If the breaker has tripped be sure to push it all the way toward the outside of the panel until it clicks.
Garbage disposal allen wrench won t turn.
Do not force it beyond its capacity not to break.
Turn the wrench back and forth repeatedly and forth repeatedly.
Insert a garbage disposal wrench into the center opening in the bottom of the disposal.
Garbage disposal won t turn on if the disposal doesn t spin or anything there can be two breakers that are trip there s a breaker on the disposer itself or there s a breaker at the main circuit panel in your home that could be triggered to begin this repair procedure.
You will use your wrench to rotate the impeller back and forth to free debris.
If it runs smoothly you re done.
From above run water into the sink and turn on the disposal.
If the blades are still stuck rotate them with an allen wrench or a specialty garbage disposal wrench.
Know that s pretty vague basically don t use a breaker bar on that allen wrench.
Ensure that we aren t dealing with a clog and when you are sure then try using the allen wrench again.
If the motor hums but doesn t spin and may shut itself off it s probably still jammed.
Eventually it should start to move.
By doing this you will manually rotate the grinding plate.
Garbage disposal allen wrench won t turn often when you have tried using the allen wrench to unjam the disposer and it fails to turn you should check for other options.
Position the wrench onto the bolt.
Try that and see if there s any foreign object jamming the blades.
If the disposal motor is still jammed turn it with a special garbage disposal wrench.
Remove the wrench and plug in the disposal or turn on the circuit breaker fuse.
If it does not turn on make sure that the thermal overload button is reset.
Pressing the overload button underneath the disposal may fix the issue right away.
If it spins freely you re done.
Turn off the garbage disposal at the wall switch.
Unplug the disposal from the wall outlet beneath the sink.
If the motor won t turn on at all it s likely that the disposal has burned out and needs to be replaced.
Repeat the same process to free the jam and reset the unit.
If not go back to the allen wrench and continue trying to move it back and forth.
Reach for a specialty wrench.