A garbage disposal is a small appliance sitting at the junction of your kitchen drain and your electrical system, which is exactly why bad installations cause leaks and repeat failures. ProStream Plumbing repairs and replaces disposals across Baltimore and the surrounding counties, and corrects the under-sink plumbing that is often the real source of the problem.
Problems We Fix
- Humming units jammed by bones, utensils or fibrous food waste.
- Dead units with no response from the switch or reset button.
- Leaks at the sink flange, drain connection, dishwasher inlet or housing.
- Slow draining and backing up into the adjacent sink basin.
- Excessive noise, rattling and vibration from worn or damaged impellers.
- Full replacement with a properly sized, correctly mounted unit.
The Drain Under the Sink Matters More Than the Unit
A large share of disposal complaints are actually drain complaints. Grease and ground food collect in the trap arm and branch line, so the sink backs up and the disposal takes the blame. Replacing the unit without clearing and correcting the drain simply reproduces the problem with newer hardware.
When we are under the sink, we look at the whole assembly — trap configuration, slope on the trap arm, the dishwasher connection and its high loop, and whether previous work left a patchwork of mismatched fittings.
Replacement Done Properly
Correct installation means a properly seated and sealed sink flange, secure mounting so the unit does not sag on the drain connection, a correct dishwasher inlet with the knockout removed, a proper high loop or air gap, and safe electrical connection at a switched circuit.
It also means choosing a unit sized to the household. A cheap builder-grade disposal in a busy kitchen is a repeat service call, not a savings.
Straight Advice on Repair vs. Replacement
Clearing a jam or replacing a leaking flange gasket is worth doing on a reasonably new unit. When the motor is dead or the housing is leaking, replacement is the cheaper path, and we will tell you that instead of billing diagnostic time on an appliance that is finished.
Call (443) 949-5878 to get the kitchen drain working again.