Garbage Disposal Hex Wrench Won T Turn

Rotate the hex key clockwise and.

Garbage disposal hex wrench won t turn.

Position the wrench onto the bolt. Continue cranking the wrench back and forth until you are able to rotate it completely in a circle. This ensures that the disposal can t be turned on accidentally. Unplug the garbage disposal unit from the outlet it is plugged into.

Do not force it beyond its capacity not to break. By doing this you will manually rotate the grinding. At the base of most disposal units is an opening for a hex key thatlets you manually turn the blades. Seems like it has gotten ripped and is sticking up.

Try that and see if there s any foreign object jamming the blades. Insert a garbage disposal wrench into the center opening in the bottom of the disposal. Once you have the right allen wrench you ll want to. First turn the wrench counterclockwise as far as you can.

Blades seem to be stuck on small plastic disk in center borron of disposal. Once the blades turn look for a button near the opening for the hex key press this. If the unit is hardwired and has no outlet make sure the switch controlling the disposal is in the off position then turn off the disposal s circuit breaker in your home s service panel breaker box. It s okay to apply force while doing this.

My garbage disposal will not turn with wrench counter clockwise. Mine has a rubber mouth thing in the top where dren and water enter from the sink and it s easily removable. Give it a turn. Once you begin to rotate the grinding plate debris will begin to break off.

If not go back to the allen wrench and continue trying to move it back and forth. Disconnect the disposal. Use some tongs. Then turn it clockwise until it won t go any further.

I read some disposals have a 1 4 inch hex key bolt that can loosen the plates to help get it out but i can t find anything like that. Turn the wrench back and forth repeatedly and forth repeatedly.