It would be a lot easier if all plumbing work, including a Installing a garbage disposal, under the kitchen sink was done at chest high level as shown in this video instead of upside down and backwards as is the work under a typical kitchen sink.
A trick I learned from a Lowe's video on disposal installs was, if you are working by yourself, lay the new garbage disposal in the sink on the newly installed basin strainer when you go to tighten up the nut below the sink. The disposal's weight keeps the strainer from rising up/turning. Also use a pair of channel locks to squeeze that locking ring home off one of the points of the disposal. You get better leverage then pushing the ring into place with a screwdriver or whatever other tool.
The air switch is a fantastic tip. I have a cutout for an old soap dispenser we don't use that I could repurpose. I was originally considering making a cutout in the false drawer in the cabinet, or just mount a switch inside the cabinet, but that setup is so much more sophisticated. Great!
Thanks! the small glimpse of sticking a screwdriver through the eyes on the mounting collar were key for me... I'd been sweating and strugging trying to get mine re-mounted by hand and a wrench... screwdriver was magic.
Buy 4 of everything you can imagine using. One return trip for returns is better than 8 trips. #2 dry fit everything . Start a bit long and cut a bit off each time . Then when it’s all perfect dry then glue. You will want to glue twist just a bit and hold for 20 seconds. PVC glue in particular will want to push apart for a few seconds. Personally I do all drains in ABS because it’s just better.
I’m a maintenance tech and we have to replace these all the time. Some steps were left out as far as the installation is concerned and that was not a good example of a real world scenario at all.
Thank you for your videos. They are amazing and very helpful! I have a question. I want to remove my old garbage disposal but is wired directly from the electricity. Can you guide me thru how to removed it?
That’s back East, here in desert of NW if the disposal don’t line up with drain they just tell ya to build a new house……easy Peezy! Thanks for refresher I like these cause as a owner it’s not my trade and these help it come back from last time I did it! Thanks Guys.
Here in this area (Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, Chicago area) to transition immediately out of the wall to the thin wall pvc (not schedule 40). I have never seen the setup you did on this video. It’s very common that sometimes the drain on the wall is higher than the drain on the disposer. A plumber showed me a trick that he uses on this type of installation. Out of the disposer elbow, he reversed the p-trap, then put everything together with Teflon tape and Teflon paste, all thin wall tubing. This is in a rental condo, the fix was done 3 years ago, so far no problems. I worked on this for 3 hours, he came and we were out of there in 15 minutes. Thanks.....Jim PS......The drain works perfectly. The codes in Cook County are one of the toughest plumbing codes in the US. This plumbers specialty was high rise drains.Peter I hope you’re smiling at me, I’m passing along your expertise, God bless you!
@@opy44 yeah, your dishwasher won't drain, and it just sits in the unit. Should be a white plug on the side of the disposal, remove it, and hook the dishwasher drain hose back up to it.
I finally deleted my garbage disposal last year. I only ran it to verify that it still worked! I just installed a deep sink drain basket with a removable basket and on top of that a separate strainer. Now, no food waste gets down into the drain pipe at all.
Thanks. I'm moving into an Old House (1910) and would love to put a dishwasher and garbage disposal in at the same time. I probably can't DIY it but I'm trying to figure out how to do it without unnecessary expenses - or to find out if I can't afford to do it yet, conversely. The garbage disposals seem so temptingly affordable and easy
The glue is just a standard two part pvc setup. First you use the primer (sometimes also referred to as cleaner), and then you use pvc glue. It should be in the plumbing aisle with the piping, and might be sold in a packaged deal. The key that I've found is to make sure you don't have any ragged edges from the saw cut and to not waste time connecting your glued pieces. You have time, but sometimes pvc glue can set up hard in a hurry.
We just bought a duplex recently but the kitchens did not have garbage disposals in the sinks and we decided to install them but we had them hardwired. On both sides we had an existing electrical box above the sink with an existing outlet and light switch for a light above the sink. We needed to run a new cable from underneath the sink to the electrical box and replace the existing switch with a double switch so one switch was for the light and another for the new disposal. We tapped into the wiring junctions inside the box for the neutrals and grounds for both the new switch and the disposal and then wired the disposal hot to the new switch. Not a hard job to DIY as long as you turn off the circuit breaker and know how to tinker with the wires.
