Disconnect the power. In most cases, there’s an outlet under the sink that the disposal is plugged into. If you have a hardwired disposal, turn off the breaker that controls it. Turn off the water ...

You probably spend almost no time thinking about the disposal in your kitchen sink right up until the garbage disposal is not working. Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix ...

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