Remove the Old Garbage Disposal

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How to replace a garbage disposal STEP by STEP instruction!

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What happens here

Begin by observing the old disposal unit, a Badger 5 half-horsepower model, which shows signs of pitting and cracking, indicating it's past its useful life. Unplug the disposal from the electrical outlet located under the sink. Then, use a flathead screwdriver to loosen the two bolts securing the discharge tube (the pipe connecting the disposal to the main drain). After removing these screws, use the 6-in-1 screwdriver (set to flathead) to loosen the worm clamp that secures the dishwasher drain hose to the disposal. Once disconnected, tuck the dishwasher hose aside. Finally, use a disposal wrench (or a flathead screwdriver if a wrench is unavailable) to twist the main mounting ring of the disposal. With a hand underneath to support, turn the mounting ring until the disposal detaches and can be carefully lowered into the cabinet. Place the old disposal unit into the new disposal's box for proper disposal.

Goal: Safely remove the existing garbage disposal unit

Tools and materials

6-in-1 Screwdriver — Loosening discharge tube screws and dishwasher drain clamp
Disposal Wrench — Detaching the main disposal unit from the mounting ring
New Disposal Box — Containing the old disposal for removal/disposal

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let's get to work okay so the disposal we're gonna be replacing today is this badger five right here it's a half horsepower we're going to try to see how old this thing is but you can see by these marks right here this is actually pitting in the body itself and it's just going to eventually pit away to where it starts leaking and you can see that it's already cracking apart right there it's actually not even secured on could have just fell off at any time really we're going to go ahead and we're going to swap this out first thing we're going to do is we're going to unplug this you always want to make sure it's unplugged we're going to go ahead and we're going to take a flathead screwdriver we're going to undo these two bolts right here these two screws there's one on each side so that'll take that apart oh man we're going to take our six in one we're gonna undo this worm clamp right here for the dishwasher just hang that back there doesn't mess with us we're going to take either a screwdriver or we're going to take the disposal wrench in this case we have the disposal wrench so we're just going to use it and we're going to take that and we're just going to put it in this keyhole right here where it goes one hand underneath and we're just going to turn and it's going to drop right out trying to be as clean as possible i just like to take the garbage disposal then and put it right back in the old box right this new one actually came with a bag in it set it right down in there it's already boxed up and packaged up ready to go outside okay and so now

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