Garbage Disposal Repair and Installation in Troy

Garbage disposal repair Troy NY homes need fixes units that jam, hum, leak or drain slowly. An old unit, or one leaking from its body, is swapped for a new disposal with a fresh mount kit and drain line. Call us, and most disposal jobs take about an hour.

Our plumber in Troy NY team works on disposals for homeowners, landlords and small kitchens. This is one of our fixture repair and installation services, so a leaky faucet can be fixed on the same trip.

• Jam clearing. Freeing the grinding plate with a hex key from below.
• Reset. Pressing the red reset button once the jam is clear.
• Leak repair. Resealing the sink flange with fresh putty, or tightening the drain and dishwasher joints.
• New disposal install. A new unit with a new mount ring, flange and drain elbow.
• Dishwasher drain connection. Removing the knockout plug and connecting the hose.
• Power hookup. Swapping the plug or hardwire connection like for like on a replacement.

• Old drain lines. Many older kitchens have had a disposal added onto drain pipe that was not sized for ground food, so clogs come easily.
• Shared stacks. In two family homes, both kitchens often drain into one stack, so a disposal clog upstairs can back up the sink downstairs.
• Cold pipes in winter. Fats from food waste harden faster in cold basement drain lines.
• Rental wear. Disposals in rentals see a lot of use and abuse between tenants. A quick check at turnover catches leaks before the next tenant moves in.

• Garbage disposal humming not working, usually a jam or a stuck plate.
• Garbage disposal leaking from bottom, which means the seals inside have failed.
• Leaking at the sink flange where the putty has dried out.
• Slow drain from food waste packed in the trap or line. The trap is cleared and the line snaked if needed.
• Bad smell from food stuck in the grinding chamber or a dirty splash guard.
• Tripping reset from an overloaded or failing motor.
• New installs and upgrades to a quieter or stronger unit.

These are the disposal calls that come in most often.

• Humming disposal after someone dropped a spoon in it, freed and reset in minutes.
• Leak from the bottom of a 12 year old unit, replaced with a new one.
• New kitchen install with the dishwasher drain connected to the new disposal.
• Smelly sink in a busy kitchen, cleaned out and fitted with a new splash guard.

Old Troy drain lines cannot handle everything a disposal can grind. Keep these out.

• Grease and fat, which harden in cold pipes.
• Bones, which jam the plate and dull the grinding parts.
• Coffee grounds, which pack into sludge.
• Potato peels and pasta, which turn to paste.
• Fibrous food like celery and onion skins, which wrap around the plate.

Run cold water before, during and after each use to carry scraps down the line.