Disposals should always be located on a GFCI protected circuit due to potential electrical shock. So, if you if you installed the disposal on a circuit without a GFCI then you should go back and add the GFCI....
@@IAmNotAFunguy You only use one GFCI per circuit any more is a waste of money. If a GFCI is installed properly, the line side goes back to your Breaker box (also called a Load Center), the load side of a GFCI goes to the next outlet. When wired properly the GFCI outlet and all outlets downstream being fed from the Load Side of the GFCI are all protected with the one GFCI....
The first 4 minutes was, umm... thorough (if not a bit too much). But the one thing I wasn't sure about is the one thing you skipped over. The triangulated disposal mount /hanger assembly. Gasket, or no gasket? Paper? Rubber? Both? Oh well. I'll figure it out. Ps: Silicone seal is the new plumber's putty.
At 00:40. Does Point A on the disposal have to be even with or higher than Point B on the drain in the wall? Does the disposal outlet have to be the same level or higher than the drain connection in the wall? My drain connection in the wall is at 20" above the floor. With a new undermount sink and a deeper sink, the disposal outlet will be at only 18" above the floor. Will the drain still work? Or will the disposal have standing water in it from the P-trap? Thx,
4 minutes later they finally get to the install sort of skipped over the actual install. I'd bet most home owners only need to see REPLACEMENT of existing disposal now complete drain system install which most of the video was about.
I never put glue joint ptrap underneath kitchen sink or bathroom cause if you need to get the ptrap off how are you gonna get it off without cutting anything
Mine is a double sink with a dishwasher drain. Probably about the same thing but with a little more A1 and A2 need to go to B. The D will connect to the disposer so no worries there. Just be sure to knock out the drain plug if you are connecting it
Wait! what’s the little pipe looking thing that you didn’t touch? Is it supposed to have a cap on it. It’s the piece right above the piece you worked on.
I did everything in the video to install the garbage disposal but the water doesn’t drain when I run it in the sink… like it’s something blocking it. How do I fix that?
Most folks already have a garbage disposal installed and just need to change it out. Hint: Use the exact same model so you don't have to mess with the piping; even if it's not the best model, USE THE SAME ONE. Save yourself headaches. If it's a fresh install you are better off just calling in someone to pay for the install else you're going to/from the home store a LOT and often not worth the headache.
@@jacksplumbingvideos7147 I’ve been using them for over a decade with no problem. The vibration from the garbage disposal is not enough force to break any seals if the nuts are torqued down properly.
would be much more informative if you discussed the snap ring and bottom side gasket dis-assembly/assembly requirements. That's why we came here. And we are leaving uninformed. "... You can do better than this..." tagline, remember... lol
It's real simple. A caveman can di it. Just read the instructions. Don't overlook step 16 to knock out the knock out plug if a dishwasher disposal line will be connected to the garbage disposal. I've installed many. Just read the instructions. That's it!
So your final pipe connection (on the "little straight") will leak because you pushed it in and then let it pull out. Also, who puts a flush button on a sink edge for a disposal? That's just asking for someone to lose fingers when it is accidentally pressed or something falls over on it. Final comment (not a criticism): wouldn't it be great if all under sink plumbing could be done at shoulder height with easy access from the back side?
They are air switched and in order to active them they must be fully depressed. They is no way that dropping something on them or accidentally bumping them will activate the disposal...
Why would you not use a better Disposal. ISE makes some great disposals, but their bottom of the line disposals as you are using here are garbage (junk). Their better product line has an all stainless interior, blades, basket, etc. and will not rust and will shred the food products much finer so that it lessons the chance of a clog. Their lower end product rust internally and after a number of years they generally seize up. They also do not grind the food partials near as fine as their products and cause many more blockages...
@@michaelholliday100 because they all install the same and this is a how to install video. Why should they go get an expensive one that will never be used?
@@davidirvin1030 First they pay for little, many of their items are placements by manufacturers... I have been following this show since the 1980's, so I am very aware of how things work. But if they use a low end product like this people will assume that if that product is good enough for This Old House it is good enough for them. Many look up to these individual to set an example.
