Drain/Garbage Disposal clogged??
#1
12-25-03, 02:11 PM
Drain/Garbage Disposal clogged??
I run my Garbage disposal and it sounds fine then starts to rumble and when I turn it off the water/garbage backup violently into the sink. I checked the catch on the DP that comes out of the GD and all clear. The other drains aren't backing up so the clog must be inside the GP? Or am I missing something? job for the Plumber? Merry Xmas and Tia.
Thx Steve
Thx Steve
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12-25-03, 02:45 PM
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If the trap is clear, then the clog is likely in the drainpipe in the wall or floor.
You need a crank-handle flex snake to feed into the line to clear it.
Good Luck!
You need a crank-handle flex snake to feed into the line to clear it.
Good Luck!
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12-25-03, 03:57 PM
thx oldguy1 ?
The dp goes into the wall. There is no chance that the clog is where the GD connects to drainpipe? Or somehow it has something to do with the dishwasher which drains into GP. tia Steve
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12-25-03, 05:01 PM
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If the garbage disposal side of sink is holding water, and the opposite side is draining freely, then the tailpiece from the garbage disposal to the baffled tee is clogged. Simply remove it, clean it, clean the baffled tee and the opening to where the drain line connects to garbage disposal.
If both sinks are affected, then follow Old Guy's advice and snake the drain into the wall to remove the obstruction.
If both sinks are affected, then follow Old Guy's advice and snake the drain into the wall to remove the obstruction.
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12-26-03, 11:38 AM
Thx All
Packed in along the wall. Big time mess. Any tips on preventing this or is this something that happens infrequently. I just bought the house in August so I don't have a feel. Thx Again Steve
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12-26-03, 12:02 PM
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Put as little grease or fiberous food material in disposal and drain as possible. Dump, pour and wipe pan grease, rinds, peelings, etc. into trash can instead.
Pour in a good enzyme-based (non-caustic) drain cleaner occasionally, such as DrainCare. Just follow the directions on the jug.
Good Luck!
Pour in a good enzyme-based (non-caustic) drain cleaner occasionally, such as DrainCare. Just follow the directions on the jug.
Good Luck!
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12-29-03, 01:03 AM
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If "packed in along the wall" means the drain ports on the sidewalls of the garbage disposer are plugged, try this:
Fill the garbage disposer with ice cubes, push them down thru the rubber seal, and pack it full. Turn on the garbage disposer and then the water. The ice chips will clear the clogged drain ports.
Fill the garbage disposer with ice cubes, push them down thru the rubber seal, and pack it full. Turn on the garbage disposer and then the water. The ice chips will clear the clogged drain ports.
#10
12-29-03, 08:07 PM
Thx arkayassoc
The drain pipe running down in the wall was packed, Not the disposal wall but the kitchen wall. Still if that was the case,I don't have to be concern about the disposal's blades or motor being damaged from the ice cubes? Tia Steve
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12-30-03, 08:24 PM
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Other things to NEVER put down a disposal are fiberous materials like celery or flower stems.
My wife ran a bunch of flower stems down the disposal earlier this year. Worst clog I've ever seen!!! Made me regret buying her roses when I hadn't done anything.
My wife ran a bunch of flower stems down the disposal earlier this year. Worst clog I've ever seen!!! Made me regret buying her roses when I hadn't done anything.
#14
12-30-03, 10:47 PM
Dave, Dave, Dave, ...
Buyin' the wife roses is one thing -- but then she puts them down the disposal???
Man, you only THOUGHT you hadn't done nuthin'!!!
Seriously -- you've got to add the granular stuff to the fiberous stuff. Add coffee grounds to the rose stems -- ice cubes to the celery stalks and potato peels!
Buyin' the wife roses is one thing -- but then she puts them down the disposal???
Man, you only THOUGHT you hadn't done nuthin'!!!
Seriously -- you've got to add the granular stuff to the fiberous stuff. Add coffee grounds to the rose stems -- ice cubes to the celery stalks and potato peels!
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12-31-03, 05:45 AM
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Stems, lefty.........it was stems. She had to trim them to fit a vase. I hadn't done ANYTHING...........really!! 
She had to trim them to fit a vase. I hadn't done ANYTHING...........really!! 
#16
12-31-03, 09:19 AM
Re: Thx All
Originally posted by stocon
Packed in along the wall. Big time mess. Any tips on preventing this or is this something that happens infrequently. I just bought the house in August so I don't have a feel. Thx Again Steve
Packed in along the wall. Big time mess. Any tips on preventing this or is this something that happens infrequently. I just bought the house in August so I don't have a feel. Thx Again Steve
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12-31-03, 03:30 PM
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Possibly true, but the dishwasher dumps several gallons of hot water every time it runs, so it probably doesn't make a lot of difference what you use when you run the disposal
#18
12-31-03, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by Dave_D1945
Possibly true, but the dishwasher dumps several gallons of hot water every time it runs, so it probably doesn't make a lot of difference what you use when you run the disposal
Possibly true, but the dishwasher dumps several gallons of hot water every time it runs, so it probably doesn't make a lot of difference what you use when you run the disposal
Best wishes for 2004!
