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As your machine wears it will cut the scraps larger and in time you will possibly experience the odd blockage. It may have one or both hammers jammed, unless it is a fixed hammer machine. Replacement or service may be required.

Food scraps can get lodged in the grinding teeth allowing the hammers (two opposing each other and fixed to the main plate inside the machine) to make contact with each revolution, or the hammers inside the machine have worn the fixing rivets. This allows the hammer to contact the outer grinding ring resulting in a…

Most likely there is something stuck in the machine. Turn off the power and check for an obstruction. This can be done on several machines by inserting a suitably sized Allen key in the centre of the base plate from underneath. Check the main shredder plate is not floppy (indicating that it has detached from…

Check that the power plug is still connected under the sink and plug another appliance in to confirm power at the outlet. The overload, situated under the base plate on some machines and on the side in a recess in the plastic housing on others, has possibly tripped. Check there is nothing stuck in the…