@@joeholmberg250 not going to risk it, septic is original to the house (almost 60 years old now) and in really fantastic shape for the age. All my neighbors have had theirs replaced already, were the last with the original system. I pump it twice a year, I wanna avoid replacing it as long as i can 😬
This is unbelievable nonsense. He is crouching down and holding the disposal with one hand as he leisurely twists on ALL three of the disposal connectors and uses a screwdriver to tighten. For me to do this, I would have to somehow magically extend my body through the concrete floor. Nobody has their cabinet conveniently floating in mid air like in this video, so it looks super easy to connect. You have a ledge inside the cabinet and the disposer is heavy as hell. You have to wedge yourself under the cabinet on your back scraping your body against the bottom ledge of the cabinet. You try to get both of your arms in the cabinet (since you have to connect this in 3 points, and you feel trapped like when you tried on that cable-knit sweater where you were stuck for 3 days panicking because your arms were bound above your head, and you couldn't move. You have to somehow compress the rubber piece into the exact center of the sink--never easy to do and if you are off by 1/8" it won't ever fit. So somehow magically, you get it to align and you push with all of your might to compress the rubber piece against the drain opening enough that the silver flange can be lifted and connected in all three spots simultaneously. After eight or nine hours, several bloody knuckles, and so many of these videos that are complete nonsense you finally realize what a racket this is. These manufacturers don't want you to install your own garbage disposal. If they did, they would make a drain with a screw interface you would literally just screw it on or off and fashion a locking screw. They want you frustrated, cut up, exhausted, and ready to throw the disposer out the window. This is so you call a plumber who comes with the tool that they use to lift the unit from the center and hold it in place by screwing a top screwthath aligns the disposer and compresses the rubber gasket. Piece of cake. Then, it's just a matter of gingerly lifting the3-pointt flange up and lining up the flange points. A quick twist to the left and you tighten the unit up. Then remove the center tool and it's done. Where do get such a modern miracle as the Disposer Install Clamp? You don't. That's the racket. You are going to pay a plumber regardless, don't even waste the time or frustration trying to do it yourself.
Spends 5 minutes talking about random fittings, then cuts to the garburator being in place already, without actually explaining how to install/mount the bracket to actually get the disposal unit up under the sink. Why even make this video if you’re going to be that useless about it?
This is a terrible video…. First off nobody has a store collection pvc pipe laying around to pick from when they get stuck in a jam, secondly if they did it your way it would take to long because if guessing what you need
I've done hundreds of disposals with putty just because that's what everyone uses and was kinda nervous about silicone, literally today I tried it (that's why I'm watching this today) promise you this, if I have clear silicone on my truck which I will always have, I will ALWAYS USE SILICONE for the disposal mount seal. It's sooooo much better. And it bonds the mount like an adhesive so it can't jostle loose. Double 🏆
It would be a lot easier if all plumbing work, including a Installing a garbage disposal, under the kitchen sink was done at chest high level as shown in this video instead of upside down and backwards as is the work under a typical kitchen sink.
boy, isn't THAT the truth !!!
Or how about a double basin?
I used a jack : )
@@bevis1528 and a pillow to rest your head on
I always remove the whole cabinet with sink and put it on sawhorses before I get started
A trick I learned from a Lowe's video on disposal installs was, if you are working by yourself, lay the new garbage disposal in the sink on the newly installed basin strainer when you go to tighten up the nut below the sink. The disposal's weight keeps the strainer from rising up/turning. Also use a pair of channel locks to squeeze that locking ring home off one of the points of the disposal. You get better leverage then pushing the ring into place with a screwdriver or whatever other tool.
The air switch is a fantastic tip. I have a cutout for an old soap dispenser we don't use that I could repurpose. I was originally considering making a cutout in the false drawer in the cabinet, or just mount a switch inside the cabinet, but that setup is so much more sophisticated. Great!
Thanks! the small glimpse of sticking a screwdriver through the eyes on the mounting collar were key for me... I'd been sweating and strugging trying to get mine re-mounted by hand and a wrench... screwdriver was magic.
