Garbage Disposer Repair

ANNBAKER · #1 (**permalink**) 11-24-2010, 09:17 AM

I pushed the reset on the bottom and it just hummmmmmsss. Now I am just one day from Thanksgiving

. And I am exspecting 30 people and it's just humming. PLEASE HELP ME

! ASAP!

magician59 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-24-2010, 09:27 AM

It's humming because it is jammed, or possibly rusted. It depends on how old it is and how long it's been since you last used it. Shine a light down into it and see if an obstruction is visible. Using a 1/4-inch allen wrench in the center of the bottom, try to rotate it (with the switch OFF) back and forth to try to dislodge the jam. A last effort if that didn't do it is to try to move it from above using a long screwdriver, broomstick, or similar item. If none of this works, replace it.

ANNBAKER · #3 (**permalink**) 11-24-2010, 09:43 AM

Ok I tried that. something happened. it sounds like it trying to start. (?) the red button on the bottom, is it supposed tostay in or out when you push it

magician59 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-24-2010, 08:15 PM

It's a reset button. It pushes in and acts like you're resetting a circuit breaker.

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Why it just HUMMING?

Garbage Disposer Repair

I pushed the reset on the bottom and it just hummmmmmsss. Now I am just one day from Thanksgiving .