Remove Garbage Disposal Drain Plug

Assemble a support to remove the garbage disposal.

Remove garbage disposal drain plug.

You can usually do this without dismounting the garbage disposal. Garbage disposals can weigh 15 lbs. That s a lot of weight to suddenly catch with one hand while you re turning the lower mounting bracket with the other hand. Remove the garbage disposal.

Removing a knockout plug from your garbage disposal is a critical step to having it work with a dishwasher. Before you learn how to remove a garbage disposal unhook anything assemble a support under the unit using a paint can and. Solving this issue is as simple as knocking out a plastic plug. The drain plug is there to keep the drain sealed if you don t connect a dishwasher.

Once you do this water will travel freely from the dishwasher through the garbage disposal drainage pipe. To remove the snap ring insert a flat head screwdriver under the ring to pry it open and off the flange. If you must remove a garbage disposal and return to the original sink drain take heart. Its purpose is to prevent water from escaping so if you forgot to remove the dishwasher plug from the garbage disposal it isn t going to let in any water from the dishwasher and it has to go.

Some models will unscrew from the sink drain while others might have a snap ring.