How To Replace A Garbage Disposal Splash Guard

You can jam your screwdriver into these flaps and turn the nut counter clockwise threading on by a fourth of a turn.

How to replace a garbage disposal splash guard - The hardest part of reinstallation is hoisting the disposer up and into place with one hand while you try to engage the locking ring with the other. Replace the splash guard. This is the easy part. Then remove the drainpipe and disconnect the quick connect fitting photo 1.

Push it in a clockwise direction about 1 4 of a turn. The splash guard fits snugly on top of the disposal like a plastic lid on a can of peanuts. All you have to do for this step is remove the old splash guard wipe off the top of the disposal and affix the new splash guard. Replace the splash guard once the disposal has been removed you can proceed to replace the splash guard.

The garbage disposal will unlock and fall off of its sink mount. This is the tricky part. Replace the old splash guard with a new one photo 2. Now is the big moment.

Required tools for. Take note that your garbage disposal unit is connected to the sink with a metal nut which has dog ear flaps that your screwdriver will fit into. Just peel the old one off wipe the top of the disposal clean and snap the new one on. Holding the heavy disposal in place while you tighten the locking.

The new splash guard should fit tightly over the disposal much like a lid to a food storage container. Replace the splash guard. Step 5 make sure the garbage disposal is clean on.