Garbage Disposal Problem Home › Forums › Public Forums › Drainage & Sewerage › Garbage Disposal Problem This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 19 years, 9 months ago by Retired plbg1. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 30 Jan 2005 at 8:52 pm #279476 MasterPlumbersKeymaster My garbage disposal works, but it wont drain water. It only drains when power is on, why? What can I do to attempt to fix problem? 30 Jan 2005 at 11:47 pm #300967 Retired plbg1Participant Sounds like you have a stoppage in trap are pipe. Take trap apart and see if it is not full of stuff. Art retired plbg Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In