GARBAGE DISPOSAL NOT WORKING?! Try These Easy Fixes! (3 Sink Disposal Repairs...More Tips + Tricks!)
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Many homeowners experience problems with their garbage disposals--these units can easily jam up and stop working. This short video from The Honest Carpenter and The Eco Plumbers will show you several quick garbage disposal fixes!
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GARBAGE DISPOSAL NOT WORKING?! Try These Easy Fixes! (3 Sink Disposal Repairs...More Tips + Tricks!)
Typically, garbage and sink disposals stop working because some foreign object-like a spoon, or piece of glass or ceramic-has fallen into them and jammed them up.
Disposals aren’t meant to grind anything this large or dense! They mostly meant to grind up, or “macerate,” small, wet bits of food.
To fix your disposal, you’ll have to remove any foreign objects. But first, be sure to TURN OFF THE UNIT AND LEAVE IT OFF until the repair is complete. (You may want to flip the appropriate circuit breaker as well.)
Sometimes, objects can be fished out from above with tongs. If not, you may have to remove the unit and overturn it. (See video for how to dismount garbage disposal.)
Once foreign objects are removed, the sink disposal can often be “Reset” by pushing a small button on the underside of the canister. This button acts like a small circuit breaker. Once reset, the disposal will often be able to work again!
Also, you can sometimes free the grind plate in the unit by using an allen key to rotate the grinder from below.
It’s good to clean your garbage disposal frequently by grinding ice with dish soap and water. This will clear gunky matter in the grind chamber.
But remember, don’t put anything larger than a dime in the disposal. And don’t use clog-clearing chemicals-they can damage your disposal, and harm your plumber!
Thanks for watching! 
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Simple, honest and straight forward answers. Great video saved me a plumber visit.
Thanks a lot, I was afraid to call my landlord, but with this video, I fixed my disposal that had broken glass in it.
Same thing
This video help me out so much. I didn’t know anything about disposals, now I get to tell my wife not to worry about it. Thanx guys!
This just saved me $125! I’m one happy kid today, guess I can call myself my own plumber today!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽Thank you!! The explanation was concise and easy to follow 🙏🏿
That’s great to hear! Glad the vid helped 😄
Thank you so so so so so so much. It was the thermal switch. The plumber I called said he has to replace the whole unit.
You are the best.
Not only this was very useful and didactic, but you didn't do the usual waste of time asking for clicks, or saying obvious stuff. Thank you!
Beside from watching your excellent wood working tips... My garbage disposal has decided to stop working late this evening and my wife told me about it after 10PM.. Messed around with it, resetting the circuit breaker a few times but garbage disposal still refused to work... Jumped on RUclips searching around and happened to see you again with a different topic... Glad I found your "wood working" channel and saw the reset button of our disposal. Now it back to work after I hit the reset... 😄... Thank you so much and keep up the great job! TV.
Glad you are branching out to other contents besides carpentry. Your ability to explain things clearly and concisely applies to all your Videos. Adding expert guests to your show is a good idea.
Appreciate all you do. Thank you.
Thank you, joe! I’ve been enjoying it 😄
1/4 Allen wrench worked like a champ!🔥🔧😎
The best ever. The little button underneath was magic. Thank you =)
Excellent video; wish I had this info 25 years ago. I researched and taught myself everything you highlighted here. Hoping this helps someone else!!! Thank you, my friend!!! Be safe and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 🤠👨🌾✝️🙏🐩
Thanks for watching, Charles!
The reset at the bottom, combined with the hex key turning the impeller did the trick. Thank you so much!
Thank you. I did not know about the reset button on the bottom of the disposal. Thought it was dead when it cut out and the breaker box wasn’t the issue. Saved me from buying a new one
Keep an Allen wrench in a drawer next to the sink. Since booting my former fiance out, have not had to use it. Loved the idea of ice cubes and dish soap. Just did that and made a great change with minor odors. Appreciate your tips and suggestions. Thanks and have a great holiday weekend. 👍
Glad to hear it worked so well, Chuck! Happy Memorial Day weekend 🙂
Came here to thank you for this video. Was able to fix my stuck garbage disposal with your explanation. Saved me a call to the plumber!!!
That tiny square button IMMEDIATELY fixed my problem. Thanks internet dad!
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Dude! I thought my disposal was gone and after watching this video I was able to fix it! Thank you so much! You saved me a lot of money and headache!!!
Well... You guys just saved me from buying a new garbage disposal. I pressed the reset button and realized it was still alive. Proceeded to remove the garbage disposal, pulled a stuck soda tab out and...bam!! Back to business.
