Garbage Disposal Repair and Replacement in Chelsea, Alabama

Your home’s garbage disposal is a straightforward machine. A mechanism powers a set of rotating blades inside an enclosure beneath your kitchen sink, which breaks down food and other waste material that is placed into your sink drain. Before reaching out to Chelsea Plumbing Services, take a moment to review this guide to help determine if you need a service call.

Garbage disposals come with their own unique challenges that homeowners may encounter. If you notice that your kitchen sink drain is backing up and you suspect that your disposal is the cause, do not putting your hand into the drain or the disposal’s grinding chamber. This could cause injury.

A easy remedy to what appears to be a broken garbage disposal is to inspect whether the unit has overheated (due to overuse or overfilling) and the internal circuit breaker has activated. Typically, you can check the disposal and locate a reset button (usually red). If nothing changes after attempting the reset, review the circuit breaker for your disposal in your circuit box.

If your disposal is making noise but is not processing the material in the drain, it could be jammed. Again, DO NOT putting your hand into the disposal chamber. You may accidentally loosen what has caused the unit to jam, and in the process, expose yourself to injury when the jam is dislodged, and the blades begin moving again.