The garbage disposal is mounted to the underside of a sink and is designed to collect solid food waste in a grinding chamber. When you turn on the disposal, a spinning disc, or impeller plate, turns rapidly, forcing the food waste against the outer wall of the grinding chamber. This pulverizes the food into tiny bits, which then get washed by water through holes in the chamber wall. While disposals do have two blunt metal "teeth," called impellers, on the impeller plate, they do not have sharp blades, as is commonly believed.

• Repairs

Clogs are most often caused by improper foods, such as grease or hard-to-grind foods going down the disposal. Clogs can occur in the disposal itself, but usually, they appear in the drainpipe downstream of the disposal.

The best way to prevent clogs is to keep problem scraps out of the disposal and put them in the trash instead. Also, remember to keep it clean.

A clogged disposal is easy to fix, but ignoring a jam and repeatedly restarting the unit can burn out the motor.

• Replacements

Signs of when its time to replace! Abnormal noises, frequent resets, inexplicable clogs, no power, persistent odors, planned renovation, poor performance, water leaks.

Our team offers a range between 1/2 HP - 1 HP depending on what best fits your homes needs!

Not sure what size? Snap a picture of your garbage disposal and send it over or give us a call!