Sink with Garbage Disposal Clogged?

First off, does the sink itself drain at all? If not or is slow to drain, that points to a clog in the drain elbow trap below the sink, that will have to be cleaned out. The trap is easy enough to clean. Put a wide and deep baking pan under the plumbing elbow. Unscrew the washer around the elbow and dump the water into the pan. If you can see the clog itself, use something to push the clog out of the elbow. Put the elbow back into place and re-tighten the washer. That should fix the problem. If the sink drains fine but the disposal still isn't draining, then try throwing several ice cubes into the disposal grinding area and turn it on.

If that doesn't help, then you'll need to TURN OFF THE BREAKER OR TAKE OUT THE FUSE for the disposal, FROM THE MAIN ELECTRIC PANEL, then double check to make sure it's off by throwing the disposal switch on. If sure the power to disposal is off, fold back the rubber flange in the sink for the disposal then look down inside with a flashlight to see if you can identify any clog. If you see an obvious blockage, carefully use tongs OR your hand if it fits, to remove the blockage. If you or a handy friend can't DIY, I think your only hope for a fix IS a plumber...sorry. Good luck!!

Normally on the outside of home they have a drain that has a cap on it that can be opened and cleared out. A lot of time just using your garden hose down this pipe will losen the clog and shove it down the drain. If you have put rice in your sink this will clog it up right away.

I have unclogged my mom's sink on several occassions by just going to the outside of the home and opening up this pipe. Just keep in mind when you put the hose down there will be a lot of food and crap coming out of that pipe so stand back it really stinks.