Water · Garbage disposals
The hum means it is alive. The silence means it is not.
Garbage disposal repair, replacement and new installation across Rhode Island, from the jam that needs freeing to the unit that has finally quit, quoted flat and done in one visit.
A garbage disposal tells you what is wrong with it fairly clearly if you know the language, and reading it right is the difference between a small repair and a replacement you did not need, or a repair on a unit that is already finished.
Jams cleared properly, without damaging the impellers or the flywheel. Reset and electrical faults diagnosed at the unit and its switch. Flange and dishwasher-connection leaks resealed. Splash guards and stoppers replaced. Where a repair is the right answer we say so and do it, and where it is a repair on a unit that will fail again next month, we say that too.
A unit with a leaking housing, a dead motor, or ten-plus years and a growing list of complaints is replaced rather than nursed. The replacement is matched to the sink, the drain configuration and the dishwasher, sized to the household rather than to whatever was there, and connected to the existing switched outlet. Where a home has never had a disposal and a switched outlet does not exist, the electrical work is a licensed electrician's job and we say so early rather than improvising.
The install itself is the drain trap and connections done properly, the dishwasher drain connected with a high loop so nothing runs backwards, and the unit run and tested before we pack up. Half the disposal complaints we see trace back to a previous install that skipped one of those.
Fibrous vegetables like celery and corn husks wrap the impellers. Grease and oil set in the drain a few feet down. Pasta, rice and potato peels turn to paste. Coffee grounds settle and pack. Bones and fruit pits are harder than the unit. A disposal is for the scraps left on a plate after it has been scraped, and a household that treats it that way rarely calls us about it.
In a two-family or a rental, a disposal is the appliance most likely to be abused by someone who is not paying for it. We repair and replace them for owners and property managers across the state, and where a unit keeps failing in the same apartment we will tell you plainly whether the answer is a sturdier disposal or no disposal.
How a rescue works
No phone tree, no callback queue. Describe the problem and we dispatch the nearest tech, same-day for most calls, immediately for emergencies.
The tech diagnoses on site, walks you through options, and quotes flat pricing before any work begins. You approve, or you don't. No surprises on the invoice.
Stocked vans mean most repairs finish in one visit. We protect floors, wear boot covers, and leave the space cleaner than we found it.
Workmanship is guaranteed and every tech is licensed and insured in Rhode Island. If something isn't right, we come back. That's the whole policy.
No phone tag
Four fields, no account, no spam, a dispatcher reads it and calls you back. Emergency? Skip the form: (401) 601-5040 is answered 24/7.
Signals received
"We called SOS for a leaky fixture, and they were quick to respond. Came right out and replaced gaskets instead of the whole fixture. Another plumber quoted over $1000 before they saw what we needed… we will call them again if we ever need anything."
"Excellent crew!! Jose and Matt came early in the timeframe the office provided and were professional and friendly the entire time, explaining everything along the way… this company is HONEST and upfront about pricing. The job was less entailed than originally thought, so my final cost was reduced dramatically."
"SOS accomplished the job professionally and at the price agreed to. We were completely satisfied with their service and would recommend them without hesitation to our friends and family."
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Good questions
Usually not. A hum means the motor has power and something is jammed against the impellers. Turn it off, never put a hand in it, and call. Freeing a jam properly without damaging the unit is a quick repair.
Jams, flange leaks and dishwasher-connection leaks are worth repairing on almost any unit. Water leaking from the bottom of the housing, or a motor that will not reset, means the unit is finished and replacement is the honest answer. Age tips it too: a unit past ten years with recurring problems is usually better replaced.
Yes, if a switched outlet exists under the sink. If it does not, adding one is a licensed electrician's work, and we will tell you that up front so the plumbing and electrical are sequenced properly rather than improvised.
Because the disposal was never the problem. A slow drain or a backup is almost always a clog downstream in the drain line, and a new disposal grinding into a blocked pipe changes nothing. That is a drain cleaning call, and we will say so rather than sell a disposal.
Typically under an hour when the plumbing under the sink is in reasonable shape. Corroded drain connections, a mismatched flange or a dishwasher connection that was never done properly add time, and we tell you before starting.
Grease and oil, fibrous vegetables, pasta, rice, potato peels, coffee grounds, bones and fruit pits. It is for the scraps left after a plate has been scraped, not a substitute for the trash.
Available across Rhode Island
We serve every town in Rhode Island. These are the ones with their own pages, see every service area.
