Garbage Disposal Water Comes Back Up: What Should I Do?
You’re relieved that you finally finished the dishes and then it happens—your garbage disposal water comes back up. To your dismay, water mixed with bits of food is now flowing into your sink, despite just having turned on your disposal, and you’re left wondering how and why this occurred.
If you notice water backing up in your kitchen sink, one of three things has probably happened:
- There is a blockage.
- You have been overusing your disposal.
- Your garbage disposal was not installed correctly.
The most likely of these three scenarios is that you have some sort of obstruction. A blockage in your drain is made up of food and other debris that have been slowly building up over time. Before this happened, you may have noticed that your sink had been draining slower than usual. In most cases, homeowners decide to ignore these early signs of a bigger problem because water is still draining.
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