• Garbage disposal won't work

    Apr.22.2011

    My garbage disposal won't go on. I ground up a mini salt spoon, got it out, and made sure there wasn't any of it left in the disposal. I tried to reset the red button on the bottom of the unit. I hear the motor and then it goes off. I tried to hold that red button for a length of time. I tried not holding it. Can you recommend a solution?

    racelle, L aguna Woods, CA

    When the reset button on your sink garbage disposal unit does not correct the problem with a garbage disposal, often there is still something stuck in the garbage disposal. Sometimes you will find that the only way to fix the disposal is to take it apart. Most garbage disposals will come apart so that you can get to the blades and the rotating plate. If taking it apart and removing whatever is clogging it doesn’t work, most likely you will need a new garbage disposal. I suggest you contact a professional plumbing contractor, like the ARS/Rescue Rooter branch in Costa Mesa, CA at (800) 304-7473, for assistance with this issue. 

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