Humming dispoosal I have a Badger 5 garbage disposal that is stuck and hums. The unit has been cleaned out and the chopper rotates freely with a wrench. I"ve tried the reset button and tried tapping the unit with a rubber mallot. Do you have any suggestions? The unit is about 5 years old.

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https://www.scribd.com/doc/9725184/Badger-5-garbage-disposal-user-manual

Second link may offer some insight and help. It includes disassembly. First link has parts. Third link has repair video.
http://prorepair.club/badger-garbage-disposal-repair-22376.html

sounds like bad brushes in the electric motor. on most unit hard if not impossible to replace.

Check circuit breaker.
Check red reset button on side of disposal and see if it's popped out. It's under sink, next to wire connection on disposal.
See if electric switch has gone bad. Listen if disposal makes humming sound. Humming means electric power is good.
Use vacuum cleaner hose instead of hand to check for stuff inside disposal
Use wood broomstick and see if cutter disk rotates freely.
If disk is stuck, wedge broomstick against side of sink opening until disk comes free, or use allan wrench on bottom of disposal.
If electric power to unit is good, and reset will not reset or reset is not tripped out, and if cutter disk rotates freely, then disposal has gone bad.
You can continue using sink as long as there is no leak that will damage cabinet underneath.
I wrote ex disposal replacement steps from my apartment maintenance days.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r7929008-replace_garbage_disposal

Put a wood broomstick down in the opening, or use allen wrench on bottom of motor, and see if you can free up the cutter disk.
You want the disk to rotate freely.
The use vacuum cleaner hose to make sure all the small stuff is removed.
If the disk rotates freely, but the motor will not start, and the motor just hums, then motor winding has gone bad, and motor is overheating each time it hums. Replace disposal.
I wrote ez disposal replacement steps from when I worked apartment maintenance.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r7929008-replace_garbage_disposal

I would keep working the impeller back and forth with wrench while running hot water thru disposal until it turns freely. You can see if there are any small bone fragments or other debris in grinding chamber and removing with long needle nose pliers. Good luck. Thank you.

You need a new disposal.
Free-rotating blades show there is no obstruction.
Humming says you have power.
Frozen allen wrench says bearings are rusted.
Motor is now overheating each timer electricity is turned on, and motor will overheat and stop humming.
At least the drain is clean and water is not flooding under the sink, which means you can continue using sink until disposal is replaced.

I wrote tips for installing disposal from days when I worked apartment maintenance:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r7929008-replace_garbage_disposal

Hi,

The motor has gone bad

Here is a tip that I wrote that will help you to figure out what is going on with your garbage disposal and why it is not working.

Garbage Disposal Clogged or Jammed

heatman101

If the blades move freely with the wrench and stick and motor hums then it sounds like it is time to replace the unit. Have you tried the reset switch? If it is humming than it is probably not tripped but worth a try. Hope this helps.

The badger 5 has a dislodge device on the bottom right in the very center. An allen wrench will fit if you have lost the tool that came with it.

FIrts you will need to dislodge anything preventing it from turning. (Insert the right size allen wrench and turn both directions) The remove whatever comes loose after dislodging.

Then opush the red reset button on the bottom. Check the breaker that powers up the disposal, as you may have tripped it.

If the breaker is on, the unit is turning freely, and the reset button is pushed, then the next step is to check for power using a volt meter, to make sure the disposal is indeed getting power. If all the above has been done, the unit IS getting power then yes, the disposal needs to be replaced.

Use and allen wrench underneath in the center of the disposal. Does the shaft turn freely? If it does, the capacitor is bad. If the shaft won't turn, there is something stuck inside the disposal.

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