Buy 4 of everything you can imagine using. One return trip for returns is better than 8 trips.
#2 dry fit everything . Start a bit long and cut a bit off each time . Then when it’s all perfect dry then glue. You will want to glue twist just a bit and hold for 20 seconds. PVC glue in particular will want to push apart for a few seconds.
Personally I do all drains in ABS because it’s just better.
The master plumber!
I’m a maintenance tech and we have to replace these all the time. Some steps were left out as far as the installation is concerned and that was not a good example of a real world scenario at all.
Yeah granite guys replaced a counter and removed every part. Where the hell does this snap ring go
Could you please link one that you think would work differently
@@raymondherd4859 u put it on the outermost part of the gaskets (between the sink and disposal) to hold them up.
-Auto Technician
I agree, mine came off below the metal collar. This is okay for installing it for the first time apparently
I like how his sink cabinet is at chest height. That was the problem all along for probably everybody.
Thank you for your videos. They are amazing and very helpful! I have a question. I want to remove my old garbage disposal but is wired directly from the electricity. Can you guide me thru how to removed it?
That’s back East, here in desert of NW if the disposal don’t line up with drain they just tell ya to build a new house……easy Peezy! Thanks for refresher I like these cause as a owner it’s not my trade and these help it come back from last time I did it! Thanks Guys.
Here in this area (Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, Chicago area) to transition immediately out of the wall to the thin wall pvc (not schedule 40). I have never seen the setup you did on this video. It’s very common that sometimes the drain on the wall is higher than the drain on the disposer. A plumber showed me a trick that he uses on this type of installation. Out of the disposer elbow, he reversed the p-trap, then put everything together with Teflon tape and Teflon paste, all thin wall tubing. This is in a rental condo, the fix was done 3 years ago, so far no problems. I worked on this for 3 hours, he came and we were out of there in 15 minutes. Thanks.....Jim
PS......The drain works perfectly. The codes in Cook County are one of the toughest plumbing codes in the US. This plumbers specialty was high rise drains.Peter I hope you’re smiling at me, I’m passing along your expertise, God bless you!
Do Not Forget to remove the drain outlet plug for the dishwasher connection. Ask me how I know, LOL.
😂 I came very close to forgetting this
How do you know ?
What happens when you don’t do this? I have a dishwasher that won’t drain. Could that be the problem? Thanks
@@opy44 yeah, your dishwasher won't drain, and it just sits in the unit. Should be a white plug on the side of the disposal, remove it, and hook the dishwasher drain hose back up to it.
@@Jadacream98 I goofed and didn't remove plug.
I finally deleted my garbage disposal last year. I only ran it to verify that it still worked! I just installed a deep sink drain basket with a removable basket and on top of that a separate strainer. Now, no food waste gets down into the drain pipe at all.
I know, right??? The only reason I'm putting one in is because resale.
@@lylachristopherson865 I guess I won't care when my place goes on the market. I'll be dust on the ocean bottom.
Why would you put a separate strainer on top?
@@andrewmckinlay2964 insurance. Two is better than one.
I made the "Not using PVC Schedule 40 " mistake. This Old House for the WIN!!!
@@brianglade848 Yes. I'm a NOOB.
I love how they have to crawl in for legs to do the conexions, very realistic and helpful video 😂
Thanks. I'm moving into an Old House (1910) and would love to put a dishwasher and garbage disposal in at the same time. I probably can't DIY it but I'm trying to figure out how to do it without unnecessary expenses - or to find out if I can't afford to do it yet, conversely. The garbage disposals seem so temptingly affordable and easy
As a total novice I would have liked to hear more about the glue used and what that air motor was for exactly
The glue is just a standard two part pvc setup. First you use the primer (sometimes also referred to as cleaner), and then you use pvc glue. It should be in the plumbing aisle with the piping, and might be sold in a packaged deal. The key that I've found is to make sure you don't have any ragged edges from the saw cut and to not waste time connecting your glued pieces. You have time, but sometimes pvc glue can set up hard in a hurry.
Excellent video
They just need to make a robot version of this guy that comes standard with every house.
Is there a video on how to install the electrical for the disposal?
Will be nice to see details on electrical hookup.
