Emerson E30 1/2hp sink garbage disposal

[tobor]

I have a Emerson E30 1/2hp garbage disposal and whe we turn it on and its does is emit a slight "Hum". We have checked and there is nothing clogged in it. Also we have turned the unit from below with an Allen wrench and it's the same. Any ideas or am I looking at getting a new unit?

[jnaas2]

More than likely the motor is shot, The only other thing I can think of is the switch may be bad. Try replacing the switch and see what happens. Most of these small motors have a start and run capacitor in them and if it has failed it will be cheaper to buy a new garbage disposal