InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Food Waste Disposer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Food Waste Disposer
Customer Review: Very quiet. Wonderful Unit. First time Installer.
Summary: 5 Stars
My kitchen had no Waste Disposal (i know). I live in a small studio and this unit looked perfect on amazon.
It is. The wiring was not included with this unit (I knew this before I bought it), but amazing offered it as a combo pack (look for it).
I bought some supplies from my local hardware store (plumbers putty, silicon, some extra PVC piping just in case) and got to work.
Installed the unit in about 2 hours total. Never installed one of these before, so it is a learning experience. It was easy to attach everything to it. All of the plugs are rubber mounted so no vibration permeates.
First time I turned on the unit, I thought it was jammed because it was so quiet. 3 weeks later, the unit is still as quiet as day one.
If you are looking for a high quality unit that fits in a small sink very well, get this one.
Customer Review: InSinkerator Badger 5 1/2
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all.. the price I was able to purchase, have sent to my address and not pay postage, sales tax etc. not to mention a price that was 15% less than the "Box store" price made it a great deal. I bought this to replace a older Bader 5 5/8 HP which they no longer make. Yes it is a little louder than the more expensive InSinkerators but for the money.. it is just great. I would not pay an extra $200 for the quieter ones.. And yes all of the consumer reports suggest buying one that is over 1/2 HP which is why I have always bought the 5/8 HP (they no longer seem tp make) but I see no difference and I have put at least 20 of the various sizes in over the years. They basically have the same seals which are the first to go anyway. Great deal for the price.. I would certainly to this one again.Customer Review: not the best
Summary: 3 Stars
We replaced our disposal (InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP) with this same disposal.
Just because we knew how it worked and didnt know anything else...
(I know stupid reason, but it is what it is).
The only problem I see with this unit is that the housing is all plastic...
I have no idea why but it is...
That is the part that cracked... about 2 years in to its use...
We dont grind up bones and hard items like that...
some times carrots and the like but no hard brittle items.
Have no idea how it cracked but it did and leaked all over.
The new one seems to be working as expected...
If it cracks again.... I will never by a plastic disposal again...
come on luck... hope it survives the life of the sink. :)
Customer Review: Starts life a disposer, ends up a shower head
Summary: 1 Stars
My Badger 5 worked as expected until just after the 2-year warranty expired. Then while searching for the source of water under the sink and odd bits of crust on the disposer, I discovered several cracks in the grind chamber housing. When I filled the sink with water and cranked up the disposer, it became something very like a feature at a kids' waterpark -- but much less fun.
ISE responded to my complaint with an offer of a discount on a new Badger but would not provide any assurance that its design or manufacture had been changed to address this apparently common problem. I'm used to disposers lasting for decades, not months, and don't enjoy spending time off under my kitchen sink, so I'm going to try a Waste King this time around.
Customer Review: Badger5
Summary: 3 Stars
I was very happy thinking I would replace my current disposal with one that appeared to be the same model and design. The model was correct and most everything was interchangeable except for the output tubing. The included l-shaped drainage tube was different from the older model and, therefore, did not interchange correctly. I had to take a trip to Home Depot to purchase a different connector tube and fittings. My only wish is that if the company changes the design, the included adapter reproduce the original size, length and angle fittings. It is in and working fine except that I spent a little more that I thought would be necessary. Retirement is not always what its cracked up to be when it comes to money.