We just bought a duplex recently but the kitchens did not have garbage disposals in the sinks and we decided to install them but we had them hardwired. On both sides we had an existing electrical box above the sink with an existing outlet and light switch for a light above the sink. We needed to run a new cable from underneath the sink to the electrical box and replace the existing switch with a double switch so one switch was for the light and another for the new disposal. We tapped into the wiring junctions inside the box for the neutrals and grounds for both the new switch and the disposal and then wired the disposal hot to the new switch. Not a hard job to DIY as long as you turn off the circuit breaker and know how to tinker with the wires.
Disposals should always be located on a GFCI protected circuit due to potential electrical shock. So, if you if you installed the disposal on a circuit without a GFCI then you should go back and add the GFCI....
@@michaelholliday100 Outlets on both sides were a GFCI.
@@IAmNotAFunguy You only use one GFCI per circuit any more is a waste of money. If a GFCI is installed properly, the line side goes back to your Breaker box (also called a Load Center), the load side of a GFCI goes to the next outlet. When wired properly the GFCI outlet and all outlets downstream being fed from the Load Side of the GFCI are all protected with the one GFCI....
So who does the electrical for a 1st time disposal installation? Wish you would have covered the electrical part.
We are trying to Install a disposal on a farm sink but can’t get the snapper on. Any suggestions
Clear as mud.
The first 4 minutes was, umm... thorough (if not a bit too much). But the one thing I wasn't sure about is the one thing you skipped over.
The triangulated disposal mount /hanger assembly. Gasket, or no gasket? Paper? Rubber? Both?
Oh well. I'll figure it out.
Ps: Silicone seal is the new plumber's putty.
The dream team. Kev and Rich getting it done. 👍
Yet showing us nothing.
At 00:40. Does Point A on the disposal have to be even with or higher than Point B on the drain in the wall? Does the disposal outlet have to be the same level or higher than the drain connection in the wall?
My drain connection in the wall is at 20" above the floor. With a new undermount sink and a deeper sink, the disposal outlet will be at only 18" above the floor. Will the drain still work? Or will the disposal have standing water in it from the P-trap? Thx,
4 minutes later they finally get to the install sort of skipped over the actual install. I'd bet most home owners only need to see REPLACEMENT of existing disposal now complete drain system install which most of the video was about.
I never put glue joint ptrap underneath kitchen sink or bathroom cause if you need to get the ptrap off how are you gonna get it off without cutting anything
Mine is a double sink with a dishwasher drain. Probably about the same thing but with a little more A1 and A2 need to go to B. The D will connect to the disposer so no worries there. Just be sure to knock out the drain plug if you are connecting it
Good
This is not a bleach ending
Where can you buy the down tubes for a disposal?.... all can find are straight or the cheapo bellows bendable ....
Omg I loved this but idk about the electrical part
Are you supposed to glue the PVC connection to the disposal pipe?
Yo. Mr T. The video skipped the toughest part - the wire retaining clip on the mount. Shame
genova makes a p trap with a cleanout and a union nut.
@Ryan Tripp you should
Wait! what’s the little pipe looking thing that you didn’t touch? Is it supposed to have a cap on it. It’s the piece right above the piece you worked on.
Not if you don’t knock out the knockout
I did everything in the video to install the garbage disposal but the water doesn’t drain when I run it in the sink… like it’s something blocking it. How do I fix that?
4:37 Left out the retainer ring/clip. Sink connection magically assembled itself.
This video is still difficult to understand for many beginners
Most folks already have a garbage disposal installed and just need to change it out. Hint: Use the exact same model so you don't have to mess with the piping; even if it's not the best model, USE THE SAME ONE. Save yourself headaches. If it's a fresh install you are better off just calling in someone to pay for the install else you're going to/from the home store a LOT and often not worth the headache.
You applied two different cans to glue some pieces together. Why was that? What were the two different cans?
One primer one glue
Can I use a Garbage Disposal with my 35 yr old SEPTIC system.
There’s a lot of debate about whether it’s ok to use a disposer with a septic system or not so just try it for yourself.
