Garbage Disposal Plumbing Dubuque IA

The waste disposal unit might be one of the most misused home appliances in any home. Few people understand that garbage disposals are just created to handle light food residue that is rinsed from plates and cooking utensils before they go into the dishwasher. That's why so many of Midwest Plumbers plumbing service calls involve garbage disposal repair.

Big amounts of food and particles going into disposers can overwhelm them and block the kitchen sink drain. Couple of things are more frustrating than a kitchen sink that will not drain, however Midwest Plumbers's plumbers are professionals at kitchen drain cleaning. We'll also repair or change your broken waste disposal unit and get your sink back to regular in no time.

Wanting to repair your waste disposal unit yourself? If your garbage disposal hums but won't run effectively, there might be an easy repair. Follow these steps:

Press the reset button located on the bottom of the disposer. If this doesn't work, shut off the power switch and shine a flashlight into the drain.
Look for a foreign object such as a coin, plastic bread tie or staple.
Eliminate the item with pliers or a grasping tool. It is dangerous to put your hand inside a garbage disposal.
Seek to see if your disposer has a hex key jam clearing tool under the sink or taped to the disposer.
Look for a slot at the bottom of the disposer where the tool can be placed and reversed and forth to clear the jam.
In addition to garbage disposal plumbing, check out other Midwest Plumbers kitchen plumbing services when you call. Likewise, check out our waste disposal unit cleaning tips to keep your disposer in leading shape.