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Here Is What You Do If You Are Replacing An Old Disposer., You Are Installing Your, Sink's First

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HERE IS WHAT YOU DO IF YOU ARE REPLACING AN OLD DISPOSER. FIRST, TURN OFF ELECTRICAL POWER at the service mounting is the same as your new disposer's mounting, instructions A through E, Step 4, then go on to Step 10. panel (fuse box or circuit breaker box). If the you can use the existing mounting. Follow Use a pipe wrench to disconnect the drain line where it attaches to the disposer discharge tube. Wire Nuts Now. use a screwdriver to remove ground wire Remove the wire nuts from the power wires Separate the disposer power wires from the cable wires Loosen the screw(s} on the cable clamp and remove the cable from the disposer If your old disposer has a different mounting than your new one. follow steps F and G Otherwise go on to Step 3 IF YOUR OLD DISPOSER HAS A DIFFERENT MOUNTING THAN YOUR NEW ONE. GO ON TO INSTRUCTION C If your old disposer has the one. insert the end of your "wrenchette" or screwdriver into the right side of one of the disposer mounting ring lugs at the top of the disposer. Then. turn the "wrenchette" or screwdriver to the left (counterclockwise) until the lug lines up with one of the sink mounting assembly screws CAUTION: Be sure to hold the disposer with one hand while performing this step or it may fall when the mounting ring is disconnected from the sink mounting assembly GO TO INSTRUCTION D If your old disposer has a different mounting than your new one. use a pliers or adjustable wrench to remove the nuts on the mounting ring Then remove old disposer removed by taking off a clamp or by twisting the disposer to remove it from its mounting Easy to figure out) Once the disposer,s off turn it upside clown and remove the electrical plate J G. J Finally remove the old sink sleeve bypushtng_t upthrough the sink hole Loosen screws and remove old mounting ring and back-up ring YOu may need a hammer to loosen assembly parts YOU ARE INSTALLING YOUR SINK'S FIRST DISPOSER. Ise a wrench to loosen the nut at the top of the"P'-trap Next, remove the nut at the top of the sink strainer and remove the extension pipe Now, remove the large-diameter nut at the base of the strainer by placing the tip of your screwdriver on the edge of the nut (There are usually ridges tohoIdyour screwdriver.) The nut should be loosened enough that you can spin it off by hand Now. push the strainer assembly up through the sink hole and remove _t

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HERE IS WHAT YOU DO IF YOU ARE REPLACING AN OLD DISPOSER.
FIRST,
TUR
N
OFF
E
L
EC
T
RIC
A
L
POWER
at
the
service
pa
n
el
(fuse
box
or
circuit
breaker
box).
I
f
the
mounting
is
the
s
a
me
as
your
new
disposer's
mounting,
you
can
use
the
existing
mounting.
Follow
instructions
A
through
E,
Step
4,
then
go
on
to
Step
10.
Us
e
a
pip
e
wren
c
h
to
dis-
IF YOUR OLD DISPOSER
HAS
If
your
old
disposer
h
a
s
a
On
c
e the di
s
poser
,
s
off
turn it
conne
c
t
the
drain
line wher
e
it
A
DIF
F
E
R
ENT
MOUNTING
diff
e
rent
mounting
than
your
upside
c
lown
and
remove
the
a
ttaches
to
the
dispo
s
er
THAN
YOUR
NEW
ONE. GO
new
one.
use
a
pliers
or
electrical
pl
a
te
discharge
tub
e
.
ON TO INSTRUCTION
C
adjustable
wrench
to
r
e
mov
e
the nuts o
n
th
e
mounting
ring
I
f
y
o
ur
o
ld
d
is
p
os
e
r
h
as
t
h
e
T
h
e
n
r
e
m
ove
ol
d
di
s
po
s
er
Wire Nuts
one.
insert
the
e
n
d
of
your
removed
by t
a
king
off a clamp
"
w
ren
c
hette"
o
r
s
c
re
w
driver
or by
twisting
the
disposer
to
J
into the right side of on
e
of the
remov
e
it from
its mounting
disposer
mounting
ri
n
g
l
ugs at
Easy to figure
out)
the
top of the
disposer.
Then.
turn th
e
"wren
c
hette"
or screw-
d
r
iv
e
r
to
the
l
e
ft
(counter-
clo
c
kwise)
un
til the lug lines up
with
one
of th
e
sink mounting
a
ssembly
screws
CAUTI
O
N:
Be sure t
o
hold the
G.
J
disposer
with
on
e
hand
while
performing
this
step or it may
Finally
remove
the
old
sink
Now.
use
a
screwdriver
to
fall
wh
e
n
the mounting
ring is
sle
e
v
e
bypushtng_t
upthrough
remove
ground
wire
Remove
disconnected
from
the
sink
the sink hole
the
wire
nuts
from
th
e
power
mounting
ass
e
mbly
GO
TO
wires
Separat
e
the
dispos
e
r
INSTRUCTION
D
power
wires
from
the
cable
wires
Loos
e
n
the screw(s}
on
the cab
l
e clamp and remove the
L
oosen scre
w
s
a
nd remove old
cable from the disposer
mounting
ring
and
back-up
If
your
old
disposer
h
a
s
a
ring
YOu may need a hammer
diff
e
rent
mounting
than
your
to loosen
ass
e
mbly
parts
new one. follow
steps F and G
Otherwise
g
oo
nt
o
Step 3
YOU ARE INSTALLING YOUR
SINK'S FIRST DISPOSER.
Is
ea
wrench
to lo
o
s
e
n
the
N
e
xt,
remove
th
e
nut
at
the
nut
at the
top
of the"P'-trap
top
of
the
sink
strainer
and
remove
the
extension
pip
e
N
ow,
re
mo
ve
the
l
a
r
ge-
di
a
m
ete
r
nu
t at
th
e
b
ase o
f th
e
s
tr
a
in
e
r
The
nu
ts
hould
b
el
oo
sen
ed
N
o
w.
pu
s
h
t
he s
t
r
a
iner
as
-
by
p
lacing
th
e
tip
of your
screwdriver
on
t
he
edge
of the
nut
enough
that
you
can
spi
n
it
s
embly
up
through
the
(Ther
e
a
re usually
rid
g
e
s
tohoIdyour
screwdriver.)
off
by
hand
sink
hole
an
d
remov
e
_t