Garbage Disposal Repair Leak Faq
Carol asks…
garbage disposal leak?
Emerson Electric model 5-71 has a slow drip out of the reset button. Easy to repair?
Garbage Disposal Staff Says:
No, the inner lining has been compromised. You’ll need to replace the unit. They are not expensive.
Ken asks…
What should I double check before renting a house?
Like:
* The owner has a home insurance (what kind of insurance????)
* The owner is responsible for any fix or repairment cost (if is not my fault of course)
* Who pays the yearly fee of HOA (home owner association)?
*Who to call if something need to be repair? (e.g. fix the A/C, a leak, garbage disposal no working….etc)
* Should I take pictures before occupying the house?
What else please????
I feel scary about renting a house… I am a good tenant and I hope to find a good landlord too.
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— What does a renter’s insurance cover? —
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— BLUE, that’s right!!
It was exactly I was talking with my husband about.
I just asked him: What would happen if we are paying our monthly rent, and one day just kicked out of the property, cause the owner has been foreclosed ??? OMG!
THAT IS SCARY…
However…thank you for the advice. I will take it.
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Garbage Disposal Staff Says:
All of what you have said are GREAT suggestions (do them!)
All of what the previous responders have said are GREAT also—follow their leads.
One last thing…you did not state ‘where’ you are—but here in southern california many Renters are getting burned by owners who are being foreclosed on. The renters pay their rent and then either have to move or get evicted…make sure you go to the tax accessors office to check on your landlord. It is sad that we have had to come to this….but it is a fact in our economy right now.
Good luck
Helen asks…
Help me with these appliance questions 
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1. What type of thermostat is used in a clothes dryer to prevent excessive temperature which may damage clothes?
A. An interrupter thermostat
B. A safety thermostat
C. A biased thermostat
D. A control thermostat
2. The split-phase motor in a dishwasher is reversible because it uses two
A. capacitors.
B. starting relays.
C. running windings.
D. starting windings.
3. A special advantage of a bimetallic-disk thermostat is its
A. pop action.
B. large size.
C. high operating temperature.
D. very low operating current.
4. The spray arm in an automatic dishwasher is turned by
A. the gear transmission.
B. thermal expansion of water.
C. jet action.
D. the main motor of the dishwasher.
5. Remote control of air temperature in some automatic washer-dryers is obtained by
A. hygrometers.
B. bias thermostats.
C. solenoids.
D. thermometers.
6. The spraying and draining actions of the pump in a dishwasher are possible because the dishwasher uses
A. two pump motors.
B. a double-gear transmission.
C. a reversible motor.
D. two timers.
7. How can vibration be prevented during the operation of an automatic washer-dryer?
A. By a control thermostat
B. By an idler pulley
C. By a spring-controlled impeller
D. By an interrupter switch
8. A clothes dryer should be connected to an individual branch circuit rated at
A. 15 amp.
B. 20 amp.
C. 30 amp.
D. 50 amp.
9. At what speed does the cylinder of a dryer turn?
A. 20 RPM
B. 30 RPM
C. 45 RPM
D. 60 RPM
10. A trash compactor creates a large downforce on the ram by means of
A. hydraulic pressure.
B. pneumatic pressure.
C. high-horsepower motors.
D. a chain drive and power screws.
11. An electronically controlled dishwasher can increase the number of possible washing cycles by
A. increasing the preprogrammed software and the number of keyboard keys.
B. placing a program switch in the microprocessor circuit.
C. using an additional timer along with microprocessor control.
D. electronically limiting some of the longer wash cycles.
12. An appliance may use a thermostat switch with hysteresis so that the
A. contacts will be self-cleaning, promoting a longer service life.
B. heater will have a longer ON and OFF cycle time.
C. control system will have time to respond to quick temperature changes.
D. heating elements will stay on for a longer period of time.
13. If a single heating element has a resistance of 6 ohms and two similar elements are placed in parallel, what is the resistance across the two elements?
A. 2 ohms
B. 3 ohms
C. 4 ohms
D. 6 ohms
14. What is the purpose of the door tilt switch in a trash compactor?
A. It monitors a jammed ram condition.
B. It senses if the trash compactor was mounted out-of-level.
C. It checks for excess chain play in the drive system.
D. It senses when compaction is complete.
15. A leak at a garbage disposal should be repaired using a new gasket and
A. gasket shellac.
B. silicon adhesive.
C. plumber’s putty.
D. silicon grease.
16. In an electronically controlled dryer circuit, the heating elements are controlled by
A. a relay.
B. an SCR.
C. a TRIAC.
D. a power diode.
17. What type of component should be connected to the drain line of a garbage disposal to prevent sewer gases from entering a home?
