Comments on: How To Unclog A Garbage Disposal http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/ Home Improvement Projects Made Easy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:54:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Carpenter http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5350 The Carpenter Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:54:33 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5350 Haha thats hysterical! Haha thats hysterical!

]]> By: Tyler http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 Tyler Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:15 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5349 Thanx for the info... after I kept meeting resistance and the resistance wouldnt go away, I shined a flash light down the drain only to find a damn wash rag hanging out in the disposer... haha actually pretty comical! Thanx for the info… after I kept meeting resistance and the resistance wouldnt go away, I shined a flash light down the drain only to find a damn wash rag hanging out in the disposer… haha actually pretty comical!

]]> By: Family http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5345 Family Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:27 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5345 thank you!! the plunger(from toilet:()worked! darned potato peels:) thank you!! the plunger(from toilet:()worked! darned potato peels:)

]]> By: The Carpenter http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 The Carpenter Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:30:05 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5322 Hi Linda, If the sink is draining out it sounds like you might have fixed the clog but you might have a rubber gasket that is either worn out, broken or just on crooked... if the water is coming out where the disposal meets up with the pipe itself then I would assume this is the case. I had this happen to me actually about 2 months ago... water was draining in the storage area under the sink and the gasket was to blame. In my situation it was just on crooked so took the pipe apart, re-aligned the gasket and tightened it up. If the gasket is worn or broken you will need to replace it... best bet is to take it out and bring it in to your local plumbing store, or possibly Lowes / Home Depot (I prefer Lowes myself) and see if they carry a new one. Make sure you don't lose it after you take it out so you know what size you need. Good luck! Hi Linda,

If the sink is draining out it sounds like you might have fixed the clog but you might have a rubber gasket that is either worn out, broken or just on crooked… if the water is coming out where the disposal meets up with the pipe itself then I would assume this is the case.

I had this happen to me actually about 2 months ago… water was draining in the storage area under the sink and the gasket was to blame. In my situation it was just on crooked so took the pipe apart, re-aligned the gasket and tightened it up.

If the gasket is worn or broken you will need to replace it… best bet is to take it out and bring it in to your local plumbing store, or possibly Lowes / Home Depot (I prefer Lowes myself) and see if they carry a new one. Make sure you don’t lose it after you take it out so you know what size you need.

Good luck!

]]> By: linda http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5321 linda Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:16:37 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5321 what's the problem when you finally get the standing water in the sink to drain but the water is coming out the bottom of the disposal. I took the pvc pipes apart and cleaned that part. Is the clog actually in the disposal itself? Running the tap water doesn't make the sink fill but the water is coming out the bottom of the disposal. Call a handyman, right? what’s the problem when you finally get the standing water in the sink to drain but the water is coming out the bottom of the disposal. I took the pvc pipes apart and cleaned that part. Is the clog actually in the disposal itself? Running the tap water doesn’t make the sink fill but the water is coming out the bottom of the disposal. Call a handyman, right?

]]> By: judy http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 judy Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:06:22 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5316 thank you so much for this information. I tried everything. well almost everything. I will try that as soon as I get home. thank you so much for this information. I tried everything. well almost everything. I will try that as soon as I get home.

]]> By: The Carpenter http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5266 The Carpenter Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:14:33 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5266 You're quite welcome... glad to help! You’re quite welcome… glad to help!

]]> By: Adam http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5265 Adam Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:05:30 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5265 I found out yesterday that you're not supposed to put onion peels down the disposal... I didn't know, new to cooking and all that comes with it. Any old way, the plunger method just saved me a $200 call to the plumber. Thank you very very very much! I found out yesterday that you’re not supposed to put onion peels down the disposal… I didn’t know, new to cooking and all that comes with it. Any old way, the plunger method just saved me a $200 call to the plumber. Thank you very very very much!

]]> By: Mike http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-5241 Mike Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:39:24 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-5241 Just did the plunger trick and it worked perfectly. Thansk for the advice and the monetary savings!!! Just did the plunger trick and it worked perfectly. Thansk for the advice and the monetary savings!!!

]]> By: Sandy http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/plumbing/how-to-unclog-a-garbage-disposal/comment-page-1/#comment-4962 Sandy Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:46:26 +0000 http://thecarpentersworkshop.com/?p=55#comment-4962 Thank you so much, you saved the day! I didn't have a plunger, but used a 16 oz cup right-side-up. It worked like a charm! Thank you so much, you saved the day! I didn’t have a plunger, but used a 16 oz cup right-side-up. It worked like a charm!

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