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MAINTENANCE TIPS APPLIANCE MAINTENANCE CALENDAR Here is a suggested calendar for appliance maintenance throughout the year. Preventative maintenance will extend the life of your appliances and ensure they run at peak efficiency. Schedule an appointment: 800 286-9569

December

Garbage Disposal Repair

Garbage disposal units, or garbage disposers, have become fairly common in today's kitchens. They are a great convenience when they're working right and smelling good. When they're not, here are some things you can do:

·         To help maintain water flow through the disposal, always turn the water on before you start the disposal and turn it off after the unit has stopped.

·         To really get things flowing and help maintain your icemaker, start the disposal and feed it the old cubes sitting in the icemaker's bucket. To improve both odor control and water flow, feed all those leftover lemon or lime peels (from your iced tea, lemonade stand, or Corona-and-slammers party) into it -- fresh citrus is not as good, because it's the rinds that do the work.

·          If the disposal hums but won't turn, it's probably jammed. Turn it off, stick an Allen wrench in the fitting in the bottom center of the shaft and turn it back and forth until it begins to turn all the way around. If you have to, use tongs -- not your fingers! -- to pick out the jamming material. BE CAREFUL!

·         If the disposal won't hum when you turn it on, its internal overload protection may have been tripped. Look for a red button at the bottom of the disposal. With the power off, at least at the switch, push and release that button, then try it again.

Chicago Appliance Repair Service can help with your garbage disposal repair, call 800 286-9569