A Guide to Garbage Disposal Jams
A jammed garbage disposal is an inconvenience that can render your kitchen sink completely useless.
Causes of Jams
Jams are caused by items that become lodged in the rotating grinding apparatus inside the garbage disposal. A disposal has a rotating plate that grinds items against the grinding chamber, essentially pulverizing items into small pieces that can go down the drain harmlessly.
Problems occur when items are placed into the disposal that can't be properly ground up.