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Posted by on November 23, 2006, 5:36 pm
> >but your suggestion has
> >made me think I should possibly contact the manufacturer and ask them
> >what they recommend for clearing a jam in general (I don't think I'll
> >mention the paint just yet - don't want to look like more of an idiot
> >than I already do).
>
> So to save your pride, in front of a stranger, and after you've
> already told the hundreds or thousands who read this group what you
> did, you're going to waste the time of the manufacturer's employee??
As a person who spent a number of years working for a company that
did warranty repair services for appliances and computers, I have
exactly ZERO qualms about wasting that employee's time. It's what they
get paid for.
>
> Would you go to a doctor for stomach cramps and leave out the fact
> that you ate poison?
No.
Or are you trying to build a long-term
> relationship with whoever reads your email?
No idea what you just said right there.
>
> First, it's not going to do them or you any good to discuss jams in
> general, without discussing your jam.
>
> Second, don't waste a person's time, who can't do better than send you
> a copy of what someone else there has already written. If you want,
> read what it says about jams in the instructions if you have them, and
> on their webpage.
>
> Third people here told you what you can do. Take that wrench (just a
> hex shaped rod, bent once or twice) and turn the rotor back and forth
> until it frees up.
>
> They presumed you had plastic drain pipes and not metal. If you do
> have plastic, you can remove the whole disposal (easy. Turn off the
> fuse or circuit breaker first) and try the acetone. Then flush out
> the acentone well before putting the disposal back. This assumes your
> disposal is old enough that IT has a metal case, or that the plastic
> case it has won't be ruined by acetone. You don't want the whole
> thing melting.
>
>
>
> > Unless you can think of another method for
> >clearing a jam? Or somewhere else to find that hole?
>
> It's in the middle. Use a mirror, or get down low.
>
>
>
I had a better idea: I took the whole thing out, threw it away, and
bought a brand-new one. It wasn't terribly expensive, and I consoled
my wife by telling her she didn't have to buy me anything else for
Christmas. Maybe you think that's wasteful, but my problem is solved
now, and I don't have to sleep on the couch anymore, either.
tiger
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