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american spirit
03-23-2009, 12:47 PM
dumped some peanut butter down the drain. now it makes a humming sound and no grinding sound. i did the flywheel thing with the allen wrench. it spins manually, but no motion when you turn it on. still humms.

any tips. or just buy another one.

JohnnyD
03-23-2009, 12:58 PM
my roommate has put much worse things than peanut butter down the drain.

how old?

american spirit
03-23-2009, 02:22 PM
came with the house. looks ancient though.

Raven
03-23-2009, 02:37 PM
throw some boiling water in there

fishaholic18
03-23-2009, 03:03 PM
Ice cubes/////

tattoobob
03-23-2009, 03:39 PM
I would say it is junk if it is spinning free and just hums
I just replaced mine and the same thing happened
I bet it wasn't the peanut butter that did it, it was just it's time to die
your lucky to get five years out of one now a days

JohnnyD
03-23-2009, 06:28 PM
I would say it is junk if it is spinning free and just hums
I just replaced mine and the same thing happened
I bet it wasn't the peanut butter that did it, it was just it's time to die
your lucky to get five years out of one now a days

Exactly my opinion.

striperman36
03-23-2009, 07:25 PM
replace it. The stainless steel ones at the balls, and get the 1 hp. You can throw friggin anything in it

american spirit
03-25-2009, 12:11 PM
thanks guys. i got it working again by filling up the basin with hot water and flushing it down. but i might just buy a 1 HP one this summer.

Raven
03-25-2009, 12:34 PM
if you wait
the difference in price
will equal a new plug.
install it in late fall
before t-day