Replacing a disposal is pretty easy. Power disconnect. Water line disconnect. Remove old disposal and reverse the process.

I usually cheat by buying the same brand or model so it is even simpler.

make sure you remove the knockout plug when reconnecting the dishwasher to the new disposal

EMY92 said:

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Use a jack to lift the new disposal in place, it frees up a hand which makes the job much easier. A small bottle jack or even the scissor jack from a car works well.

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That. Hardest part is lifting the old one and lining up the collar at the same time. Like prom night in the back seat. Might take you a sec to line it up, but you'll know when it's in there.

tgivaughn said:

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Same ID problem IF an automobile water pump

I agree with Troy
BUT at batting 500 DIY yourself
and not noticing the damage due to distractions (vacations, whatever this long time span)
would 100% suggest
order disposer de jure on line THEN
call plumber to install
+ add fixit services other places to dilluste "CU" costs postponed until now

It's a mess under the kitchen sink only a young contontonist can EZ do
IMHO Senior w/o screwing up more thing under there

Drink a beer, get out some 50s bills to pay, B happy, EZ forever fix if pros do it

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I'm never not convinced this isn't a AI/ChatGPT account.

txag2008 said:

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tgivaughn said:

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Same ID problem IF an automobile water pump

I agree with Troy
BUT at batting 500 DIY yourself
and not noticing the damage due to distractions (vacations, whatever this long time span)
would 100% suggest
order disposer de jure on line THEN
call plumber to install
+ add fixit services other places to dilluste "CU" costs postponed until now

It's a mess under the kitchen sink only a young contontonist can EZ do
IMHO Senior w/o screwing up more thing under there

Drink a beer, get out some 50s bills to pay, B happy, EZ forever fix if pros do it

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I'm never not convinced this isn't a AI/ChatGPT account.

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Just have to use your Little Orphan Annie tgivaughn decoder ring.

Same ID problem IF an automobile water pump
Drink more Ovaltine

I agree with Troy
I agree with the post by Troy91

BUT at batting 500 DIY yourself and not noticing the damage due to distractions (vacations, whatever this long time span)
Since you've said you're only about 50/50 with successful DIY repairs, and since you missed the damages due to being busy with vacations and whatnot

would 100% suggest order disposer de jure on line THEN
I would definitely recommend you ordering your preferred new garbage disposal online and then

call plumber to install
Pay a plumber to do the install

+ add fixit services other places to dilluste "CU" costs postponed until now
Have the plumber fix other things you've been putting off to help dilute the overall cost of the plumber's trip

It's a mess under the kitchen sink only a young contontonist can EZ do IMHO Senior w/o screwing up more thing under there
Trying to crawl and work under a sink is very difficult for older people without screwing up something else

Drink a beer, get out some 50s bills to pay, B happy, EZ forever fix if pros do it
Drink a beer, pay the plumber with 50s, and take solace with the fact that the repair will be done correctly.

Thanks all. I ended up getting the same model as the original so I skipped the whole sink mounting parts. It was a fairly easy one beer job. I ran the dishwasher to check for leaks, another beer, and all looks good. Granted, I will be checking under the sink 20x/day for a couple of weeks but I think I'm good and wife didn't fight too much on this one.

Potcake said:

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Thanks all. I ended up getting the same model as the original so I skipped the whole sink mounting parts. It was a fairly easy one beer job. I ran the dishwasher to check for leaks, another beer, and all looks good. Granted, I will be checking under the sink 20x/day for a couple of weeks but I think I'm good and wife didn't fight too much on this one.

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@ 1 beer per leak check that is going to lead to quite a drinking problem.