A. A drain solenoid
B. A P- or S-type trap
C. A gate valve
D. A vane trap
18. The rotational speed of a garbage disposal is maintained by using a fairly large motor and a
A. torque clutch.
B. relief valve.
C. flywheel.
D. progressive hopper.
19. The cylinder of a modern electric dryer is supported by
A. ball bearings at the rear and rubber rollers at the front.
B. ball bearings at both the front and the rear.
C. a sleeve bearing at the rear and rollers or pads at the front.
D. sleeve-bearing-mounted rollers at the front and rear.
20. Which one of the following thermostats is located on the heater box or inside the dryer near the heating elements?
A. Safety high-limit thermostat
B. Low-temperature operating thermostat
C. Medium-temperature operating thermostat
D. High-temperature operating thermostat
21. What value of resistance is not a good reading for a dryer’s moisture sensor?
A. 500 ohms
B. 1000 ohms
C. 20 kilohms
D. 40 megohms
22. Side-to-side play of a garbage disposal‘s flywheel means that the
A. seal should be replaced.
B. seal and bearing should be replaced.
C. flywheel is faulty.
D. shredder ring is faulty.
23. If the drum on a dryer rotates and makes a banging or thumping sound, which one of the following components has probably failed?
A. Motor
B. Belt
C. Sleeve bearing
D. Impeller
Garbage Disposal Staff Says:
I have an answer, but I keep getting the oops page when I submit it
Open the option for email on your Activity page and I will email you my answer.
1. What type of thermostat is used in a clothes dryer to prevent excessive temperature
which may damage clothes?
B. A safety thermostat
2. The split-phase motor in a dishwasher is reversible because it uses two
C. Running windings.
D. Starting windings.
3. A special advantage of a bimetallic-disk thermostat is its
D. Very low operating current.
4. The spray arm in an automatic dishwasher is turned by
.C. Jet action.
Not sure on this one
5. Remote control of air temperature in some automatic washer-dryers is obtained by
A. Hygrometers.
B. Bias thermostats.
D. Thermometers.
6. The spraying and draining actions of the pump in a dishwasher are possible because the dishwasher uses
A. Two pump motors.
7. How can vibration be prevented during the operation of an automatic washer-dryer?
C. By a spring-controlled impeller
8. A clothes dryer should be connected to an individual branch circuit rated at
This is a guess
C. 30 amp.
9. At what speed does the cylinder of a dryer turn?
D. 60 RPM haveing watched lots of dryers running, I think this one
I have worked on these
10. A trash compactor creates a large downforce on the ram by means of
D. A chain drive and power screws.
11. An electronically controlled dishwasher can increase the number of possible
washing cycles by
A. Increasing the preprogrammed software and the number of keyboard keys.
B. Placing a program switch in the microprocessor circuit
No idea on this one
12. An appliance may use a thermostat switch with hysteresis so that the
A. Contacts will be self-cleaning, promoting a longer service life.
B. Heater will have a longer ON and OFF cycle time.
C. Control system will have time to respond to quick temperature changes.
D. Heating elements will stay on for a longer period of time.
13. If a single heating element has a resistance of 6 ohms and two similar elements
are placed in parallel, what is the resistance across the two elements?
A. 2 ohms
14. What is the purpose of the door tilt switch in a trash compactor?
D. It senses when compaction is complete.
15. A leak at a garbage disposal should be repaired using a new gasket and
C. Plumber’s putty..
One of these two, not sure.
16. In an electronically controlled dryer circuit, the heating elements are controlled by
B. An SCR.
C. A TRIAC.
17. What type of component should be connected to the drain line of a garbage disposal to prevent sewer gases from entering a home?
B. A P- or S-type trap
18. The rotational speed of a garbage disposal is maintained by using a fairly large
motor and a
C. Flywheel.
19. The cylinder of a modern electric dryer is supported by
C. A sleeve bearing at the rear and rollers or pads at the front.
20. Which one of the following thermostats is located on the heater box or
inside the dryer near the heating elements?
A. Safety high-limit thermostat
No idea on this one.
21. What value of resistance is not a good reading for a dryer’s
moisture sensor?
A. 500 ohms
B. 1000 ohms
C. 20 kilohms
D. 40 megohms
22. Side-to-side play of a garbage disposal’s flywheel means that the
B. Seal and bearing should be replaced.
23. If the drum on a dryer rotates and makes a banging or thumping sound, which one of
the following components has probably failed?
B. Belt
Answered to the best of my knowlege.
Ben
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