Garbage Disposal Hex Key

By rotating the counterclockwise for a few turns and then clockwise you will feel the motor shaft spin.

Garbage disposal hex key. Turn the hex key back and forth to rotate the blades until you feel the clog break up and the blades move more freely. The insinkerator jam buster wrench is a tool that quickly and effectively helps to free uncomplicated jams in your disposal. Works exclusively on insinkerator manufactured disposers. Insert a hex key also called an allen wrench into the blade access hole at the bottom of the garbage disposal.

Allen wrench hex key set 10 wrenches industrial grade sae sizes 1 16 3 8 carbon steel construction with black finish 4 0 out of 5 stars 499 7 99 7. Simply insert an end of the wrench into the bottom of the disposal and then turn back and forth. Get the allen wrench that came with the disposal unit and place its head in the hole. Crawl under the unit and locate the small disposal wrench slot a recessed hex shaped hole in the middle of the unit.

You may also need to press a red reset button down there. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Works only on insinkerator brand garbage disposals. Unplug the unit then climb underneath the sink and find the hole on the disposal s underside.

Rotate the hex key clockwise and. 4 7 out of 5 stars 1 063. Connected with this hexagonal hole is a shaft that directly connects with the turntable shredder plate of the disposal unit. This is where you will insert the wrench and use it as a lever.

Most disposals come with a little wrench just for this purpose. Insert an allen wrench into the hole underneath the disposal. If everything moved and the button was pressed you should be back in business. Get it as soon as fri sep 11.

To unjam a disposal unit using an allen wrench. Stick in and rotate the disposer wrench or the right allen or hex key in the center bottom of the disposer under the sink. You will need a hex wrench to fit the socket on the bottom of the garbage disposal housing. Insinkerator wrn 00 jam buster wrench silver.

It will be hexagonal shaped and in the center. Use a 1 4 inch hex key if you do not have a garbage disposal wrench. The standard size of the hex hole is 1 4 so any allen wrench of that size will fit. It s probably somewhere at the bottom of your sink base cabinet if you don t have a disposal wrench you can use a standard 1 4 inch allen wrench.