Humming but not turning, leaking into the cupboard, or completely dead. Garburator faults are usually quicker to diagnose and cheaper to fix than most people expect.
A garburator that hums without turning is jammed, not broken, and it is the most common call we get on these. A unit that does nothing at all has usually tripped its own reset or lost power at the switch. A unit dripping into the cupboard is a different matter, because where the leak is coming from decides whether it is a seal, a connection, or the end of the unit.
We repair what is worth repairing. Jams clear, reset switches trip back, sink flanges can be resealed, and dishwasher connections and drain plumbing under the sink can be corrected. What cannot be repaired is a corroded grinding chamber, and once a unit is leaking from the body itself, replacement is the only honest answer.
On replacements we also check what is downstream, because a surprising number of garburator complaints turn out to be a partly blocked trap or drain line rather than the unit at all. Fitting a new garburator onto a restricted drain just moves the problem a few weeks into the future.
A garburator that hums is almost never a dead garburator. It is a jammed one, and the difference between those two is a service call rather than a replacement.
Diagnose the actual fault before anyone starts talking about a new unit.
Humming, silent, leaking or draining slowly each point somewhere different, so we start by reproducing exactly what you are seeing.
Reset switches, breakers and a physical check of the grinding chamber rule out the two faults that account for most of these calls.
We check the trap and the drain line downstream, because a restricted drain produces symptoms that look exactly like a failing unit.
We clear, reseal or replace as the fault requires, then run the unit and the drain together to confirm it is genuinely sorted.
What homeowners ask when the unit under the sink stops behaving.
Garburator repair, replacement and installation is available in every community we serve.
We will find out whether it is a jam, a seal or the end of the unit, and sort it in the same visit wherever we can.
