Last night, while cooking dinner and cleaning up as I went along (that’s the kind of cook I am), my garbage disposal stopped working. Right in the middle of grinding up leftovers.
The silence that followed was ominous. I checked to make sure my dishcloth had not gotten stuck inside (fyi…go to the circuit breaker and turn off the disposal BEFORE doing this…if you’ve ever read the book Firestarter, you’ll get the point).
Nothing was inside. I went to the garage and popped the circuit breaker a few times. Still nothing
Great.
I totally depend on my disposal. I’ve had one all of my life and never had a problem. I’m careful not to put things into it that I shouldn’t, even catching my mother-in-law before she could dump egg shells in it. That’s one of those things you cannot grind up without ruining it.
I resigned myself to the fact that I would probably have to call a plumber, but I put off the task until I was fully awake this morning.
On a whim, I googled “How to fix a garbage disposal.” I don’t know why I was surprised to have numerous links pop up, including one for a video! I selected this link, not really hoping for much.
Guess what, people?
I didn’t even have to go past step #2 (pressing the reset button on the bottom of the disposal).
I pressed it, and Voila! It works again!
Never underestimate google. Google is my friend.
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