Garbage disposal not working the way it ... Deep clean your garbage disposal every two to three weeks with baking soda ... around the sink flange. Turn off and detach the garbage disposal, ...

A bottle cap or toothpick can make the garbage disposal rattle. If you can’t resolve the problem on your own, call a plumber to assess the situation.

Tools/materials needed • Disposal flange, disposal wrench or screw driver, plumbers putty, channel-lock pliers. Time • 1/2 to 1 hour. Difficulty • Medium. You are in luck.

Dear James: Our old garbage disposal is noisy after years of our kids dropping forks in it. If I buy one at a home center store, should I attempt to install it myself? — Keith S. Dear Keith: You ...