Why Your Garbage Disposal Leaks From Bottom: Disassembly
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2020
- One of the most common questions friends have been asking me is why does my garbage disposal leak from the bottom? I have installed garbage disposals 3 times since Thanksgiving alone. Two of our friends had their garbage disposal leaking.
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This is such a common occurrence so we decided to help answer your questions of what causes garbage disposal leaks. The only way to root cause leaking garbage disposal is to disassemble your old leaking garbage disposal and forensically determine where the water is coming from, and determine why you have a garbage disposal leaking from the bottom. This unit is an Insinkerator Badger 100, which we replaced with another new Insinkerator Badger 100.
Sources of garbage disposal leaks
There are numerous places that could spring a leak from the garbage disposal. We've had people report their garbage disposal leaking from reset button, some people report their garbage disposal leaking from base, and some report their garbage disposal leaking from side cracks. Unfortunately, most people think there's a way to repair and start looking for a garbage disposal leaking from bottom fix.
Well usually he leaks are caused by rust inside the unit, so it's not worth it to by a couple of expensive parts, you're better off starting with a new garbage disposal installation, and start your 1-3 year warranty all over again. Sometimes the problem with the lower end bargain garbage disposal model, they tend to corrode after several years of use, and most homeowners don't know how to extend the life of their garbage disposal before it starts to leak.
So anytime someone tells you their garbage disposal leaks from bottom or sides, just tell them put a fork in it, because they need to install a new garbage disposal. The rusty and leaking garbage disposal you see in this video came out of our 85 year old friend's house, after she complained to me that the garbage disposal leaks water out the bottom by the wires. - Jak na to + styl
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This was great quality content. I know nothing about home maintenance and repair, and these detailed explanations are so helpful.
Gentle hum hahaha
That particular model is loud as f.
That was awesome! Informative and to the point. Had to check I was on CZcams 😂
The cabinet under our sink was filled with water. Tested and found it was coming from the bottom of the Badger disposal. Went to You Tube and found your video. Your explanation and diagnosis convinced me where the problem was. Installed a new disposal the next day using your how to video. Works like a champ. Before I thrrew the old one away i took it apart like you showed. There was a dime sized hole in the bottom plate. Thanks for your excellant videos and easy to follow instructions.
August 30, 2023. I noticed water under the kitchen sink and upon further investigation I found a leak at the bottom of my garbage disposal. I immediately searched U Tube and found your video. You've taken several hours out of trying to find out why my disposal was leaking. Now, after I purchase a replacement, I will watch your disposal installation. Thank you very much for putting this video up. We can all learn from it.
This Is exactly what happened to my disposal. Thank you for putting this on here. You saved me a lot of headache and time. Thank you.
Glad to help!
So happy this was the first video I watched. Not only did you describe exactly what is likely happening with my disposal, but the way you explain and describe things is very much appreciated. Subbed!
You are so welcome!
WATCH our previous video on how to Install a garbage disposal:
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Thanks for being willing to post a video. It is so nice of you to share your knowledge. Thanks again!
My pleasure Ruth, thanks for watching!
Came to your channel for Champlain Tower collapse when it happened. Now I had one of your garbage disposal vids recommend to me when I searched a how-to vid as mine needs replaced. I thought that guy Jeff is thorough as heck, I'll watch it! Did not disappoint!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank You for no loud music A lot of people think we love their music when that’s just not so. Anyone with the loud music I select “do mot show me this channel “.
Your voice is so calm and relaxing.
Complaining about free educational videos. Nice. LOL
Jeff, great video on how corrosion and degradation of seal material ends up in a leaky disposal. Just had to replace mine and had a bit of trouble locating the very slow leak. Turned out water was getting into the small electrical compartment and leaking through that small metal cover. Also, thanks for the reminder on cold water and letting the disposal run for a bit to get water and waste out.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Does anyone else wonder why parts that were made to make contact with water were not made to be water proof? I don't get it. There's a 100% chance that a disposal will make contact with water and cause rust. I wonder the same thing about hangers and shelves that are made for showers.
