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I am a tenant in an apartment that has a garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.
This happened last night and progressed today. I was using my garbage disposal (Waste King 1001) regularly last night for vegetable peels (carrot, onion, potato) and everything was working fine. Then when I drained the potatoes (no debris sent down, just water), most of the water went down the sink but then stopped draining altogether.
I tried the garbage disposal. It operates just fine, but water doesn’t drain beyond it. I don't own a plunger and due to some other commitments last night I couldn't attend to the sink and eventually went to bed. In the morning the sink was empty of water (perhaps it drained very slowly?). I turned on the tap but the water did not drain through the disposal. Same issue as last night. I left for work for the day.
When I got home there was still about 1 cm of standing water in the sink. No obvious changes in standing water level since I left this morning.
I do not own a sink plunger but remembered that I have a 900mL bottle of drano gel, which I emptied slowly into the drain, waited 40 min, then flushed with hot water for about 1 min. No improvement. I have now turned off the circuit breaker for the garbage disposal. I am worried about using it or even a plunger for fear of spraying Drano around me/my kitchen.
I realize now that I probably ought to have started with purchasing a sink plunger and seen where that got me, but here we are now. I cannot call in a plumber right now due to COVID19 restrictions. Any DIY suggestions are gratefully welcomed since I feel like I really screwed up. I am also happy to provide more information. Thank you.
I am a tenant in an apartment that has a garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.
This happened last night and progressed today. I was using my garbage disposal (Waste King 1001) regularly last night for vegetable peels (carrot, onion, potato) and everything was working fine. Then when I drained the potatoes (no debris sent down, just water), most of the water went down the sink but then stopped draining altogether.
I tried the garbage disposal. It operates just fine, but water doesn’t drain beyond it. I don't own a plunger and due to some other commitments last night I couldn't attend to the sink and eventually went to bed. In the morning the sink was empty of water (perhaps it drained very slowly?). I turned on the tap but the water did not drain through the disposal. Same issue as last night. I left for work for the day.
When I got home there was still about 1 cm of standing water in the sink. No obvious changes in standing water level since I left this morning.
I do not own a sink plunger but remembered that I have a 900mL bottle of drano gel, which I emptied slowly into the drain, waited 40 min, then flushed with hot water for about 1 min. No improvement. I have now turned off the circuit breaker for the garbage disposal. I am worried about using it or even a plunger for fear of spraying Drano around me/my kitchen.
I realize now that I probably ought to have started with purchasing a sink plunger and seen where that got me, but here we are now. I cannot call in a plumber right now due to COVID19 restrictions. Any DIY suggestions are gratefully welcomed since I feel like I really screwed up. I am also happy to provide more information. Thank you.