Garbage Disposal Hex Wrench Won T Turn

By doing this you will manually rotate the grinding.

Garbage disposal hex wrench won t turn.

Blades seem to be stuck on small plastic disk in center borron of disposal. Try that and see if there s any foreign object jamming the blades. Once you begin to rotate the grinding plate debris will begin to break off. If not go back to the allen wrench and continue trying to move it back and forth.

Insert a garbage disposal wrench into the center opening in the bottom of the disposal. Unplug the garbage disposal unit from the outlet it is plugged into. Disconnect the disposal. Do not force it beyond its capacity not to break.

Crank the wrench to turn the disposal s motor shaft. Once you have the right allen wrench you ll want to. Turn the wrench back and forth repeatedly and forth repeatedly. Seems like it has gotten ripped and is sticking up.

If the unit is hardwired and has no outlet make sure the switch controlling the disposal is in the off position then turn off the disposal s circuit breaker in your home s service panel breaker box. It s okay to apply force while doing this. Rotate the hex key clockwise and. Use some tongs.

Use a 1 4 inch hex key if you do not have a garbage disposal wrench. I read some disposals have a 1 4 inch hex key bolt that can loosen the plates to help get it out but i can t find anything like that. Position the wrench onto the bolt. My garbage disposal will not turn with wrench counter clockwise.

Once the blades turn look for a button near the opening for the hex key press this. Mine has a rubber mouth thing in the top where dren and water enter from the sink and it s easily removable. First turn the wrench counterclockwise as far as you can. Continue cranking the wrench back and forth until you are able to rotate it completely in a circle.

Then turn it clockwise until it won t go any further. Give it a turn.