Great video! Now I know why my garbage disposal is leaking. Dripping directly right under the bottom as described. Glad it's just a simple replacement.
Glad to help Tom
Very informative and very timely...thanks to Google for your video being in the the top search results! I just discovered today that my disposal was leaking. I will watch the installation video and take a shot at installing a new one tomorrow!
Awesome, glad to help!
Thank you Jeff for the excellent education on how my garbage disposal would fail. And it just did! Time to buy a new one!
Awesome glad to help out
Thanks for the video. I have the same issue with it leaking into the bottom. 46 years out of mine, that's a good run!
Right on that is a long time!
Great video. My old Model 1 was leaking from the bottom and I took it apart and it was FUBAR. The advice was to trash the old one and replace with a new disposal was the answer.
Glad it helped
I know leaking from the conduit area is bad but I was curious why it was happening considering my unit is only 5 years old. Thanks for taking the time to upload this vid & now I have to watch the "how to install a garbage disposal"vid. Subscribed Wish me luck on the install.
You are welcome! You got this!
Thank you Jeff. Your information is extremely helpful! Keep up the good work!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Pastor Mike!
Thanks I just changed ours because of finally starting to leak. Something has been rattling around in there for you the last few months so it wasn't a surprise just a matter of time. I'll take it apart at my leisure since I have snow that I have to clean up 😂!
Just happened this morning to our unit. Thank you for the very informative video. The first I watched just said if it's leaking from the bottom it can't be repaired and buy a new one. I like to know the why of things and you gave me that. Thanks again.
You're welcome!
Your calm voice hooked me 3 seconds in can’t wait to watch this video
Thank you Jeff. I have the exact same garbage disposal that is leaking from the bottom. I am going to purchase a new one after being informed by your video.
Glad I could help
Thank You. I always wondered how the disposal works. It’s amazing. Mine is leaking from the bottom. I saw other videos where they used epoxy over the injured area and they claimed that fixed it and no more leaks. Not sure what I want to do. Try and repair or install a new one. I’ll try repair first. If it doesn’t work at least I tried. That’s the stubbornness in me.
Excellent insight into the workings of the disposal. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the really informative video. Swapping out that exact model disposal right now for the same leak issue.
No problem 👍
Thanks for the video, it was a big help for me in understanding the leak in my disposal! bTW you can turn off auto focus on the camera to stop it focusing on your hand when pointing things out.
Awesome, thanks for watching
Hey Jeff, great breakdown and explanation of what's going on with the leaking badger unit. I especially liked the tips about how long to run it and what temp of water - a LOT of people don't read the instructions!
One thing that would really improve the quality of your video would be to turn off autofocus on your camera. Autofocus works great for casual users taking snaps about town, but when you're trying to unscrew the housing it jumps focus to your arm instead of the action. When you were showing off the hole, a wire sticking up towards the camera stole the show. Use manual focus, check it before you start, and go!
yes, we are working to remedy this sort of focus issue.
Yes please!!!! Turn off the autofocus. I have a headache from watching. Yikes!
I love the shirt! Thanks for the info. Our garbage disposal was leaking.
Happy to help! It's funny the week of Thanksgiving, I replaced 2 old leaking garbage disposals for 2 different friends in the same week!
Great video and tear down !!
I have same Ininkerator garbage disposal and it started leaking from bottom ,
So I uninstalled it And just before replacing it I decided to take apart to see why , so I found the rust Amd had holes all on the base , so I said to myself I can fix this !! Sure did With JB weld , I cleaned of the base with steel brush wheel on a drill , brushed entire rusted base you show on video , and I had bigger holes and same corrosion . Mixed up some jb weld Amd coated smoothly no sanding , I told myself this could work , that was 2 years ago , still working no leaks , you know I’m constantly checking it since it was a Hail Mary , who knows maybe I’ll buy a replacement this year ! Maybe
That's awesome that you were able to stop the leak
I guess it's time for a new one. Thanks for that tour of a disposal
Glad to help!