Thanks a million!!
After doing all the checks you suggested, the allen key (which took me an hour to find) did the trick. Glad I fell into the 90%. Thanks. 🙏👍
Oh no!!! That easy? I had mine not working for 6 six now! You are my hero!
The switch thing saved me! Thank you.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY WEEKEND!!!
We had no power and thought for sure we had to get new garburator. Your advice worked for us and saved us $350 for plumber and garburators cost. Thank you so much
Thank you so much. It's actually the over heating. Pressing the square button on the bottom fixed it!
Pulled it out like you showed and cleared the jam. Thank you!
Thank you for considering such thorough and concise instructions. Brilliant 😃👍🏻
This video was definitely a huge blessing! Thank you so much.
Oh my goodness, you are so amazing. My husband is forcing me to learn how to fix our disposal because he has shown me a couple of times mini years back so this is a very good descriptive bit of information.
I just followed your video and saved myself a few hundred dollars for a plumber. Great video!! Very concise, to the point and spot on 😊
You explained this perfect and I was able to fix it on my own. Thank you!!
thanks for this video! had a shot glass break in the sink and flow into the disposal. this helped me clean it out entirely instead of trying to fish for pieces down the drain
I’m usually skeptical on some of the fix it videos on the internet, however this one was right on point. I had broken glass in my garbage disposal that caused it to stop working. I followed every tip provided in the video and it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot!
I was surprised to come across one of my favorite help resources-the Honest Carpenter-in this case. As always, the advice is straight forward and to the point. It’s great to have such helping hand always a click away! Thank you, Honest Carpenter!
Wow you just saved me a lot of time and money. My disposal just….wouldn’t turn on today for some reason. I was mentally preparing to just buy a new one and install. Took a minute to look up videos and found this. Manually rotating the underside socket and hitting reset button worked! Back in business and saved some cash…for now. Thanks!
This is the most helpful video I found when I had to fix my disposal. Clear and concise. Thanks!
Thank you, Ann! 😄
Fixed my disposal with the help of this video! Thank you! 🙏🏽
Thanks Just fixed my disposal after watching this video...
Exactly what I needed to fix my disposal on a new house! THANK YOU!!
This was gold. I knew about the switch under there but not the allen key fix. That did the trick! Thanks!
Great advice. I will be saving this video for future potential use.
This was very helpful. Thanks for posting.
I was going to call a plumber today, but just pressing the button after listening to you resolved my problem. Thank you so much !
As a woman living alone, this was perfect video to follow! Thank you!!
A number of years ago I had a problem with my disposal. I cleared the obstruction and the unit would not come on. Upon closer examination, I found the "circuit breaker" button on the side of the unit facing the cabinet door. Oh, and it was bright yellow! Newer units may have standardized the location and shape of the button, but just in case yours doesn't, check all around the side. Thanks for another informative video! This is valuable information. 👍👍❤️🌻
We had a waste disposal at our holiday home. We rent it out on AirBnB and the likes. Over the years I had to clear out a number of items including string, paua shells and of course teaspoons.
But the nail in the coffin was when some guests messaged me on their last day to say it was blocked. We were heading up there for the weekend, so I said no problem, leave it to me, thinking it'll just be one of the usual blockages. On arrival I found the sink full of really foul water and it was really blocked! In the end I had to disassemble the waste plumbing to remove what was basically a fish sausage that ran from the disposal all the way down to where the pipe joined the main pipe that takes it away under the house. I reckon they had fed several fish through it!
After that I had it removed. Way more trouble that it was worth!
Thank you. I was able to rerest it and it works. You saved me calling the plumbers. I appreciate it so much!
These are some great tips, I am going to clean my disposal now! Thanks.
Thank you for posting this video. I was able to resolve my issue with the incinerator.
Great tips! I ran into a 5th about a month ago. The two impellers inside stopped swiveling, frozen in place. Tried using ice with no luck. Then I remember Richard Trethewey from "This Old House" took a tour of the "Insinkerator" plant. They showed some of the testing they did. One test that I remembered was they placed wooded pieces in the disposal and chopped them up rinsed them away. So I has some 1x2 pine stock and cut up 4 small pieces 1/2" wide. I placed them in the disposal, turned on the cold water and turned on the power and within 30 seconds the wood was completely gone and the two impellers swiveled perfectly.
Thank you for explaining and walking us through it, I was able to fix my disposal super fast!
This is the best, simplified and most helpful video I’ve ever watched! Thanks for saving our bucks! 👌😊 I just used the allen wrench and push that small button and voila! No more clogged sink! I’m so happy!!👍😊
Just did everything in this video and completely fixed my disposal...very pleased!!! Great video!
