Garbage Disposal Installation & Garbage Disposal Repair in Tucson, AZ

The most common causes are a tripped reset, a jam in the grind chamber, a blown fuse or breaker, a clog in the drain line, and motor failure. If the unit is completely dead, the problem is usually electrical. If it hums but will not turn, the motor or the grind plate is jammed. If the sink drains slowly, the blockage is often past the disposal rather than inside it.

Age and failure type decide it. Most disposals last eight to fifteen years, with around twelve being typical in a household of four or five. Jams, clogs and worn splash guards are worth repairing. A unit that leaks from the body, repeatedly trips its reset or has lost grinding power is at the end of its life, and a replacement is usually the better value.

A straight swap of a like-for-like unit is typically under two hours. Fitting a disposal where there was not one before takes longer, because the sink flange, the trap arm height and the electrical supply at the cabinet all have to be sorted first.

Yes. Disposals come with a dishwasher inlet that has to be knocked out before the drain hose is connected, which is a step that gets missed on DIY installs and causes the dishwasher to back up. We make that connection up properly and test it before leaving.

Grease and cooking oil, which solidify further down the line, along with fibrous material like celery and corn husks, coffee grounds, eggshells in quantity, and bones. Most of what we clear from jammed units is one of those, or a bottle cap.

Yes. If you have already bought a unit we will fit it, provided it suits the sink and the drain configuration. We will tell you before we start if the model you have is a poor match for the space.