Question 1: Installation Garbage Disposal Steps

When install a kitchen garbage disposer, here are some tips may help you:

1. Things you will need: a hammer, a screwdriver, a hacksaw and rags.

Turn Off Old Waste Disposer

2. Turn off the electrical power to the old garbage disposal.

3. Disconnect the drainpipe and dishwasher tube from the old disposal.

4. Loosen three tabs by wrench and remove the old disposal.

5. Unscrew the mounting ring from underside of sink.

6. Remove the snap ring with a screwdriver.

7. Push out the old sink flange from the drain hole in sink; clean away old putty.

Install New

8. Set the new sink flange and rubber gasket into drain hole.

9. Underneath the sink, stack the fiber gasket, backup flange and mounting ring, and slide into the underside of the sink flange.

10. Install the snap ring by pulling it open and snapping into place. Then tighten the screws evenly so they’re firmly against the backup flange.

Decide whether to connect to the dishwasher

11. The area on your new disposal where your dishwasher tube connects is blocking by plug. This is because some people choose not to connect their dishwasher to their disposal.

If you want to connect to the dishwasher, use a hammer to knock out and remove the drain plug from the inlet on the disposal.

If you don’t want to connect to the dishwasher, please don’t knock out the drain plug.

Connect the drain

12.To connect the drain, insert the gasket in the discharge outlet. Then attach the discharge tube with the flange and bolts.

13. Hang the new disposal by aligning the three tabs with the mounting ring. Use a Jack under the sink to raise the disposer if needed. Use the included wrench to turn and lock the tabs over the ridges.

14. Connect the dishwasher drain. Make sure the discharge pipe is lined up properly and connect your drainpipes.

Question 2: A Trick To Remove The Snap Ring

The snap ring fits into a groove on the lower end of the sink flange.

When you’re working under the sink, it prevents the upper mounting bracket from falling off.

Removing an old snap ring can be frustrating - unless you know this trick:

Starting at the break in the ring, insert a thin-blade screwdriver between the ring and the flange.

Pull down on the ring with the screwdriver’s blade and walk the blade around the ring.

The ring will pop right off.

Question 3: How to clean your garbage disposal?

You do not need a special garbage disposal cleaner. You can keep your kitchen’s garbage disposal clean and fresh with natural items you already have in your home. Three of the best ways to clean your garbage disposal:

1. Ice and salt - throw 3-4 ice ices in the garbage disposal with rock salt. Run cold water and grind. The rough texture of the ice and salt helps loosen oil and grime from the garbage disposal.

2. Baking soda and vinegar - pour 1 cup of baking soda down the garbage disposal. You can use a rubber spatula to push it through the opening. Pour 1 cup of vinegar down the disposal and enjoy your homemade cleaning volcano.

3. Flush - put a stopper in the sink drain. Fill the sink 1/4 full of water and add a small amount of dish soap. Remove the stopper and turn on the garbage disposal to thoroughly flush your garbage disposal and pipes.

Question 4: How to keep your garbage disposal smelling fresh?

Once your garbage disposal is clean, you can freshen it and make your kitchen smell great by grinding lemon, orange, or grapefruit peels.

Take half of a lemon and pop it into the garbage disposal.

Step 1: cut the peels into half-inch strips and place in your sink.

Step 2: run your tap at half-power with hot water

Step 3: turn on the garbage disposal and let it run until you’ve stopped hearing noise for about 10-15 seconds.

Why this works: the natural citrus of the lemons will coat the inside plate and rubber housing of the disposal and give off a fresh-cleaned smell without having to use any hard chemicals.

Note: this method only provides a nice scent. It does not get rid of any food build up. So only use the lemon peel method after the actual problem-causing sludge and grime has been eliminated.

Question 5: Can I put coffee grounds down this garbage disposal?

Many waste items that are bad for your garbage disposal are also bad for your waste pipes and your septic system. I would like to suggest not to put coffee grounds down the garbage disposal.

Coffee grind is basically a gritty substance or “mud” that can slowly start to form or exacerbate existing clogs. They won’t harm the garbage disposal and they’ll actually help eliminate odors. If you don’t rinse it away very slowly or run the water for a long period of time during the cleaning the grind can slowly build up in the pipes.

In a pipe setting, the grind that is not adequately flushed away will settle in your pipes and harden, slowly forming a thick, cemented layer in the pipe. This will decrease the diameter of the pipe to the point where water flow is slowed and clogs eventually form. If you throw grease into the mix then the problem will become quite big, quite fast!

Question 6: Cigarette butt

1. Cigarette butts: Really, just don’t do it. Along with shredding chemicals and other icky stuff, all those bits stick around, and really don’t smell great.

2. Shells: Just like shrimp shells, other shells aren’t good for your garbage disposal.

3. Broken glass: Please do not put broken glass in your garbage disposal.

Question 7: Grease

Don’t pour grease, oil or fat into your garbage disposal or drain. Grease will slowly accumulate and impede your garbage disposal’s grinding ability.

Besides, the grease will also attract other debris that finds its way into the drain or disposal, contributing to a clog.

Don’t use hot water when grinding food waste. Hot water will cause grease to liquefy and accumulate, causing drains to clog.

