Troubleshooting - InSinkErator LC-50 Installation Manual

ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disconnect power before servicing.
Troubleshooting for problems other than what is listed below should be performed by a qualified service person.
Troubleshooting performed by untrained personnel could result in electrical shock or damage to the disposer.
Disconnect power before servicing.
PROBLEM
Disposer will not start.
Disposer motor stops while
grinding.
Overload protector
trips frequently.

Troubleshooting

POSSIBLE CAUSE
• No electrical supply.
• Disposer overload protector
is tripped.
• Disposer is jammed.
• Disposer is jammed.
• Disposer overload protector
is tripped.
• Disposer is overloaded with
food waste.
• Turn on electrical supply.
• Turn control to off position and press red reset button
on disposer.
• Turn control to off position and complete
following steps:
1. Insert one end of self-service wrenchette into center
hole on bottom of disposer. Work wrenchette back
and forth until it turns one full revolution. Remove
wrenchette.
2. Reach into disposer with tongs and remove object(s).
Allow disposer motor to cool for 3-5 minutes, then
lightly push red reset button on disposer bottom. (If
motor remains inoperative, check service panel for
tripped circuit breakers or blown fuses.)
• See "Disposer is jammed," above.
• Turn control to off position and press red reset button on
disposer. If disposer was running, allow unit to cool 3-5
minutes before pressing red reset button. Never strike
reset button with objects.
• Do not overload disposer with excessive amounts of
food waste.
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SOLUTION