{"id":47584,"date":"2022-03-17T16:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=47584"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:22:18","slug":"step-by-step-guide-to-repair-a-clogged-garbage-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/step-by-step-guide-to-repair-a-clogged-garbage-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step Guide to Repair a Clogged Garbage Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garbage disposers or disposals frequently develop a number of issues that necessitate maintenance. When items bind the impeller blades inside the device, they can jam. Drain fittings might loosen with time, resulting in leaks beneath the sink. Alternatively, the drain connecting the garbage disposal to the remainder of the sink’s drain trap assembly can clog, resulting in water backing up into the sink basin where the disposer is located.\n

In a double-basin sink, when it’s only the disposer basin that backs up with water, the likelihood is that the drain fitting on the disposer is clogged.\n

Causes of a Garbage Disposal Clog\n

Disposal generally has no problem grinding most food waste, but it’s what happens after the grinding that can cause a clog. Often this has to do with how ground food waste reacts to water (or lack of water) after the disposal unit grinds it up and sends it on its way toward the drain line. When a garbage disposer clogs, you will often find the problem in the drain trap assembly located on the waste discharge side of the disposal.\n

Disposals also can back up over time because the waste line or trap gets coated and eventually obstructed with food waste. If your garbage disposal is draining very slowly or not at all, the problem is most likely in the drain trap\u2014the U-shaped plumbing fitting that is located downstream of the disposal discharge pipe.\n

Here are some of the most common ways that users create garbage disposer clogs:\n