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Garbage disposal problem miamicuse 07-09-2005
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Posted by miamicuse on July 10, 2005, 6:52 pm


I have no idea. Bought the house in 1999 and it was already there, so at
least six years.

Not sure I want to hire a plumber to fix it when it may be better to just
replace it with a new unit. I am pretty handy for the most part, but
electrical is not my strong point, do they all have standard fittings if I
buy a new unit? There is an electrical cord coming from behind the cabinet
wall into the unit, not sure how to detach that and hook it to a new unit.

MC

>
> >I located the reset switch. Turns out the first time I looked I thought
> > that was a screw. Anyways the disposal is back on, but when I turned it
> > on,
> > it grinds for about 2 seconds and then the noise dropped to a whistle,
as
> > if
> > the motor is weakened and about to die...it does not seem to function as
> > well, is this a jammed condition or something else is wrong?
>
> Most machines have an auto reverse if it is going to jam. It moves, so I
> don't think that is the problem. How old is the unit? Could be the motor
> bearings on the way out.
>
>




Posted by HarleyVA@nospam.net on July 10, 2005, 7:06 pm


On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:52:52 -0400, "miamicuse"

>I have no idea. Bought the house in 1999 and it was already there, so at
>least six years.
>
>Not sure I want to hire a plumber to fix it when it may be better to just
>replace it with a new unit. I am pretty handy for the most part, but
>electrical is not my strong point, do they all have standard fittings if I
>buy a new unit? There is an electrical cord coming from behind the cabinet
>wall into the unit, not sure how to detach that and hook it to a new unit.
>
>MC


most units just have the wire running behind a removable plate that
has screws for the wire to hook up to. Just find the breaker for the
disposal and remove the wiring from the screws. Then remove the
disposal and replace with the new one. The new one will have
installation instructions. Obviously, all you have to do is reverse
the procedure to remove the old one.

About an hour job if you take your time.




Posted by Rick on July 10, 2005, 8:17 pm



> I located the reset switch. Turns out the first time I looked I
thought
> that was a screw. Anyways the disposal is back on, but when I
turned it on,
> it grinds for about 2 seconds and then the noise dropped to a
whistle, as if
> the motor is weakened and about to die...it does not seem to
function as
> well, is this a jammed condition or something else is wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC


Sounds like the dogs are bent...




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