Garbage Disposal Repair & Installation

A garbage disposal that hums, jams, or leaks, fixed in Aubrey and Denton County

A disposal is easy to ignore until the day it stops. Vor-Tex Plumbing Co. repairs and replaces garbage disposals for homes in Aubrey and across Denton County, as part of our fixture and appliance plumbing work. Call (469) 552-2881.

What each symptom usually means

• It hums and will not turn. The blades are jammed by something hard, such as a bone, a fruit pit, or a piece of silverware.
• Nothing happens at all. The reset button on the bottom may have tripped, the switch may be dead, or the unit may have lost power at the outlet.
• It runs but does not grind. The grinding parts may be worn, or the unit is failing after years of use.
• It smells. Food residue on the grinding chamber and the rubber splash guard is the usual cause, not a plumbing fault.
• The sink backs up when it runs. The drain line past the disposal is partly blocked. Grinding more food into a restricted line makes it worse.
• Water drips below. Check whether the drip is at the top flange, at the side where the dishwasher hose attaches, or from the body. Where the water starts decides the repair.

Repair or replace

Most disposals are built to be replaced, not rebuilt. A jam, a tripped reset, a loose flange, or a worn gasket can be fixed. A leak from the housing, a motor that hums and fails to start, or corroded internals mean the unit has reached the end of its life. We tell you plainly which one you have, because a repair on a worn-out unit does not last.

Choosing a replacement

Horsepower

Smaller units suit light use. More horsepower handles denser scraps and runs with less strain. A larger household that cooks daily may want more power than a single person who mostly reheats meals.

Continuous feed or batch feed

Continuous-feed disposals run while you hold a switch. Batch-feed units run only when a stopper is in place, which some households prefer for safety.

Fit under your sink

Disposals vary in height and width. In a crowded cabinet with a trash pullout or a water filter, the size and the drain outlet position matter. We check the space before we recommend a model.

What a replacement involves

1. We turn off the power and disconnect the drain and the dishwasher hose.
2. We remove the old unit and the mounting ring, and clean the sink opening.
3. We set the new mounting, seat the flange, and hang the new disposal.
4. If your dishwasher drains into the disposal, we open the knockout plug on the new unit so the dishwasher can drain. Missing this step is a common reason a dishwasher fills with standing water after a swap.
5. We reconnect the drain, run water, check each joint, and test the unit with you.

If the cord and outlet are fine, the job is plumbing only. If the switch or outlet needs electrical work, we tell you before we start.

Keeping a disposal and its drain healthy

• Run cold water before, during, and for about fifteen seconds after use.
• Feed scraps in gradually, not all at once.
• Keep grease out. It cools and coats the line downstream.

Call right away if

• Water is leaking from the body of the unit into the cabinet.
• The sink is backing up and other drains in the house are slow too. Our drain and sewer line cleaning page explains what that points to.
• You smell burning from the unit.

What a Vor-Tex disposal visit looks like

1. You call. We book the first same-day or next-day window.
2. We look and quote on site. The $79 dispatch fee is credited toward the repair when you approve the work, and the estimate comes before any work begins.
3. We do the work and show you. You see the disposal run and the connections dry.
4. Warranty. A 5-year warranty on parts and labor applies when we supply the parts.

Related services

A disposal and a dishwasher share a drain, so we often check both. For a bigger update, see kitchen plumbing.