Many American homes utilize a garbage disposal, as they rely on the machine to grind up food scraps. This helps avoid clogged pipes and damaged plumbing. A garbage disposal works by using centrifugal ...

Replacing a failed garbage disposer can seem daunting. There's the usual trepidation about electricity and water, the unfamiliar sink connection and enough drain fittings to make leaks a real ...

If you are wondering how to fix a garbage disposal that makes an odd hum, leaks, backs up, drains slowly, or does nothing when you flip the switch, try the reset button on the bottom of the disposal.

So my current in-sink-erator has stopped working. Flip the switch and it makes a quiet hum, but no turning. I stuck my hand down there (when it's off, of course) and was able to turn the plate the ...

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