Home Repair Garbage Disposal

Seems our garbage disposal just died. Makes a humming sound but it is not jammed and pressing reset button or using the allen wretch makes no difference. Has anyone else had to replace this yet? Our home is 7 years old and it is an insinkerator model 5-81. I am wondering if you did have to replace yours did you get a different model and did you have to reconfigure pipes to make it work?

Thanks

 

I had a similar problem last week but fortunately the reset button did the trick.

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It isn't stuck because I used the allen wretch on the bottom with no issue. The power is on because I hear the hum, I think it is just dead.

Suzanne

 

Our original one died a few years ago. I went to Home Depot and bought a replacement. Both were insinkerators and looked similar, but the new one was more powerful (1/2 hp vs 1/3 hp if I remember right). It fit right in, no plumbing changes needed. I think the insinkerator site had the instructions with dimensions, but I'm not sure. YMMV...

(And of course, throw the circuit breaker before starting.)

Good luck.

 

original one lasted 11 years before corroding and failing.

a little over kill but got this one from home depot - very quiet.

http://www.insinkerator.com/product/product.php?id=206&template=hhd

no changes needed for plumbing it matched up.

good luck

 

Thanks for help everyone. I read great reviews about the Waste King and ordered it through Costco.com, model 9980. It had a listing of ones that could be easily replaced with this model and listed our current insinkerator as a good one that fits with the waste king. I am hopeful that it will be an easy fix.