Lakewood Disposer
While the exact plumbing assembly will vary from unit to unit, the exact procedure for installation is generally the same for all disposers by experts Lakewood plumbers:
1. Remove the existing sink trap, strainer, and drain line. The trap and drain line come apart by rotating the couplings and do not be fooled by the strainer. It resides in an unthreaded hole cut in the bottom of the sink, but has a locking nut threaded around its base which must be unscrewed.
The professionals of Lakewood plumbers states the strainer was installed in a bed of putty, which may have glued the unit to the bottom of the sink. You may have to pry it, twist it, or bang the bottom of it with a hammer to get it loose. Whatever you do, be assured that it is not threaded into the sink itself, even though it may be stubborn enough to make you think it is.
2. When the old drain assembly is removed, scour the area around the drain hole on both sides of the sink bottom until the porcelain or metal is absolutely clean. You also offered air chambers services from professional plumbing service companies.
3. Remove the entire sink mounting assembly from the top of the disposer. The assembly will include a snap ring, mounting screws, a mounting ring, a fiber gasket, and a sink sleeve. Dismantle the assembly by loosening the mounting screws until you can pry off the snap ring.
4. Apply a ring of oil-base plumber’s putty around the top of the drain opening at the bottom of the sink and place the sink sleeve in the opening. Push down on the sleeve; an ample amount of putty should squeeze out from under the sleeve, but do not remove the excess yet.
5. From under the sink, slide the fiber gasket up around the sleeve and tighten the back-up ring against the bottom of the sink. Slide the mounting ring over the sink sleeve and insert the snap ring into its groove on the sink sleeve to hold them iii place. Tighten the mounting screws in the mounting ring evenly and as tightly as you can get them to hold the mounting ring securely in place against the bottom of the sink. You will notice that the mounting ring has angled flanges around its bot torn rim. These correspond to mounting lugs attached to the top of the canister, which will slide under the flanges and hold the unit in place. Ask your plumber also for fittings.
6. If you intend to connect your dishwasher to the disposer, you must first remove the steel and rubber knockout plugs in the side of the canister to form the disposer dishwasher inlet. You do this by placing a blunt instrument against the plug at an angle and hitting it with the heel of your hand. The plug or plugs will fall inside the unit and you’ll have to reach in and retrieve them. Most manufacturer’s sell a dishwasher installation kit for their disposers SO that you can make your connections properly and with the least amount of effort.
7. Prepare the disposer for accepting the dishwasher drain line before you install the canister under your sink. The drain outlet in the side of the canister must be fitted with an elbow or straight piece of pipe, which is usually supplied by the manufacturer. The pipe is flanged at one end. A gasket is placed over the flange and resides between the pipe and the drain outlet on the side of the disposer. The gasket and pipe are held in place by bolting a metal plate around the flange to the canister.
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