There's a way to manually crank the disposal (Reply #4)

In the discussion thread: Help! First disposal quit working, but no problem with dishwasher. [View all]

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:50 AM

Mersky (4,903 posts)

4. There's a way to manually crank the disposal

To clear it, and it may need to be reset. I know if I haven’t run the disposal, the draining of my dishwasher can cause the water to back up into the sink (doesn’t get to the point of overflowing onto the floor, tho).

Here’s a YouTube showing the crank and reset, and clearing clogs:

Good luck!

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
Help! First disposal quit working, but no problem with dishwasher. [View all]	Tipperary	Mar 2020	OP
Call your local utility to see if they're doing work in the area.	stopbush	Mar 2020	#1
Yeah, it is getting power, I can hear the hum.	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#10
Then it's probably stuck. You need to get it to rotate, which you can do using that tool.	stopbush	Mar 2020	#11
I don't think so.	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#14
do you have an air gap?	DonaldsRump	Mar 2020	#2
No suggestions, but replacing a disposal is relatively cheap and not too difficult assuming	Hoyt	Mar 2020	#3
Thanks!	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#7
There's a way to manually crank the disposal	Mersky	Mar 2020	#4
Thanks!	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#5
Yw	Mersky	Mar 2020	#8
I hate garbage disposals.	Phoenix61	Mar 2020	#6
I have have never been a fan of them either.	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#9
I have a handy man who fixed mine for $20. It had glass jammed in it.	stopbush	Mar 2020	#12
Thanks again!	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#13

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