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Unjam a Stuck Disposal Using an Allen Wrench

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Quick and Simple Tips to Keep Your GARBAGE DISPOSAL Working Like New!

What happens here

First, ensure the power to the disposal is off. Turn off the wall switch or the circuit breaker for safety. Locate the hexagonal hole in the very center on the bottom of the disposal unit. Insert the disposal Allen wrench (often provided by the manufacturer like InSinkErator) into this hole. Rock the wrench back and forth to free the grinding plates. If the plates are jammed, the wrench will not turn freely. Once the wrench can move freely in a full rotation, the jam is cleared.

Goal: Learn how to safely unjam a garbage disposal using an Allen wrench if it stops working due to a jam.

Tools and materials

  • Disposal Allen Wrench

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So now that we've covered all those things I want to talk about unjamming a disposal so in sinker raider and a few other brands They're kind of attached to in sinker raider actually have Disposal wrenches some come with these some do not But in sinker raider brand themselves they actually give you a disposal wrench that looks like this and it allows you to go up underneath the unit and Put this in there and actually free up your jam a couple of things. I recommend you do before you try to free up a jam One is make sure you're switch Whatever kind of switch it is make sure It's off Shut your breaker off make sure you can unplug it something you don't want any power going to this When you're trying to use this So this is the bottom of the unit and you can see That you take this right here and you're able to put it up in this hole that's directly in the middle and You're able to turn that to spin it now if it's jammed It's going to not turn and you're able to move it around then you're able to stick your hand in there and Clear whatever you have jammed up in there Also down here you see this little red button right here. That is a reset button so If you go to try your disposal and it doesn't work Well, there's this reset Chances are that your unit has jammed the reset button has popped so you don't burn your motor up and You can you can push this button you'll feel it click and then you can try it Then you're probably just going to hear your motor hum and It's still not going to work. So what you want to do then shut the power off You want to grab your little wrench? Put it up in there and try to unjam that

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