Garbage Disposal Plumbing Methuen MA

The waste disposal unit may be among the most misused appliances in any home. Few individuals understand that waste disposal unit are only designed to manage light food residue that is washed from plates and cooking utensils before they go into the dishwashing machine. That's why many of Midwest Plumbers plumbing service calls involve waste disposal unit repair work.

Large quantities of food and debris going into disposers can overwhelm them and clog the kitchen sink drain. Couple of things are more discouraging than a kitchen sink that will not drain, but Midwest Plumbers's plumbers are specialists at kitchen drain cleaning. We'll also fix or replace your broken garbage disposal and get your sink back to regular in no time.

Planning to fix your garbage disposal yourself? If your waste disposal unit hums but will not operate properly, there might be an easy repair. Follow these steps:

Press the reset button located on the bottom of the disposer. If this does not work, shut off the power switch and shine a flashlight into the drain.
Try to find a foreign item such as a coin, plastic bread tie or staple.
Remove the item with pliers or a grasping tool. It is dangerous to put your hand inside a garbage disposal.
Look to see if your disposer has a hex essential jam cleaning tool under the sink or taped to the disposer.
Check 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 waste disposal unit plumbing, check out other Midwest Plumbers kitchen plumbing services when you call. Also, check out our garbage disposal cleansing suggestions to keep your disposer in leading shape.