Thank for the video and breakdown, learned something new today. Have a great day
Awesome, glad to help out!
Happy New Year! Just found out my garbage disposal was leaking so now I know I should replace it. Thanks for lookon' out!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Excellent video Jeff showing the inside of the garbage disposer and how they work. Jeff it is worth the money to buy a disposer with a stainless steel crushing plate, 1/2 HP or larger and a hard wired power cord. Galvanized crushing plates will eventually rust and once that happens you will never get rid of the odor. Stainless steel does not attract bacteria which causes the odor. For the same reason it is always better to buy a dishwasher with a stainless steel tub.
Going on 29 years with an ISE 1.25hp all stainless interior garbage disposal. Keep the inside clean. Yes, use hot water once in a while to dissolve grease. I put everything in it including potato peels (lots of cold water!), bones, halved fruit pits, chopped corn silk, and egg shells. Turn it on w/ full water _before_ feeding it and let it run for 1 minutes with water after emptying. That's how to make it last. I wouldn't do bones and pits on an underpowered unit though.
When I moved into my house, the garbage disposal was on its last leg, but I didn't know it yet. After a year or so of usage, all of a sudden there was water underneath my sink. I looked at the bottom of the disposal, and the entire bottom was just rusted out. I upgraded to an Elite 3/4. I'm so glad they made swapping out disposals SO easy.
I've been hearing from so many people who have had leaky garbage disposals. During the holidays I had 3 friends who I went to help install the new disposals.
My old one was stuck for a while and I didn’t attempt to change it thinking it was to complicated but after a leaking badger, I had to dig in and I was surprised how fairly easy it was to to it. I’m sure a plumber would have charged at least $300. And the unit was $109 at Lowe’s.
Thanks for the video, you saved my time on a Friday night, I'm glad I did not try to see if I could fix it or not, just going to replace.
The 4k on this video is really nice. Thanks for the video, Jeff
You're welcome! Thanks for watching Tony
Awesome work table also! Thanks for your time. Great explanation
Same unit - same problem - thanks for explaining. One thing I’ve wondered is why can’t the manufacturers put in something so when a leak happens it either shuts the unit down or gives some type of warning. I’m not in the habit of looking under my sink constantly and having a finished basement underneath this could save major headache. I’d pay the extra cost for piece of mind.
Yes the cheaper models don't get the stainless steel
Great video. Thanks Jeff. I was hoping that you had a magic button I could push to fix the leaking bottom, but your video was next best thing. Great education. Wes
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for your time putting this video together, made the decision to just replace my unit vs trying to dissemble and repair very easy and probably saved me a bunch of time and hassle.
Thank you for the very clear and specific video. I’m just a renter, but have owned homes and am not afraid to try to fix things myself. But this one’s above my pay grade.😕 I cleared the trap and adjacent pipes, no clogs, so this must be it. Waiting for a reply from the landlord.😐
The cheap junk has always been made with either pot metal (zinc alloy) or cast aluminum grinding components. I had such an InSinkErator cheapie in the early 1980s that corroded through within two years of manufacture. I replaced it with a Sears unit that had a stainless steel grinding chamber, stainless steel grinding plate and stainless steel hammers. For all I know, it's probably still working after 35+ years. I replaced the leaking aluminum disposal in my current digs with an all-stainless unit around 1995, and it is still working fine a quarter century later. Even though the stainless steel units cost more, it is worth it for peace of mind and they end up costing much less per year of ownership.
Yes stainless is worth the price
Your video is excellent! We must think the same because you were literally answering questions throughout the video as I was thinking them to myself. Ha! Already subbed
good explanations re: causes of leaking at the bottom, and re: need to replace cables/wires as well. Thanks.
