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La Jolla · 92037

Garbage Disposal Repair in La Jolla, San Diego

La Jolla rings us about garbage disposals more than most parts of San Diego, and the reason is in the buildings rather than the machines.

The housing in La Jolla

Marine air does its work on the parts nobody looks at. On a garage dryer we usually find the rear bulkhead screws seized, the exhaust clamp rusted through, and green on the terminal block long before the drum or the motor gives trouble. Washers in the same position corrode at the drain pump housing and around the shipping-bolt holes. It changes the job: the fault is often a bad electrical contact rather than a failed part, so we clean and re-terminate as much as we replace, and we look at the whole vent run while the machine is pulled out.

Parts, and what has to be ordered

Whatever fails most often on a garbage disposal is already on the van, which is why a good share of La Jolla bookings end there and then. Anything sealed, or anything with a board in it, gets ordered off your plate number instead of guessed at, and goes in on a return trip.

Diagnosis

Common garbage disposal faults

01

Failed wall or air switch

How it showsNothing at all, and the reset button is seated.

The repairTest the switch and its supply, then replace the switch or air switch assembly.

02

Jammed grind plate

How it showsHums with no rotation and stops when you cut the power.

The repairFree the plate from below with the hex key, remove the object, reset and test.

03

Corroded body

How it showsWater dripping from the base of the disposal itself.

The repairReplacement; a leaking shell cannot be sealed and the water is inside the motor housing.

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Reviews

Nearby jobs

5 from 446 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    Ours had gone silent under the sink with no hum left in it at all. The internal breaker had failed rather than simply tripped. He fitted a new unit and resealed the sink flange, which had been dripping too.

    Rashida N.Tierrasanta

  • ★★★★★

    The disposal hummed but nothing turned. He freed a jammed piece of bone with the wrench, then found the unit tripping its own reset within seconds, so it was replaced rather than patched up.

    Ottoline R.Linda Vista

  • ★★★★★

    A steady drip from the mounting flange had swollen the cabinet base below. He replaced the disposal and bedded the flange properly on fresh putty. The job is fine, though some debris was left behind.

    Malachi S.North Park

  • ★★★★★

    Electric dryer in the garage tumbled fine but blew cold. One leg of the heating element had burnt out. He tested the thermal fuse while he was in there and replaced both, then ran it to confirm the heat.

    Stanley O.La Jolla

  • ★★★★★

    The fresh food side warmed up while the freezer stayed cold. Its evaporator fan motor had seized. He replaced the motor and cleared the drain hole in the rear panel, which had iced over as well.

    Beatriz N.La Jolla

  • ★★★★★

    Garage pair, and the washer stopped draining with a full drum of towels in it. He pulled a hair clip and a lot of sand out of the drain pump filter, then ran a full cycle before packing up.

    Adela R.La Jolla

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to La Jolla?

La Jolla is on the list — all 26 neighbourhoods here are. You pay $89 for someone to come and find the fault, and that comes off the moment the repair is agreed.

My garbage disposal is in a closet — is that a problem?

Not at all, but tell us when you ring. A stacked or built-in pair has to come out before anything can be measured, and knowing beforehand means the right amount of time is set aside instead of a second trip.

Is it cheaper to repair or replace a disposal?

It depends where the fault is. A jam, a reset, a switch or a flange seal are all worth repairing. A failed motor or a leaking body is not, because the parts are not sold separately and the labour to fit them would exceed a new unit. We say which at the visit.

Get it looked at

Garbage Disposal Repair in La Jolla

The make, what the machine is doing, and how it is fitted — stacked in a closet or standing in a garage. That is usually enough to know what the visit involves.

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