard on the wrench. After watching your video, I tried again and it came free. Thanks again.
You're welcome. It's always a great feeling when you can fix something yourself which is what inspired me to start this channel.
Kudos. Fixed it. Saved me money. I’m sure if I called the plumber, I would be charged over 100 dollars.
Imagine paying a plumber 50 to 75 dollars to just come and turn a wrench.... So glad I found this video! Saved me money *AND* got my disposal running again.
That was amazing!!!! I’ve owned my home for 20 years and never knew there was a red button under there. I tried everything to get it unstuck. The push of a button. Your awesome. Wait till I tell my bf. Thanks
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You probably get this all of the time, but thank you for this video. This was the one that got me to fix my garbage disposal. God bless you, man.
ADaviii Actually I don’t. Thank you for telling me. I’m so glad it helped you. 👍😊
Wow if I wouldn’t had listened to the end I about to replace my insinkerator elite and that’s hundreds of dollars I can’t flush down the disposal, ha ha. Thank you 🙏🏿 again!
Thanks for the video. I’m somewhat of a handyman myself but I never knew this little secret! The allen-wrench broke it loose and fixed the problem! Awesome!
This is probably the single most amount of money I have saved for just a few seconds of work. Thank you!!!!!
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If you do not want to get down (or have problems doing that), using a socket wrench to spin it clock-wise (from the inside) of the disposal works, too. I think it is a 9/16; but, I'm not sure (it has been awhile).
Thanks for the solution, mine used a 14mm socket
Thanks for this! My daughter must have tossed 4 different gemstones down in there lol. A piece of 1 of them I was able to get unwedged with a flathead screwdriver!
I used the 1/4 in Allen by hand and all it did was click back and forth I thought it was really broken....then you said don't be afraid, so I hooked up my ryobi drill to the 1/4 inch and set it to drill mode...ran it about 20 sec back then forth...whatever was in there is now gone. It was a piece of glass stuck in the corner. Thanks man saved me at lease $100
I accidentally spilled gravel rocks in my sink (from a planter). Dipsosal jammed good. Thought I was doomed. I vacuumed out all the pebbles I could get. Did the allen wrench trick. Bam! Thanks so much!
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I don't comment on RUclips too often but this video saved me from a new garbage disposal and a headache.
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Omg this fixed my problem!! Thank you so much for posting this!!
Mine was jammed. Allen key trick worked for me, it was severely stuck. Had to put an allen socket with ratchet on it. I learned something new thanks
Thank you for your easy to understand video. I have this problem now,and I'm going to try your advice!!
This saved me a ton of time dismantling the disposal. Thank you for this quick fix!
Thanks a bunch, didn't know about about the Allen trick and you saved me a huge headache. Now that it's working again my dishwasher drains properly!
Thank you so much. I had a stupid aquarium rock stuck in my disposal. It was totally locked up. I just went straight to the allen wrench part and it worked first time.
You are a wonderful human being! I thank you so much for your awesome video. Some how some glass made its wage to my garbage disposal and got stuck. Thanks to your awesome video I fixed it in less than 5 minutes! Once again millions of thanks!!!!
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Thank you. I know there's a big ole weird tool you can shove from the top and spin it and that'll work but regular renters probably don't have that. So we rig a screw driver or something but this with the allen key is so much cleaner. Thank you
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What?! I can’t find the right size Allen for it, all’s got are too small!
I did once see here a lady do the Broom-Stick method, so you mentioning this sounds about right.
I might have to go that route.
😅 wish me luck.
Thank you! I did not realize i could crank it from the bottom to get it un jammed. worked like a charm!
Thanks, what you suggested worked and fixed my garbage disposal. It was jammed and used the tool you suggested on the bottom of the disposal.
good morning, i have a channel too, but wanted to say thank you, this worked for me, i had done the first 2 steps. the 3rd did the trick and was able to unfreeze the disposal and tho i thought i burnt it up, it is working properly again. Thank you for making this video, may God bless you
You’re very welcome! 👍😃
Was about to unfasten the disposal to see what was jammed until I saw your last trick with the alan wrench and got it unjammed successfully. Thanks a bunch!
If it's completely jammed, get a long socket extension and socket that will fit the center nut on the top plate and turn. You'll see the nut looking into the center of sink. Turn clockwise with the ratchet to free it. If it reaches this stage, you should just remove it and clean it out so it will run for a few more years.
Woohoo ! You helped me fix my garburator in under a minute ! Thank you !!! God bless.
Thanks. I was able to fix it within minutes. Mine did not have the rotator at the bottom, but I used a big screwdriver to rotate the blade and get it free.
I bet plummer's hate this channel. What a blessing, your tips worked. Thanks a bunch ✨
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🔧thank you, lol after a year of not working & just before I purchase a new one, I tried this! OMG it’s working. So happy I saved money 💰💵
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Bravo sir, Allen wrench did the job! Thanks
Chalk up one more thing I never thought I'd have to deal with at half-past one in the morning. 1/4" Allen Wrench. Was on deck anyway, and worked perfectly. Thank you.
Thank you so much! My landlord wouldn't come fix it for a week or two because it's unnecessary but like it is summer and full of rotting green onion pieces and I hated the smell. And I fixed it with the hex key! Also like happy father's day I guess haha
This worked for me! I was not using the Allen wrench forcefully enough before. I gave it some extra muscle and knocked a cookie mold free that was lodged in the disposal. Thank you for the pro tip!
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Thank you! I knew about the reset switch. Unplugging didn’t help but the allen wrench fixed it in a second.
Just used this tip. Allen wrench did the trick! Thank you and God bless you for making this video Sir. 👍
Broke my disposal free by moving the bolt imside the center om top as mentioned in comments below - used a 14mm socket with an 8 inch extension in case someone is wondering. Your mileage may vary
9 years later. Still a great video just helped me out 😭 🙏🏻
Very informative! Helped me fix my clog.
thank you so much man. the wrench method at the end helped me alot and got a piece of metal that jammed one of the 2 teeth out with ease
Thank you so much! This saved me money and I can’t say thank you enough! What a life saver! Bless you!
Thanks for the straight-forward and easy to follow video! Tried other methods to get it unstuck and nothing worked; hard water and rust deposits really got it stuck. Had to use the allen wrench (which I'm so glad I had) and it was running smoothly in less than a minute. May your kindness and generosity from posting this video be returned to you ten fold.
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Many thanks from this 67yr old grandma. Had to use the wrench and BINGO. ❤
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I am the anti-handyman, and your recommendation worked perfectly. Thank you so much.
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Thank you! This video helped me save $100 and a couple hours time. Easy fix, worked right away after using the Allen wrench
Thanks so much for posting this! I had no idea it was this easy to fix! You saved me a LOT of money!!
You’re welcome Scott! 👍😊
THANK YOU! Oh my god! You saved me so much money and headaches. If I could hug you I would.
Thank you for this video it fixed the problem I have been experiencing since I moved in this house over a month
Bro thank you for making this video I fixed my sink with your help in 5 minutes
You just saved me a plumber call....thank you!
Amazing, can’t say enough “thank you” for this video. It works just as you described. Really appreciate ….
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Thank you so much. This helped me to solve my immediate problem with my garbage disposal.
Thank You. I live alone and not very handy. This video solved my problem as I had something metal wedged. I found the original Allen wrench. Thank you so much! ❤️
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THANK YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg I was panicking last night and I saw this video !! And I fixed it !!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you SO very much!!!!!!! I was so worried I broke it!
nice, I live in an apartment and I hate calling anyone to come in and fix things. Worked like a charm.
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