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Garbage Disposal Hose Is Kinked

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The first sign that your garbage disposal hose is kinked, or restricted, is probably that you have water on top of your counter. A restriction, like a kinked hose, will reduce the flow of water and cause it to back up and out of the air gap on top of your sink.

This path starts at the dishwasher drain line. The drain line goes from the dishwasher up to the air gap device on top of your counter. The air gap then connects to the garbage disposal via this hose, that happens to be kinked. So how do you fix this?

You can either replace the hose, or trim it. If you choose to trim the hose, loosen the clamp on the disposal side of the hose (it is easier to get to). Use a utility knife and make a nice square cut and then reconnect the hose. You might find that you have to trim the hose further or even rotate it to flatten out the kink.

If you choose to replace the hose, you will disconnect the clamps on both sides of the hose and then slide the new hose on the fittings. Place the clamps over the hose and the fitting and then tighten until snug. You will have to play with the length of the hose to make sure it doesn’t kink as well.