Some actually have this collar that you hook a tool into and you have to twist it in such a way, but if I recall clockwise that will actually let you remove the unit from the mounting assembly. If you don't do this, you may have problems getting at the srews. The screws hold the mounting assembly up against the underside of the sink. Oh, do get yourself some plumbers pudy to put around the flang of the drain. This will help prevent any potential leaking which I seem to always have whenever installing a drain.
On Sep 26, 2008, at 6:49 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > The simple answer is take out your old one and put in a new one. But > in order to tell you how to get the old one out we would need to > know a bit more to work with. > > Most have amounting collar that you loosen 3 screws up around the > top so the old unit can twist out. It will be connected to the > threaded part where the old basket would go before a disposal went > in. It will often look like a triangle. > > You'll have to take the drain lines off of the unit at the least. > Would be better to take the cross drain line down completely so you > don't end up fighting with it. After that you will need to play with > some things to see what else it takes to get the old one out. Like a > line from the dishwasher if there is one and I'm not sure what all > else. > > Remember there is an electrical line running to it and you want to > be real careful with that. You're playing in water and that doesn't > play with with electricity. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Era Trice > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 4:38 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] replacing a garbage disposal > > How do I replace my garbage disposal? > > Era > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
