Appliance Parts
How to Repair Your Food Waste Disposer
Burning smell
If there is smoke or a burning smell coming from your garbage disposal, use our troubleshooting guide to repair.
Won’t start
If your garbage disposal won’t turn on and does not work, you need to check to the stopper and start switch. Learn to test and replace with our repair guide.
Leaking
When your garbage disposal is leaking, you will need to check the seals and gaskets. Learn where to find them and how to replace them with our repair guide.
Smells bad
Getting rid of a bad smell from your garbage disposal can be as easy as replacing the stopper and splash guard. Learn to do these repairs, and how to clean your appliance.
Won’t stay on
If a garbage disposal will not start, or if it hums but will not run, you may need to replace the stopper or start switch.
Unusual noise
If your garbage disposal is making loud noises it may be jammed, or it might have loose blades. Learn to troubleshoot with our food waste disposer repair guide.
Garbage comes back up sink
If the drain is clear and food from the garbage disposal is backing up into the sink, use our repair guide. You may need to replace the splash guard.