Garbage disposal

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  1. Cookie

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    How does one fix a garbage disposal? Thanks.
     
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    Cookie, Aug 19, 2006
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  2. jadnashua

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    That is not a screw, it is the motor shaft. Turn it on and go.
     
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  4. Verdeboy

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    Jim's right. The hex wrench just frees up the disposer. I like to turn it back and forth a few times to free up a frozen G/D.

    FYI, I prefer to use a long needle nose pliers and a flashlight to pull out stuff from the G/D. There's also a reset button on most disposers near the hex fitting. Sometimes it pops out when there is a G/D jam.

    Eric
     
    Verdeboy, Aug 19, 2006
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