A set of Allen wrenches are always handy to have; in fact many of today’s furniture that requires assembled pieces use allen wrenches and some kits come with them.  But what if you are an apartment dweller, or not into the carpenter thing.  Well, if you rent an apartment or own a home with a garbage disposal, sooner or later something that shouldn’t have will go down into that cavernous mouth and freeze up your disposal?  What to do? 

Well, don’t stick your hand in if the motor is running.  Not a good idea.  You can cut the power and attempt to remove the item.  Sometimes that works, not often, but sometimes.  Or, you can go to your local Home Improvement Center and purchase a universal key by insinkerator®to loosen the blade.  What this universal key is a fancy Allen wrench that goes in the bottom center of the round end of your garbage disposal–that’s right, the unit under the sink, not the top.  This will release the blades so that you can remove the item, and then secure the base again by tightening with the universal key. 

For under $6, saving time, money, and not sharing epithets and blame is priceless!

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