You closed the cabinet door before we got a good look at it
Help Popeye really got his forearms
Im gonna literally reuse everything
Kevin is looking older than Richard 😆
@@Kevin-mp5of that's the truth.
@@Kevin-mp5of I dearly love my wife of 37 years, but.... there are days...
Lol didnt even show the hardest part which is putting that split ring on without help lmao
Just use a tubular trap and you won’t have to worry about your glue joint not being properly connected. Looking at you, Richard. 👁👁
do not use tubular traps. they leak from the vibration.
@@jacksplumbingvideos7147 I’ve been using them for over a decade with no problem. The vibration from the garbage disposal is not enough force to break any seals if the nuts are torqued down properly.
@@dillonphillips313 i've had tubular with no disposal fail. i've seen tubular only last two hours. do it right with a sch 40 pvc trap with a cleanout.
@Jacks Plumbing Videos Yeah, idk man. Haven’t had any issues like that.
@@dillonphillips313 did i ask
"a straight 22" lol
what about the air vent port
would be much more informative if you discussed the snap ring and bottom side gasket dis-assembly/assembly requirements. That's why we came here. And we are leaving uninformed.
"... You can do better than this..." tagline, remember... lol
someone send this video to aoc!
It's real simple. A caveman can di it. Just read the instructions. Don't overlook step 16 to knock out the knock out plug if a dishwasher disposal line will be connected to the garbage disposal. I've installed many. Just read the instructions. That's it!
So your final pipe connection (on the "little straight") will leak because you pushed it in and then let it pull out. Also, who puts a flush button on a sink edge for a disposal? That's just asking for someone to lose fingers when it is accidentally pressed or something falls over on it.
Final comment (not a criticism): wouldn't it be great if all under sink plumbing could be done at shoulder height with easy access from the back side?
And only a clown would put water in a mock up p trap.
They are air switched and in order to active them they must be fully depressed. They is no way that dropping something on them or accidentally bumping them will activate the disposal...
Why would your fingers be down the drain? And what are the odds your finger is in a drain at the same time that you accidentally depress the switch?
😂 he almost pulled the pipe all the way out of the fitting
22s never come in street huh? lol using a sch 40 trap this dude is nuts
Use street 22s all the time. Lol
Haaaaass
yup, they certainly exist in the "home store", just not in the array that the intern picked up to put on their table.
Me too!$
Can someone get this guy some hand lotion!!
What about dishwasher
It's actually a 22 and a half.
Why would you not use a better Disposal. ISE makes some great disposals, but their bottom of the line disposals as you are using here are garbage (junk). Their better product line has an all stainless interior, blades, basket, etc. and will not rust and will shred the food products much finer so that it lessons the chance of a clog. Their lower end product rust internally and after a number of years they generally seize up. They also do not grind the food partials near as fine as their products and cause many more blockages...
I don't know if you noticed this but they're not in a real kitchen.
@@davidirvin1030 Of course I know that, but why even should such a low end product.... I would not even put those units in my rental properties...
@@michaelholliday100 because they all install the same and this is a how to install video. Why should they go get an expensive one that will never be used?
@@davidirvin1030 First they pay for little, many of their items are placements by manufacturers... I have been following this show since the 1980's, so I am very aware of how things work. But if they use a low end product like this people will assume that if that product is good enough for This Old House it is good enough for them. Many look up to these individual to set an example.
@@Kevin-mp5of Many people look to This Old House as what to buy. They buy what they see...
What wrong when the water wants go throw garbage despostal from dishwasher
Should be slow down and explained during mounting of the garage disposal... Missed the point! 😩😩😩
I would do anything for a disposal, I can’t with my septic :(
There are disposals designed for septic systems
@@joeholmberg250 not going to risk it, septic is original to the house (almost 60 years old now) and in really fantastic shape for the age. All my neighbors have had theirs replaced already, were the last with the original system. I pump it twice a year, I wanna avoid replacing it as long as i can 😬
how do you connect the drain tube if it's 1/2 inch smaller than the original plumbing ? thanks
dunno, maybe a 1/2" to 1" (or whatever you have) coupling
ba video. incomplete. totally skipped the hardest part. getting the locking ring on the flange.