Question 8: Eggshells

If you have a garbage disposal, you don’t need to worry as much about food scraps. However, there are a handful of foods that can cause problems for garbage disposals and lead to blockages in your kitchen sink.

These "problem foods" include:

Banana peels

Coffee grounds

Potato skins

Rice and pasta

Eggshells

Bones

Question 9: Fibrous foods

Fibrous foods and hairs may cause a problem. Fibrous foods will wrap themselves around blades and motor shafts.

Please avoid sending celery, corn husks, asparagus and artichokes down the compact disposal drain.

If the reset button won’t stay in or is not working, please try these following steps:

Tools you need: a garbage disposal wrench or an Allen Key, a pair of tweezers.

Step 1. Turn off the kitchen garbage disposal at the wall switch and unplug the garbage disposal from the wall outlet beneath the sink.

Step 2. Using the Allen Key, insert the tool in the central bottom. And rotate the key back and forth to release the jam.

Step 3. Take out the fibrous materials until the jam is released.

Step 4. Plug the garbage disposal back into the outlet beneath the sink and turn on the cold water to allow water to flow into the disposal.

Step 5. Press the reset button on the bottom of the 1/2 HP quiet disposal. If the reset button does not stay retracted, wait 10 minutes and then try again.

Question 10: Onion skins

Chopped, diced, or in chunks, most onion waste shouldn’t be a problem for your disposal. The problem comes with the thin membrane that lies just below the dry, outer-most layer of an onion. That thin, wet layer is often removed before the onion is chopped, and thrown into the disposal. But the layer is so thin that it can pass through the disposal, missing the blades and wind up wedged in the drain where it acts like a cargo net on a pickup, catching more items and holding them in place.

Luckily, it’s fairly simple to avoid this problem. Just drop the thinnest outer layer in the trash, or cut it up before dropping it in the disposal. It’s a few seconds of work that can save you hours of work or an expensive visit from a plumber.

Question 11: Pasta

Rice, pasta and bread are all troublemakers. Pasta expands when soaked in water. Just like the coffee grounds, pasta won’t harm the MAXDISPOSER garbage disposal but can build up in your home’s pipes and cause clogs.

They’re like those little toys that magically expand into a big, fun, toy dinosaur after they’ve soaked in water for a while. The difference here is that the toys are fun, while rice or pasta expanding in your drains is the opposite of fun.

These foods also tend to leave starchy residue, which can lead to problems. Please throw them in the trash instead of the MAXDISPOSER garbage disposer.

Question 12: How to take broken glass out from your garbage disposal?

The MAXDISPOSER Garbage Disposal in your kitchen sink is a convenient way to get rid of scraps and leftovers. After explaining to your youngster that the Garbage Disposal isn’t a glass recycling bin, you can quickly fix the problem with common tools.

Removing a glass from a garbage disposal involves removing any large pieces of glass; dislodging the glass by inserting a wrench into the bottom or top of the disposal; vacuuming the disposal; resetting it; or if none of the other steps work, removing the disposal and shaking out all of the glass. Read the following steps to find out how to remove a glass from a garbage disposal.

Step 1: Disconnect your MAXDISPOSER Garbage Disposal appliance from the main power source.

This is to ensure it’s not switched on by accident while you’re removing the glass, which could result in serious injuries.

If you can see its connection to the power outlet, simply unplug the power chord. Otherwise, break the power connection at the fuse box or circuit breaker.

Step 2: Pull out any larger pieces you can reach with needle-nose pliers. Sometimes when glass falls in the sink the larger pieces remain near the top. Never stick your hands in the disposal to pull out the large pieces of glass.

Step 3: Dislodge the glass.

If you can’t move the glass at all, you’ll need to dislodge it first. Find the Allen-wrench port at the bottom of the disposal, which is located under the sink. If there is, insert an Allen-wrench into the port and turn it back and forth to move the masher plate and dislodge the glass.

Remove all pieces of glass you can easily reach with the pliers.

Step 4: Suck up pieces of glass with the vacuum. If the hose is too large or too short to get down far enough, create a temporary hose with cross-linked polyethylene tubing (PEX) or other smaller flexible tubing. Cut a piece that is long enough to fit as far down the disposal as possible and at least a couple of inches into the shop vac hose. Wrapping duct tape around the two hoses, starting with the shop vac, will do the trick. The pieces of glass might be too large to travel through the PEX, so you might need to pull out one piece at a time, using the suction power of the vacuum to hold the glass against the PEX.

Step 5: Reset your Garbage Disposal.

Reconnect the Garbage Disposal to the power source.

Partially cover the drain with an old plate. This will prevent any objects from flying up, but still allow the water to drain out.

Turn on the cold-water faucet.

Turn the Garbage Disposal on. Any remaining small pieces of glass will now be chopped up and washed down the drain.

If the Garbage Disposal still jams, there’s probably still glass stuck in it. Turn it off immediately, turn of the cold water, and repeat the process from the beginning.

Step 6: Remove the Garbage Disposal from your sink.

If none of the previous solutions work, use your product manual to remove the Garbage Disposal from the sink. If necessary, enlist the help of a family member or friend, as Garbage Disposals are usually quite heavy.

Once you’ve removed the disposal, carefully remove any remaining pieces of glass.

Reinstall the Garbage Disposal following the instructions in the manual.