I scheduled 2 appointments. One for the garbage disposal and one for AC/Heater. The plumber came a day early which was good because I was able to cancel the AC/heater guy. The plumber came and within 5mins informed me that I needed a new disposal. He quoted me $495. Obviously I declined and cancelled the AC repair. I was the first owner of my condo in 2011 and probably used it 3 or 4 times. I barely used it because I was a single traveling nurse and spent most of the last 4 years in California. I called Hemphill and they stated a replacement would be $350 and if I provided my own disposal (which was $90 at Home Depot/ $88 at Lowes) it would be $150-200. My father came off TDY early and drove an hour to my house, got a rod off the back of his truck, stuck it in the disposal, hit it a couple of times with a hammer in each direction, cut the power back on and it worked perfectly and still does. Triple check and make sure you have a man with you! read more