We don’t have this in Europe
You can tell they are harry homeowners because they use a hand saw
He said 22’s never come in street but they do…
Talk about pipes then draw the rest of the owl.
I do not agree with these glued PVC connections for the installation.
A disposer is not a thing. Disposal. Every time he says it wrong i die a little inside.
You all missed a lot of steps of explanation. A Bit Suprised.
And instead of putting a 22 you could have turned the disposal and got all your length out of the trap .. trash
Total Fail on install , they never mentioned drilling out the plug in the garbage disposal for the dish washer. A real missed tip
This is unbelievable nonsense. He is crouching down and holding the disposal with one hand as he leisurely twists on ALL three of the disposal connectors and uses a screwdriver to tighten. For me to do this, I would have to somehow magically extend my body through the concrete floor. Nobody has their cabinet conveniently floating in mid air like in this video, so it looks super easy to connect. You have a ledge inside the cabinet and the disposer is heavy as hell.
You have to wedge yourself under the cabinet on your back scraping your body against the bottom ledge of the cabinet. You try to get both of your arms in the cabinet (since you have to connect this in 3 points, and you feel trapped like when you tried on that cable-knit sweater where you were stuck for 3 days panicking because your arms were bound above your head, and you couldn't move.
You have to somehow compress the rubber piece into the exact center of the sink--never easy to do and if you are off by 1/8" it won't ever fit. So somehow magically, you get it to align and you push with all of your might to compress the rubber piece against the drain opening enough that the silver flange can be lifted and connected in all three spots simultaneously. After eight or nine hours, several bloody knuckles, and so many of these videos that are complete nonsense you finally realize what a racket this is.
These manufacturers don't want you to install your own garbage disposal. If they did, they would make a drain with a screw interface you would literally just screw it on or off and fashion a locking screw. They want you frustrated, cut up, exhausted, and ready to throw the disposer out the window. This is so you call a plumber who comes with the tool that they use to lift the unit from the center and hold it in place by screwing a top screwthath aligns the disposer and compresses the rubber gasket. Piece of cake. Then, it's just a matter of gingerly lifting the3-pointt flange up and lining up the flange points. A quick twist to the left and you tighten the unit up. Then remove the center tool and it's done.
Where do get such a modern miracle as the Disposer Install Clamp? You don't. That's the racket. You are going to pay a plumber regardless, don't even waste the time or frustration trying to do it yourself.
This was not helpful at all. They gloss over the ridiculously painful and frustrating mounting if the new disposal.
for God's sake its a disposal not a disposer!!!!
I miss hearing about some full city water pressure.
No information at all
Is this the Patriarchy? Where are the women??
This is how it goes, first men build the kitchen, then women cook in the kitchen.
@@flat-earther After the men grew and delivered all the food, of course.
This crap isn’t real life installation! I love you guys but c’mon. Show me how to make my life easier with a ground level install.
Very sloppy job. No good
Garbage disposals are one of the worst inventions in the world.
Spends 5 minutes talking about random fittings, then cuts to the garburator being in place already, without actually explaining how to install/mount the bracket to actually get the disposal unit up under the sink. Why even make this video if you’re going to be that useless about it?
This is a terrible video…. First off nobody has a store collection pvc pipe laying around to pick from when they get stuck in a jam, secondly if they did it your way it would take to long because if guessing what you need
This is not a good tutorial
How to not. Removed them from the last two houses. Noisy, smelly and useless. Puts unneeded strain on any city sewer system
Boooo
Nice to install it at waist level... sucks doing it on your back looking up for 40 minutes in a tight cabinet
We stopped using putty since it dries out and leaks. Use a good clear silicone caulk.
@Ryan Tripp I don’t even know how to respond to this lol
I've done hundreds of disposals with putty just because that's what everyone uses and was kinda nervous about silicone, literally today I tried it (that's why I'm watching this today) promise you this, if I have clear silicone on my truck which I will always have, I will ALWAYS USE SILICONE for the disposal mount seal. It's sooooo much better. And it bonds the mount like an adhesive so it can't jostle loose. Double 🏆
How to not. Removed them from the last two houses. Noisy, smelly and useless. Puts unneeded strain on any city sewer system