How To Fix A Garbage Disposal Making A Loud Noise
Shut off power to the disposal and visually inspect the sink opening for a jam.
How to fix a garbage disposal making a loud noise. In order to differentiate between these two cases you have to simply check the sound coming out of your garbage disposal. If your food waste disposer is making an unusual noise it may be jammed with food debris or a foreign object may be in the grinding chamber. Food or other debris can become trapped in the chamber resulting in the unusual noise. The cause of the noise is probably a hard object such as a bone utensil or some other item that fell in. If your garbage disposal makes a rattling sound you should turn off the power asap to avoid damage to the machine.
If there is a foreign object that is visible try to remove it by rotating the grinding plate manually. If your garbage disposal is making a loud humming grinding or rattling noise it could be the result of a jammed grinding chamber. You can access the grinding plate with a long.