Help my GE disposall died

[adam-aussie-vac]

Hey guys, it is with sad news today that my general electric disposal has officially died, I haven’t used it in quite awhile and when I went to use it today it started up fine, Then when I started putting the mandarin peels in made a lot of humming noise and then it died, The overload had tripped I pushed it back in but it didn’t start up

 

[hobarthero]

Rebuild it?

I’ve never done it but I assume it’s possible you could rebuild it and get it fixed up and working again. How old is this disposal?
-Shannon

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

It’s pretty old, probably from the 80s or even older,

Back when they made quality things, and I’m not entirely sure about getting it repaired simply it’s because I know that sometimes when someone takes about a garbage disposal I can possibly never seal correctly

 

[retro-man]

Did you try using the key to move the disk around. Mine stopped the other day grinding up some bones. Used the "key wrench" turned it a few times both ways and started right up after.

Jon

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Mine doesn’t have a wrench hole

So the only way how I am able to get it unstuck is by using one of those branches that go from the top through the sinkhole into the disposer,