A garbage disposal is one of the smaller appliances in the kitchen, but when it fails it tends to fail in messy ways — water on the cabinet floor, food trapped in the chamber, or a dead unit holding everyone’s dishes hostage. The good news is that most garbage disposal repair services jobs are quick and inexpensive compared to other appliance repairs.

That said, garbage disposals also have a real lifespan (most last 8–15 years depending on use) and there’s a point at which it makes more sense to replace than to repair. As part of every garbage disposal repair services visit, we tell you upfront which side of that line your unit is on.

Common garbage disposal problems our team handles:

• Disposal won’t turn on at all — usually a tripped reset button, blown breaker, bad switch, or burned-out motor
• Disposal hums but doesn’t spin — almost always a jam (food, bone fragment, utensil) seized between the flywheel and the impeller
• Garbage disposal leaking from underneath — most commonly a cracked unit body (replacement needed) or a worn sink flange seal
• Garbage disposal leaking from the dishwasher hose — clamped connection failure or worn hose
• Garbage disposal leaking from the discharge tube — gasket or pipe coupling failure
• Strange grinding noises — foreign object in the chamber, worn bearings, or impeller damage
• Slow drain or backup into the sink — partial jam, clogged drain line below the unit, or worn impeller blades

We carry common replacement disposals (1/3 HP, 1/2 HP, 3/4 HP, and 1 HP units from major brands) on the truck, so if your existing disposal can’t be saved, we can fix the garbage disposal situation in a single visit with a new unit professionally installed.