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    joschimmel Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 4, 2012, 09:10 AM
    Garbage Disposal Leak
    I have a leak coming from a small opening in the center at the bottom of the my garbage disposal.. How can I fix this?
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    Oct 4, 2012, 09:31 AM
    Is this opening where you put the lever to turn the table or did the base open up[ a hole on its own? There should be no water from under the out let to the trap. If you have a internal leak it's best to replace the unit. Good luck. Tom
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    Oct 4, 2012, 12:13 PM
    X2 for Tom. If it is leaking there, it is leaking past the motor seal. If it an occasional drip, you have some life left, but typically its time to replace.
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    Oct 4, 2012, 04:58 PM
    I agree with both above post's. If it is indeed leaking from the bottom, you are in need of a completely new garbage disposal.
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    Oct 4, 2012, 05:23 PM
    4 for 4, I'd replace the unit.
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    Oct 4, 2012, 05:39 PM
    Ballengerb. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you just offer to replace that garbage disposal? Hee Hee. Yes, my boredome has set in once again.
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    Oct 4, 2012, 05:40 PM
    NOPE, NADA isn't going to happen
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    Oct 4, 2012, 06:54 PM
    Lol.
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