subject: Home Improvement-keeping Your Garbage Disposal In Good Working Condition [print this page] Part of your home improvement projects may be either the installation of a new garbage disposal or the repair of the one you have in your kitchen. To minimize repairs required, there are a few steps you can take. You will save money with improvements that you can do yourself. Sometimes your garbage disposal will stop working right in the middle of that important dinner party or on a Sunday evening when calling for help is extremely expensive and usually not even possible.
Did you know that using a garbage disposal is a way to make your home eco friendly?
Using a garbage disposal makes your kitchen much more user friendly plus helps the environment. The solid foods that you put into your disposal are turned into pulp instead of being sent to the landfill. There are new versions coming on the market all the time. New ones have features to eliminate jams. There are also now systems that work with septic systems.
Features to take into consideration when buying a new disposal system is the type of feed it offers, the size of the motor, the type of chamber it has for grinding, and the noise level of the unit in operation.
What can be done about a noisy disposal?
One of the reasons your disposal is making excessive noise is either too much vibration or there is a foreign object lodged in the system. A lot of times, silverware will get caught down there.
To correct this situation, you will need to be sure that the power supply is off to the system at the electrical box. After that, you can safely feel around for foreign objects. Feel where the grinding takes place.
If the flywheel gets stuck:
When this gets stuck, the motor will just hum. The reset button or the breaker blowing should shut it off. This protects the motor.
Even when you are very sure that the power supply is off to the unit, never put your hand into the chamber where the grinding takes place. You can use a wrench to get into the flywheel turning hole. If the flywheel is not the problem then a bearing in the motor has seized and unfortunately it is time to replace the unit.
