Garbage disposal repair across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Jammed, humming, leaking, tripping the reset button. $59 service call, free with the repair · 4.79★ · same-day slots most days.
A garbage disposal that hums but will not turn is the single most common call in this category, and it is usually the cheapest thing we fix all week. The motor is fine; something is wedged between the impeller and the shredder ring. What it costs you is the visit, not the part. The calls that actually cost money are the leaks, because water from the disposal runs down the cabinet base and nobody sees it until the particle board swells.
What we repair
- InSinkErator Badger & Evolution
- Waste King
- Moen GX & Host series
- KitchenAid
- Whirlpool
- Batch-feed and continuous-feed units
We also handle the plumbing side of the job: the dishwasher inlet, the discharge tube into the P-trap, and the sink flange that leaks more often than the disposal itself. Air switches on island sinks and hardwired units under a wall switch are both routine.
Garbage disposal repair, problem by problem
Hums but will not spin
Something is jammed at the impeller. We cut power, free the flywheel from below with the hex wrench, pull the object out of the chamber, and reset the overload. If the motor has been humming against a jam for weeks the windings may already be cooked, and we tell you that before charging for a repair that will not hold.
Completely dead, no hum
Tripped overload, a failed wall switch or air switch, a loose wire nut in the box, or the motor itself. We meter the circuit before touching the unit, because half of these are a $0 part and a five-minute fix.
Leaking under the sink
Three places leak and they are not equal. The sink flange at the top means new plumber’s putty and a re-seat. The dishwasher inlet or discharge gasket means a $6 part. Water weeping from the bottom seam of the housing means the internal seal is gone and the unit is done: that one is a replacement, not a repair, and we will say so.
Loud grinding or rattling
Usually a foreign object still in the chamber. When it is not, the shredder ring or the impellers have worn, and on a unit past eight years the honest math points to replacement.
Water backs up into the sink
The clog is normally downstream, in the P-trap or the branch line, not in the disposal. We clear the line and check the discharge slope. Running a disposal into a slow drain is what turns a clog into a flood.
Dishwasher will not drain
On a new disposal the knockout plug in the dishwasher inlet was never removed, and on an old one that inlet is packed solid. Ten-minute fix that gets blamed on the dishwasher constantly.
Typical repair pricing
| Job |
Typical range* |
| Service call (applied to the repair) |
$59 |
| Clear a jam, reset, verify |
$59 to $140 |
| Sink flange re-seat and reseal |
$120 to $220 |
| Dishwasher inlet or discharge gasket |
$95 to $180 |
| Air switch or wall switch replacement |
$140 to $260 |
| Drain line clearing at the trap |
$140 to $280 |
| Replace the unit, 3/4 HP, installed |
$320 to $520 |
| Replace the unit, 1 HP with new flange |
$420 to $680 |
*Parts and labor, residential. Written quote after the $59 service call, which is free with any repair you approve. 90-day labor warranty.
Repair or replace
Jams, switches, flanges and gaskets are worth repairing at any age. A leak from the bottom housing seam or a motor that trips within seconds of starting is the end of the unit, and on anything past eight to ten years replacement is the cheaper answer over the next two years. A 3/4 HP unit installed lands between $320 and $520, so we do not pretend a $300 repair on a dying disposal makes sense.
One local note: South Florida kitchens run disposals harder than most, because so many condos have no space for a trash chute run and everything goes down the sink. If you are replacing anyway, going from 1/2 HP to 3/4 HP is the difference between a unit that jams monthly and one that does not.
Frequently asked questions
Do you do garbage disposal repair near me in Miami-Dade and Broward?
Yes, across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, with same-day and next-morning slots most days when you call before noon at (754) 345-4515. Condo buildings that require a COI are routine for us.
How much does garbage disposal repair cost?
Clearing a jam runs $59 to $140. Flange, gasket and switch work runs $95 to $260. Replacing the unit outright runs $320 to $680 installed depending on horsepower. The $59 service call is free when you approve the repair.
How do you repair a garbage disposal that just hums?
Power off at the breaker, then turn the flywheel from underneath with the hex wrench that came with the unit until it spins freely, remove whatever was wedged in the chamber, and press the red reset button on the bottom. If it hums again after that, the motor is failing rather than jammed.
My disposal leaks. Is that repairable?
It depends where. Leaks at the sink flange or at the dishwasher and discharge connections are simple repairs. A leak from the seam at the bottom of the housing means the internal seal has failed and the unit needs replacing, because that water is running down through the motor.
Can you replace the disposal on the same visit?
Usually yes. The common InSinkErator and Waste King sizes ride on the truck, so a replacement is normally done in the same appointment as the diagnosis rather than a second trip.
What should never go down a disposal?
Coffee grounds, eggshells, fibrous vegetable skins, bones, and grease. Grease is the one that costs money here: it cools in the branch line and traps everything after it, and then the call is a drain clearing rather than a disposal repair.
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