This instantly solved my issue! Thank you!
Thank you so much, I tried the Allen key method. And it worked. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks for the video! This was very helpful. My garbage disposal is now working!
Worked like a charm! Thanks for the awesome advise and demonstration!
Great to hear, Knoot! 😄👍
The Allen wrench trick resolved the problem at my home. Thank you so very much!
Thank you for helping save money and time. Easy and clear way to fix the problem.
Used this vid to resolve my garbage disposal issues. Thanks.
Garbage disposal fixed - many thanks!
good advice...have done this several times to clear unexpected obstructions
Great tips! I ran into a 4th one sometime back: Had a unit in an overly-filled cabinet situation (not ideal, but it happens). The electrical wire was without the nut for strain relief as with yours in the video, and a heavy container of soap had been tossed in pulling a wire loose inside. No scorch marks or anything, and some quick reconnecting (and cabinet organizing) got her back in business.
This video saved me a call to a plumber. Thank you very much.
Thank you, you just saved me couple of hundred dollars.
Helped me fix my problem with the garage disposal 🙏🏾
Thank you! Excellent overview.
Thank you for this video! I thought something serious happened to my disposal and that it would require a professional, but it turned out something got stuck and flipped the thermal lockout switch. I managed to unclog it without taking it apart and then flipped the switch back. Good as new! Fantastic video 🥂
Thank you for this video. I was about to replace my garbage disposal but when I saw this vid, all it need was just an allen wrench to dislodge whatever was blocking my system. its back running again. Thank you once again.
HUGE Thank you! Followed your Allen wrench steps as you explained & demonstrated and my garbage disposal is back to working! Saved me big bucks too. While I had the circuit breaker stuff off for allen wrench, before testing disposal I decided to also recheck which breaker controls what area of the home. Disposal back to working was music to my ears. 😊
I just fixed my desposal!!! This is an awesome and very detailed video. The turning with the allen wrench worked like a charm after some elbow grease!!
Thank you so much for the video. I fixed mine just by watching.❤
Reset switch! That did it. Thanks so much for this video.
One of the best DIY video's I've ever watched. Content is super well-explained and only covers the essentials with just enough details. You got yourself a new subscriber.
Thank you, Nima! 😄
I did it! Thank you for the help!!
I was going to get a new one. Your video saved me $140. THANK YOU!
Love this, very informative! Thank you.
Absolutely. Ive taken apart and replaced a garbage disposal before. This time I went straight to the Allen wrench fix and it worked. Excellent video- TY!
Thank you!! Got mine going again! 😃
Thank you for your plumbing series. I have been doing my own plumbing for 50 years. Up here in SE Pennsylvania it seems like the plumbers are against anyone doing their own plumbing. Keep up the good work.
Thank you , it was jammed acted like it was broken, then i saw your video of resetting it .. works great now!❤
Thank you so much for this video I was able to fix my disposal!
3:45 this trick works! Thank you so much!
Thanks much! I followed your directions and it worked.
Allen key option really worked.. for us, water was not going down … thank you very much .. saved at least couple of 100bucks
Thank you, as I was not used to using a garbage disposal this video was pretty handy to help me solve my issues with it
A thousand thank yous. I’m trying to pay off my air conditioner and was just about in tears thinking I would have to pay a plumber. The Allen wrench (and they had given me one when I bought the garbage disposal) worked perfectly. Once I fixed it I did the ice/soap method so hopefully won’t have the issue again.
I was able to fix it by myself thanks to you!!
Great job guys I did exactly what you said and got it running thank you😊
Omg switch on the bottom …
This video saved me some so much trouble 😮💨
Thank you thank you thank you. I didn't know about the switch on the bottom found it hit it I didn't like garbage disposal is working again it's been 2 weeks thought I would have to replace the entire thing
Thank you so much for this video! It literally saved me from calling the plumber after just replacing an old leaky garbage disposal to one that shut off mid grind. Saved me another big headache 🎉
Holy crap that reset button fixed mine. Never knew such a thing existed.
I watched your video and was able to troubleshoot and fix my disposal myself! There was a penny and a nickel down there! Thanks for the video!
Thanks, your video was helpful. I just fixed mine. I used the Allen key method and it worked so easily.
Thank you! I just followed you instructions about the reset button, and it worked.
Simply awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for the video. It saved me a lot of time and money.
Excellent info. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much, I was able to fix the problem after watching your video.
Totally didn't know about the Alan socket underneath, thanks this worked!!!