How to Troubleshoot a Badger 5 Garbage Disposal

Garbage disposals are darlings of the kitchen: mechanical omnivores with an insatiable appetite for your unwanted food. With the flip of a switch, the leftover scraps are instantly ground up and soon forgotten---unless of course some seemingly innocuous chunk goes down with a fight and clogs your disposal's motor. Should your Badger 5 garbage disposal suddenly stop working, follow these simple troubleshooting tips before calling the neighborhood plumber.

Wrenchette
Tongs or pliers

Instructions

How to Troubleshoot a Badger 5 Garbage Disposal
- 1
  Unplug your Badger 5 garbage disposal and turn off the water before troubleshooting. If the machine is hardwired to the home's electrical system, trip the circuit breaker or remove the fuse sending it power.
- 2
  Insert a wrenchette, a small wrench, into the hole on the bottom of the Badger 5. Turn counterclockwise until one full rotation is completed. Remove the wrenchette.
- 3
  Place long tongs or pliers into the disposal and remove the dislodged object.
- 4
  Depress the reset button on the bottom of the disposal after allowing the motor to cool for three to five minutes.
- 5
  Turn on the water and the disposal. If the disposal still fails to work, check for tripped circuit breakers or blown fuses.

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