Glad it helped
Thanks for this informative video. I remember this happening when I was a kid which was 25 years ago LOL. I wondered what was the deal but this makes total sense. I have a friend who disposal is leaking I'm going to help him out tomorrow.
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative videos. It got right to the issue why it was leaking. Time for a new one then.
Good job, incase no one has mentioned it before. I place a piece of tape across the seam and then cut it with a razor if your removing the motor from the top. Reason is, to be able to line up the screw holes perfectly when you reassemble it.
Good idea Jim!
This video was great. Thanks Jeff. It's time for a new disposal. Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Awesome glad to help out John thanks for watching
Thank you, Jeff. Great explanation and exactly what I need too. Not a handyman/woman here :) 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Gee I watched this today because I woke to water leaking under the sink! Great video and tips I never knew! Thank you muchos!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you this was a snap to get done in about 45 mins.
Thanks for the video Jeff it helps...wanted to share that to show how the “blade” system works...thanks buddy!
Glad it helped! Insinkerator has a good video for sure thanks for sharing.
sure
Thanks for the video - my 1/2hp Badger 500 just started leaking internally just like in this video. Off to the hardware store to buy a replacement.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you for explaining this! I just found out it was the disposal that was leaking, not the faucet (after replacing faucet and still having leaking) I didn't know if my disposal could/should be fixed. It was leaking out of the reset button on the bottom of disposal. I like to know why something is broken before I decide to fix/replace it. I guess the faucet was misdiagnosed... oops... This was really helpful! Many thanks!
Glad it helped Alison!
Super informative! Thanks Jeff!
Wonderful, informative video - thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Kurt
Thank you so much for this video, my badger just started leaking so I'm buying a new one thank you
Exact same thing happend to mine- just replace it with a new one. I didn't disassemble the old one but i guess the same thing happened to it. Thank you for the video!
Thank you for this video I never understood how they work and now I’m happy I learned
You are quite welcome Julia glad to help
Thank you for sharing this really helps ,
Keep up the good work .
Same thing happened to mine, so, while researching what options I had to replace it, I found out that the smaller 1/3 hp units, are usually made with galvanized steel, and eventually it will rust. If you spend a little more, usually the 1/2 hp and up disposals are made of stainless steel, which will not corrode and last longer. I went with a 1/2 hp to not have to deal with this again.
Jeff - Our Insinkerator just locked up. Was able to easily clear that problem with a hex wrench, then I found it leaking from the bottom. Given your careful examination, I have very little doubt that your vid here explains exactly what has happened here. I won't bother to open it up - time for another unit. Thanks!
Yes, if you invest in one of their more expensive SS models, they have more corrosion resistance
i have an insinkerator that was locked up, got it running with the hex wrench, now it’s leaking from the bottom. based on your post i’m guessing it’s dead and done?
@@yiddowpeanut That was my conclusion. BTW, mine started up, was running for about a week, then died again. I still need to bite the bullet and go buy another one ... and you might be facing the same future.
Thank you for this very informative video. I was looking for something just like this. I appreciate the 4K resolution as well, however, it would be better if you enabled Manual Focus on your camera/lens for your next video.
Thanks for watching! Yes, Nikon has improved the firmware since then, their autofocus on this sucks and manual would be worse, because we have to keep moving the area getting focusedon.
@@jeffostroff Or... Each shot gets only one focus and when the subject matter changes... So does the camera angle. Might be more work for you, but it will bump up your production value. Which will convert into more views, Likes, and all that other good stuff. BTW, Thanks for this info. Installing my 1st disposal now and was wondering about this.
By the way, Thanks so much Jeff for your informative video!
Excellent instructional video and advice. These garbage disposals are very cheap and can last for 10-15 years. Its easier to just replace it yourself. But if its just a seal that has been breached, then I would use silicone adhesive that is impervious to hot/cold water and mold. You could probably sandblast the rust and caked-on food debris off of the spindle then spray a coating that would rustproof and protect the metal. You could probably add another 5-10 years to its life. Overall, a great DIY video....thank you for this !!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
I still have my original GE Disposall from 1975. It is all stainless steel in the grind chamber and doesn’t look all rusted like that one. Also, my GE runs at a much higher rpm (8,000 I believe) which I think really helps it clean out faster than other brands? I hope it keeps going for me!
