Garbage Disposal Repair in Nampa, ID
A humming disposal is usually jammed. A silent one is usually electrical. A leaking one is usually finished.
What goes wrong
Disposals fail in three or four predictable ways and homeowners cannot easily tell them apart. The unit that hums but does not turn, the one that does nothing at all, and the one leaving a puddle in the cabinet are three different problems with three different answers, one of which costs almost nothing.
How we handle it
We check the cheap causes first. A jam clears with the hex key most units ship with, and a dead unit is often just the reset button. We are not going to sell you a disposal for a problem the reset button fixes. When the housing itself is leaking, that is the unit failing and replacement is the honest answer.
What is included
- Jam clearing and reset diagnosis
- Motor, switch and wiring fault diagnosis
- Leak diagnosis at the flange, gasket and housing
- Full unit replacement with removal of the old one
- Correction of drain and dishwasher connections
What it costs
We quote the price before any work starts, so the number you agree to is the number you pay. If the fix turns out to be the reset button, we will tell you that rather than finding something else to charge for.
What this covers
The work that falls under garbage disposals, as listed on our Google Business Profile.
- Garbage Disposal Installation
- Garbage Disposals Services
Garbage Disposal Repair questions
Not answered here? Call and describe what you are seeing. We will tell you what it needs before anyone comes out.
(208) 870-0148My disposal hums but does not spin. What is wrong?
It is jammed. The motor is getting power but the impeller plate cannot turn, usually because something hard is wedged against it. Most units have a hex socket on the underside and come with a key to free it by hand. Turn the power off at the switch before reaching underneath, and never put a hand inside the chamber.
My disposal does nothing at all. Is it dead?
Often not. Disposals have a thermal overload reset, a small button on the bottom of the unit, which trips after an overload and cuts power until pressed. Check that and the breaker before assuming the motor has failed. If both are fine and the unit is still silent, the switch or the motor is the likely fault.
Is a leaking disposal repairable?
It depends where it leaks. At the sink flange or the drain connections, yes, those are gaskets and connections and they are straightforward. From the body of the unit itself, no. That means the housing has corroded through and the unit needs replacing.
Related services
- Drain CleaningClearing the blockage is the easy part. Finding out why it blocked is the part that stops it happening again.
- Plumbing Repairs & ReplacementsThe general call, for the problems that do not fit neatly into a category.
- Faucet & Fixture RepairHard water is why fixtures here wear out faster than the box they came in suggests.