If you cut out too much the garbage disposal splash guard, it no longer serves its 3 purposes of keeping unwanted items from falling into the garbage disposal, preventing food from flying up (that sounds like a fun cleanup) and deadening the disposal’s motor sound (I have 3 young kids, I don’t need anymore unnecessary noise in my house □).Īnd remember, replacement garbage disposal splash guards are fairly inexpensive and widely available, so you goof up and overcut your splash shield, you can always buy a new one! Here’s a few highly rated ones on Amazon (just make sure they fit your model). If that doesn’t help, check out this article in Family Handyman.
#HOW TO REPLACE GARBAGE DISPOSAL HOW TO#
If so, check out this video with a tutorial on how to remove your garbage disposal splash shield. No tools required to install or remove (aka why it’s so easy for me to pop out).Īnd in doing online research I found other Waste King customers that their garbage disposal splash guard slow to drain as well.īut you might not have a garbage disposal model where you can just pop out your garbage disposal baffle like mine.
We have the Waste King Legend Series with the EZ Mount System, which has a removable garbage disposal splash guard.
#firstworldproblems How to Remove Your Garbage Disposal Splash Guard Popping off the splash guard every time could be a solution, but I’ve been doing it for a few months now and it’s gotten quite annoying. Why? Because when I pop off the garbage disposal splash guard, water and food flow quickly down into the garbage disposal canister. I do know that the drainage problem isn’t caused by another part of the garbage disposal.