Scrape away putty from the edges of the sink hole. Evenly spread the putty around the entire sink hole and then press the replacement stopper slowly but firmly into the sink drain hole to seal as evenly as possible on the putty. of some plumber’s putty (non- hardening kind) and make a thick rope of 3/4 inches which will be used for sealing the sink stopper.
With a screwdriver, pry away the snap ring off the stopper. Turn this mounting assembly on its head and loosen 3 mounting screws till the snap ring is accessible. Then, turn the assembly anti-clockwise so that the mounting assembly can be removed from its lower mounting ring. Insert a screwdriver into one of the mounting lugs and hold the lower mounting ring as securely as possible with the other hand. After this is done, disconnect any wires from the electrical supply, loosen the screws on the electric clamp connector and remove the wires from the unit. Loosen the green ground screws and remove the wire nuts. Step 3 - Turn Garbage Disposal Unit Upside Downįlip the unit over so that its electrical cover plate can be easily unscrewed. Since the garbage disposal unit can be quite heavy be wary when freeing it from its mounting assembly.
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Keep turning the screwdriver until the unit comes free of its mounting. Lift up the garbage disposal unit slightly so that the lower mounting ring can be loosened. Take the garbage disposal unit in one hand and with the other insert a screwdriver into the right end of the mounting lug that is located on the lower side of the mounting ring. Remove the dishwasher drain connection, if necessary. This is best done with the help of adjustable pliers. Disconnect the drain trap from the disposal unit’s waste discharge tube.
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