If your model doesn't have a slot for a garbage disposal wrench, you can fix the garbage disposal with a broom handle. With the disposal unplugged, insert the handle through the mouth of the disposal, hook it onto one of the impellers and use the handle as a lever to spin the flywheel...
Most modern disposers have a manual crank—simply an exposed Allen-nut head located in the bottom center of the disposer unit. Turn the head with an Allen wrench to move the motor (and impeller plate) manually. Look on the side of the unit or in the general area of the disposer for an...
The first step in knowing how to demo a bathroom is to gather the right tools for the job. Fortunately, most bathroom demo tools you might need are ones you might already have in your own home. The tool that most people might need to rent or borrow is the shop vac. Adjustable wrench ...
Use needle-nose pliers to hold the basket strainer in place as you tighten with the plumber’s wrench. The disposal will come with the support bracket and a metal ring that attaches to the disposal flange. Remove excess plumber’s putty. Attach the faucet per the manufacturer’s instructions...
Use an adjustable wrench to turn the emergency shut-off valves on the gas line to your stove to the off position. Make sure electrical outlets are covered and power has been shut off at the breaker box. Disconnect the water lines, drain pipes and garbage disposal to the sink. Place a bu...
Use care not to strip the slip nut threads. Loosen the nuts one at a time and leaving the first nut on by a thread or two so that when you are loosening the second nut the trap does not just fall on you. To protect the pipe from wrench tool marks wrap the slip nut with a rap...
two on each scale to account for any mechanical inaccuracies. Many athletes will lose too much weight the first time they use a bathtub, and this only extends the necessary recovery period. Take a 5 minute break near a cooling source or at room temperature if you have not made weight, and...