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: Should be called the floor annihilator
Summary: 1 Stars
First one failed after a couple years...locked up. Second one lasted a couple years longer...only to leak all over the bottom of the cabinet and onto the floor. If you have wood floors this can be a disaster. Did some research and found this is a common problem with several InSinkErators. The corrode, the housings crack. Ours leaked right through the center...out the cord opening. Before we noticed a leak we noticed the disposal always stank. I suspect it was because filthy ground matter leaked into an area where it wasn't getting washed away with a rinse. We had been bleaching it...but had to do that often. No more InSinkErators for us.Customer Review: Poor quality
Summary: 1 Stars
We have just had our 3 year old unit fail completely in the same way Paul did.
The plastic housing is cracking. Of course this is not something that can be fixed by replacing a washer or something simple.
When I phoned their customer service, I was told that as it was out of the 2 year warranty, they were not interested. While I can understand this for minor problems, it is pretty bad when the unit is completely worthless such a small time after installation.
Emerson products might have been good 20 years ago, but they sure aren't now.
Unless you like doing plumbing repairs, steer clear.
Customer Review: Possible defect?
Summary: 3 Stars
I installed my Badger 5 two years ago. I'm a single homeowner so it was used lightly. After grinding some onion scraps I noticed a leak under the sink. After careful inspection I noticed the disposal developed a crack in the housing unit. A quick call to InSinkErator revealed the unit was still under warrantee. I had a repair person out the following day who replaced the entire disposal with a Badger 5XP (he said they've stopped making the Badger 5). The problem was resolved quickly and to my satisfaction. My only concern with this unit is how or why it developed the crack with such light usage.Customer Review: Does what it's suppose to do
Summary: 4 Stars
I had my original waste disposal go out on me and Amazon had this for a lot less than Home Depot. Installation isn't too bad with a little know how (used the power cord from original disposal for this one since it was not included)...that's if you have a disposal already installed. Make sure to unplug the dishwasher drain port. I did not know there is a existing plug built in and I ended up having back wash from the aerator when the dishwasher tried to drain into the disposal unit. Anyway it works fine...nothing fancy like the more expensive and quieter models. No problems as of yet!Customer Review: So far, so good
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted to replace my old disposer that began to leak and thought I'd get another Badger since that's what I had. Then, I read reviews about problems. However, I grew up with insinkerators, and have only had this brand of fairly basic disposers all of my life so I decided to give it another try so it could be easily installed in the existing mounting. Almost a month into using the new disposer, I am very happy with it and would definately purchase it again. My only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that some disposers have more features than this one.