If your garbage disposal won't run you may need to reset the garbage disposal using the RED overload protector button on the bottom. ... Turn on a cold stream of water and turn the disposal switch to "ON" position, the disposal should now run again. How to Reset Garbage Disposal InSinkErator
Use the wrench provided and turn disposer counterclockwise wise (of course the power is off.. do not repair it is better to replace with a new unit. Use 1/2 Hp minimum. Available at HD or Lowe's
SOURCE: BADGER GARBAGE DISPOSAL just humms. does not work.
It sounds like the disposer has something jamming it. Try using the breaker wrench supplied with the disposer (or a suitable-size hex wrench) fitted into the socket on the bottom. Rock the wrench back and forth to see if you can loosen the jam. Another trick is to use a wooden rod (end of a broom handle, for example) to push on the blade to try dislodging the jam. Look inside with a flashlight to see if there is something that is easily missed. (I have found drink can tabs, coins and a shelf clip that way.)
It's also possible the motor starting capacitor inside the disposer or the motor itself is bad, in which case you would probably spend less on a new disposer than on repairing this one. But a jam is more likely.
SOURCE: garbage disposal leak
Don to install a new one.
don't think it is a DYI and by the time you call for service it would be cheaper and use your DIY.
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SOURCE: humming noise when turn on insinkerator badger 5XP
Your disposal is stuck. Sounds like something either fell in it, or perhaps a bone got inadvertantly tossed in. Do you own an allen wrench set? The garbage disposal did originally come with one, but it usually gets lost. The one that came with it will look like two hockey stick stuck together. In any event, you need one for the fix. There is a hole on the bottom of the disposal, directly in the center. Find the correct size allen wrench and place in this hole. Twist clockwise and counter clockwise until it is free. Once this is done, you most likely will need to hit the reset button on the bottom. Good luck!
SOURCE: Our Badger 5-81 garbage disposal stopped working.
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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
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Here is a tip that I wrote about how and where a garbage disposal will leak and what can be done to fix it.
Garbage Disposal Leak from bottom of motor
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