To fix a clogged or jammed garbage disposal.
Kitchen sink grinder clogged.
Be careful not to scratch your sink with the wire.
Always try plunging first.
I turn on my garbage disposal and it backs up in my kitchen sink.
Insert it into the kitchen drain or stub pipe to push through or pull out the clog if you can reach it.
Even when we diligently use a sink strainer or garbage disposal we work our kitchen sink drains hard.
Here are the best ways to get the clog out of your sink.
A clogged kitchen sink with a built in garbage dipsosal may just have food scraps from last night s dinner that the unit failed to grind up in which case running the appliance again could fix.
Before you try breaking up the blockage yourself.
Clogged drains are always a hassle but some like a plugged p trap under the sink or a stopped up toilet requires only a wrench a plunger and a little elbow grease to unclog.
This is a short video on using a plunger to clear a plugged kitchen sink.
And if your kitchen sink has a garbage disposal try running that before you begin to grind any food that could be sitting in there.
I put drano in it and that didn t work then i noticed the garbage disposal is leaking at the bottom.
Simple steps to repair a garbage disposal that s not working.
Some methods may require the addition of fresh water.
Replacing a disposal is easy with the help of dr.
This is a short video on using a plunger to clear a plugged kitchen sink.
Lynn october 21 2018 at 2 07 pm.
Before unclogging kitchen sinks with standing water use a cup or basin to remove the water.
For routine cleaning you ll just need about one half cup of each.
To keep your sink smelling fresh and running clear pour in equal parts of vinegar and baking soda on a regular basis.
Inevitably food particles grease and other not so lovely things make their way into the drain and we wake up one morning to a foul smell coming out of the sink.
Small clogs can often be dislodged with a cup plunger a simple plunger with a flat rim it creates a seal over the sink hole to apply the pressure needed to dislodge the clog.
Using an allen wrench to unclog a jammed kitchen garbage disposal.