I think the recess is a square drive on most so an Allen wrench won't do the trick.
If it is humming and the blades spin free, it sounds like the motor is working but something has disconnected from the shaft the blades should be connected to. That's hard to say how they are connected, and you probably don't want to get that deep into one for the price of a new one. You can try to fit a large flat, or regular blade from a screw driver in the recess at the bottom. You may be able to span the opening diagonally and then twist it like driving a screw. ----- Original Message ----- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Garbage disposal Aloha everyone, You know, I wanted to replace the garbage disposal when we did the kitchen, but I lost that one. Today the unit only hums when I turn it on. I remembered that I had taped the wrench to insert at the bottom to turn it on the inside of the old cabinet and for got all about it. So, now I have no tool to turn it. Is it an alan wrench? I have a couple but they aren't big enough. The blades on the inside turn freely and water drains through. I did press the reset button. Suggestions? TIA, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
