Garbage Disposal Not Working - 5 Easy Things To Check and How to Fix It

How to fix a garbage disposal. Is your garbage disposal not working? If yours is not working at all with no sound, quit running, is only humming, jammed, no power, or got stuck - this video is for you! There are 5 easy things you can do and check yourself that will only take a few minutes of your time. I go over what to check and how to fix it in each scenario. Before you call the repair guy or replace the garbage disposal, try going through the list of 5 things and your problem very well may be solved along the way. I go over the reset button, spinning it manually with a wrench, how to look at the impellers for a jam, looking for a tripped GFI, and if all else fails, try the good ole smacking approach.
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[bevsynan]

The tapping method ...using a screwdriver inside of disposal from sink...WORKED thank you thank you thank you thank you

[mickguinn]

I love this guy! He's fast, gets to the point, articulate, and easy to understand. I wish he did EVERY troubleshooting video I ever needed to watch!

[XiangLi-lusk]

You absolutely saved me hundred dollars to hire a plumber to replace a new disposal! Your manually spinning the disposal solved my problem.

[eccentricbeing]

You’re a life saver. I had to leave a comment. I tried the reset it didn’t work. Than the tool that didn’t work. Thank the screw driver technique and by the Grace of God it worked! Thank you so much for your knowledge.

[shelleycore]

Thank you for posting this! Using the allen wrench to loosen from below did the trick for me, phew!

[vahikeskandary]

Hello Jay, you are really number one, for past 3 months I was checking all appliances videos to learn how to fix problems, today I saw your videos, you are the best, you are number One, so Thank you so much for your kindly talking and making easy to understand, I really priciest your time

[NotReallyHilaryDuff]

The plate wasn’t rotating. I didn’t have a big enough Allen wrench. Tried the hammer method and jiggled the plate some…. It freaking worked! Thank you.

[shannon]

Yes to the hammer technique! Works on several appliances. -My parents used to smack the top or side of the tv with their palm when I was a kid 1, 000 years ago lol.

[SGPacheaco]

7/14/23. I tried everything and I was planning on heading over to Lowe’s and I just happened to see this additional video which suggested the hammer technique. I tapped it around pretty hard around the outside at the level where the disc turns and guess what? It worked! Thank you sir, saved me some cash.

[purplerose]

Thank you so much for making this video. My son and I just fixed ours. My son broke a glass while doing dishes. Ton of mini glasses fell to to disposable and they jammed it. First, I used a tong to pick up all the little glasses that I could see. However, it’s still not working. Then my son followed your instructions and used a wrench to loosen the grinder. After a few times back and forth the disposal works again. You just saved us a few hundred bucks. We can’t appreciate you enough. Thank you very much again.

[franciscocastillo]

Thank you very much, I loosen the disposal via the Allen wrench and resettled the button at the bottom and Voila is now working.

[lamayorga]

The tapping with the hammer totally worked. I think our it's on its way out, but until we can budget for a new replacement, we'll take what we can get. Thank you for this helpful video. Just saved us a lot of money for having an "expert" do the same thing and charge us $$$$

[tashana]

OMG!!! I tried these steps nothing worked. So I promise I just took a meat tenderize and did the tapping method and....IT REALLY WORKED!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 So happy!!! Thanks for the tips!

[vanessamosley]

So glad I saw this video before calling my home warranty service! I was able to get my garbage disposal to work by following your method of removing a piece of plastic lodged near one of the blades 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[cincirocks]

You really saved our garbage disposal and the $😮. Hammer technique worked like a charm. I really appreciate your help! Knowledge is power 💯

[jameshowes]

Thanks, twisting Allen wrench worked. I spun the grinders as well. Such. Clear teaching!

[AnaTorres-qcbv]

Thank you, the 3rd option using 1/4 inch allen wrench underneath the disposal did the trick and saved me from buying a new machine as well as paying someone to assess and do the same thing. Thank you :)

[Sirach]

Bro this totally worked. I hit the reset button and used the Allen wrench and it worked!!!! Thanks for saving me $200

[warigonganga]

Yay! Thank you so much. The allen wrench technique saved the day. The garbage disposal is now working🙂

[philkessel]

1/4" wrench to break it free was the trick. Thanks!!