Friday, July 31, 2009

Double sink; clogged on disposal side?

Sink drains freely on non-disposal side. Disposal side won't drain. I replaced the disposal with a new one, but that side is still clogged. I checked and cleaned the air relief from the dishwasher, and that is open. I ran a snake into the drain, and did not find any clogs. Both the non-disposal and disposal side use the same main drain, so I can't figure out why one side drains and the other won't.

Double sink; clogged on disposal side?
Sometimes you have to run the disposal and it will then drain. They get a water seal in them and the spinning breaks the resistance.
Reply:There is probably something caught in the pipe between the disposal and the non-disposal side. Take the pipe apart and check..... running a snake thru doesn't always work. This happened to us on Thanksgiving and took about 20 minutes to disassemble and re-assemble the pipe.
Reply:Where the 2 pipes come together there is a splitter that halves the size of things that can go through there. SO you need to take of the 2 to 1 pipe and clean that out and you will be alright Also on a side note, quit putting carrots and potatoes down your disposal and it shouldn't happen again.
Reply:HINT.. they share a common drain about 8 inches down





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Reply:If you have pvc (plastic) drain pipes, the "TEE" where the pipe from the Garbage disposal drain and the "non"G/D pipe join actually has a diverter of sorts inside it. I would remove this tee and clean it out.....





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