Emergency & Everyday Plumbing
Quick garbage disposal repair in Oklahoma City often starts with a phone call, because many jams clear with a wrench and a reset button. When that does not work, or the unit is leaking from the bottom, we come out, find out whether it can be saved, and repair or replace it along with the drain connections that tie it to your sink.
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(405) 309-1873A disposal problem is rarely just the disposal. We look at the unit and everything connected to it:
Never put your hand in a disposal. InSinkErator's own instructions say not to place your hand in it at any time. Turn the switch off, or unplug the unit, before you do anything else, and use tongs or pliers to pull out anything you can see.
| Where the water is | Likely cause | Usual fix |
|---|---|---|
| Top, at the sink | Sink flange seal or plumber's putty has failed | Remove the unit and reseal the flange |
| Side, at the dishwasher hose | Loose clamp or worn hose | New clamp or hose |
| Side, at the drain elbow | Worn discharge gasket or loose bolts | New gasket, tighten the flange |
| Bottom of the unit | Internal seal failure | Replace the disposal |
| Trap below the disposal | Loose slip nut or misaligned trap | Realign and reseal the trap |
Disposal humming or dead?
Turn the switch off and keep your hands out of it. Call us and we can often talk you through it.
Repair makes sense when the unit is sound and the trouble is a jam, a tripped overload, a bad switch or a leaking connection. Replacement makes sense when the body leaks, the motor will not run after a reset and a power check, the grinding chamber is badly corroded, or the unit trips every time it runs. If you have reset the same disposal several times in a month, it is wearing out. We give you the price of both options, and we do not push a new unit on a disposal that still has years left.
Sometimes the disposal is fine and the sink is the problem. A leaking faucet, a cracked basin or a loose sink strainer on the other bowl can all look like a disposal leak, and our faucet and sink repair service sorts that out on the same visit.
We size a new unit to how you cook and how your kitchen is plumbed, then install it properly. The plumbing code Oklahoma uses requires household disposers to conform to ASSE 1008 and be listed to UL 430, so we install listed units only. Every replacement includes:
If you are replacing the sink or faucet at the same time, our fixture installation service handles the whole kitchen sink in one trip.
Disposals that fail early have usually been overloaded or fed the wrong things. A few habits make a real difference:
We quote the actual job once we see it, and financing is available for larger kitchen plumbing work.
The City of Oklahoma City reports that more than one-third of sewer line blockages in the city are caused by fats, oils and grease, and it says the average kitchen disposer will not break grease down enough to prevent clogs. A disposal chops food, but it does nothing to keep grease from cooling and sticking to the pipe a few feet downstream. That is why kitchen sinks with disposals still clog. If your kitchen line keeps backing up, routine drain cleaning opens it, and hydro jetting scrubs years of grease off the pipe walls. Want to know more about us? Start at our homepage.
Local, licensed and insured
40+ yrs
A disposal that leaks from its body cannot be patched, but a jam or a loose drain connection is a quick repair. After more than 40 years in the plumbing trade, our plumbers can tell the difference fast, and we tell you straight which one you have. You will not be talked into a new unit when a reset and a new gasket will do the job.
Licensed
A disposal sits where the sink, the drain line and the dishwasher all meet, and a sloppy connection at any of them leaks into the cabinet. Our licensed plumbers install the mounting, the discharge and trap, and the dishwasher inlet so they line up and seal properly. We are licensed and insured, so the whole sink assembly gets handled correctly in one visit rather than leaving a hidden drip behind.
24/7
A dead disposal with a sink full of standing water stops dinner, and it always seems to happen right before company comes over. We answer 24/7, nights, weekends and holidays included. Often we can talk you through clearing a jam on the phone. If not, same-day service is often available, so your kitchen sink is back in service without a long wait.
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Service area
We serve every part of Oklahoma City plus these surrounding towns.
Straight answers
A hum without grinding usually means the motor has power but the flywheel is jammed by something hard, like a fruit pit or a bottle cap. Turn the power off, then turn the hex socket in the center of the bottom of the unit to work it free. InSinkErator says a standard 1/4-inch Allen wrench works if you lost the original.
Look under the unit for the small red reset button and press it gently. InSinkErator says that if it does not stay up, wait ten minutes and try again. Then check the breaker and, if the unit plugs in, the outlet. If it still will not run, the switch, wiring or motor may have failed, and that is a call for us.
A leak from the bottom of the unit usually means the internal seals have failed and water is getting into the motor housing. That is not worth repairing, and the unit should be replaced. Leaks from the top, at the sink flange, or from the side, at the dishwasher hose or discharge pipe, are usually connections we can fix.
InSinkErator says never put fats, oils or grease in a disposal or down any sink drain, and the City of Oklahoma City warns that kitchen disposers will not break grease down enough to prevent clogs. Keep out anything that is not food, and feed coffee grounds and eggshells in gradually with a strong flow of cold water.
Yes. Most disposals have a dishwasher inlet on the side that is sealed with a knockout plug from the factory. The plug has to come out before the dishwasher drain hose is attached, or the dishwasher will not drain. We remove it, connect the hose with a proper high loop or air gap, and run the dishwasher to check for leaks.
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Day, night or weekend, call and talk to a licensed Master Plumber about what is going on.
Call (405) 309-1873