Ace Hardware InSinkErator Badger 5, 1/2 HP Garbage Disposal "free blades 1" Questions

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...free the blades by inserting the food disposal hex key or a 1/4 Allen Wrench into the very bottom of the disposal in the center. After inserting the wrench you need to turn it all the way in both ...

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...blades free. Or use allen wrench on bottom of disposal to free cutter blade. If blades rotate freely and disposal has power, and reset is not tripped or will not reset, then disposal is bad. I wrote ...

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...opening and rotate blades free. Or use allen wrench on bottom of disposal to free cutter blade. I wrote ez disposal replacement steps: ...

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...free the blades. No wrench, no problem. Insert a small piece of pipe, a pipe wrench handle, or (my favotite) a 3/8 or 1/2 inch socket extension bar into the top of unit and turn the blade assembly ...

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...blades can appear to be free, even with a jam. The moving of the inner workings with the allen wrench should free it all up. Flush the disposer with a potful of ice and water when it turns freely. ...

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...with extension and from the top (sink), turn the nut and blade inside the disposal by hand to free it up.  Can also unplug it and reach inside to see what may be lodged in the disposal

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...free up the blades with a broom stick or other item stuck into the disposal (with the power off of course) to turn the blades manually. Then try the reset button again. and hit the switch. Otherwise, ...

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free it, see if you can find something inside the sink drain that might have caused the blades to bind up. Remove any debris and reset the circuit breaker, a small button, on the bottom of the unit as

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...1/4 inch Allen wrench. Insert it into keyway at the very bottom of the disposal. You should be able to turn the wrench all the way in both directions. It sounds like something may be caught under the ...

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...blades and possibly free whatever may be binding them up. DO THIS WITH THE UNIT UNPLUGGED! You may have to look into the top of the unit to see if there is something you have pulled free that should ...

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