Right on
Thank you for this informative video as I learned a lot. I live an a large apartment complex and our garbage disposal started leaking at the bottom tonight. The owners of our complex gave us a do and don't sheet when we moved in and they said absolutely do not put ice cubes in your disposal or banana peels or orange peels? Have no idea why not?
Thank you! I will watch the replacement video next.
Replaced my 16 year old ISE55 yeasterday. I managed to prolong its life with epoxy casting on the coroded holes for nearly 5 years. I got the stainless steel version now. Hope it would last as expected.
Nice work! That's amazing the epoxy held in there.
Epoxy casting? Do you mean filling in the holes with JB Weld or something similar??
@@LeverPhile jb weld..possible..i just made a patch of fiberglass cloth / epoxy
@@doronkofler7470
Fiberglass cloth reinforcement with epoxy makes sense, thanks.
Thanks for the info very helpful! Quick question: Do I need to shut off the water to my house if I were to remove the disposal myself?
your video on the disposal was spot on for me thanks !
Glad it helped!
Very Good Video. Replacing mine. Never knew how they worked. Have a great day.
Thanks for watching!
Thank You for doing such informative videos. Glad I found you
Glad you like them!
Thanks Jeff; just saved me a bunch of time.
Glad to help Jordan thanks for watching
Excellent video, thanks for that by the way what is the size of the socket that you use to open it?
Mine was leaking from a crack on the side of the housing. I bought JB Weld from Walmart for $8 and applied to housing, no more water leak for now.
I’m going to try that too.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it
I appreciate the information you have given me. However can you do a video on how to put one on? I need to replace mine and I am going to need help with how to replace my exact garbage disposal you have. Thanks so much...
I recently had a small bone jam my garbage disposal. I got the bone out but now it leaks a little bit from the bottom and when I turn on the disposal, it sprays a lot from the top. What might be the issue?
This is the exact same model I just had to replace because the bottom was rusted so bad that it looks like a bolt blew through. It had about a 1/2 inch hole.
I replaced it with a Glacier Bay model marketed as "anti-corrosive".
My disposal just started leaking tonight, great timing for this video lol
Hope you enjoy it!
Mine too!
Great job.....exactly what was wrong with mine. Thanks!!
Just what I need get another person, showing how to disassemble the exact same cheapest model
Most thorough. Thanks a ton! (Looks like I’ll be viewing your reinstallation video.)
It's a good video
Great explanation, thanks for this video!
Glad it was helpful!
Do you have an insinkerator install video? I just installed mine with a 3/4hp to replace old one and I have a leak… only happened when I turned on dw. Overall I thought i installed it ok but now the leak revealed.
Great video! Looks like I am buying a new garbage disposal!!
You can do it!
Excellent video, very informative!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video. This is exactly what I think is wrong with mine. Same color water is dripping out the bottom.
Glad it helped
Thank you for the video , i have the exact issue and exact model !
Many people have this issue glad to help out
Wow, excellent video and audio quality, plus the content of course!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great detailed video!
Very informative, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Really informational video. Thank you. Looks like I have to buy a new one 😑
Any recommendations? I'm a new home owner 🏡
I just replaced an Insinkerator Badger 15ss with the same model. I kept the wiring the same, but my disposal spins counter clockwise. I switched the wires and it still spins counter clockwise. Is this right? I thought I read that they should spin clockwise.
Thanks Jeff. That helped a lot...
Thanks for the tips. 👍👍
Easy as heck installing these, good to w see what they look like.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you, interesting, I was going to disassemble as well but no anymore, better get a new one. Thanks
Glad it helped
Great video. Thanks for the info!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!