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: 9 years of service!
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't know how you can go wrong with this. We installed our Badger 5 (made by In-Sink-Erator) 9 years ago, and it has worked well. We cook most of our meals at home, and we use this throughout the day, everyday. It finally got a little crack in the casing, and we didn't notice immediately because the drip was so small. We're replacing it with the exact same disposal. I expect it to last another 9 years!Customer Review: A great little hummer...
Summary: 5 Stars
Couldn't be happier with this lil' guy. Takes it all without a problem, and doesn't choke up. I like that it comes with the soft black lips, that's always a plus! It's not the most powerful, but for moderate grinding, it does the job well. Very easy to get in, and came really fast. It didn't have to come that fast, but I'm glad it did. I was getting tired of doing everything manually. Thanks.Customer Review: A review after about 8 years of use
Summary: 3 Stars
When we moved into our new house the food waste disposer was dead, so I had to purchase a new one. I can't even recall why I chose this one, but I did. This was, I think, in 2002.
I have never done any plumbing work in my life and I am not particularly good at home repairs/maintenance, but I could install this unit without too much trouble, although it probably took me at least one hour. But believe me, if I can do it, it cannot be that hard.
PROS:
- The unit still works after about 8 years, so it can't be too bad!
- It jammed for the first time a few days ago, and at first I thought I had to buy a new unit (which is why I started looking for reviews of comparable products on Amazon and why I am writing this review myself only now). Then I found out that the unit comes with a wrench which can be used to rotate the motor to unjam it. It took me about 5 seconds and now it's working like before.
- We did not have any leaks so far.
CONS:
- Noisy. We do not use it too much, so we do not care too much, but it certainly is loud.
- Not that powerful. We have to be very careful with what we put in, especially now after several years. We have trouble if stuff like tomato skins, shrimp or egg shells end up inside. Really we are reaching the point when we can only use it for... soupy stuff.
- Given that a lot of stuff is not properly shredded, sometimes there is bad smell coming from the unit and I finding myself more and more often fishing for residues inside, which is a bit gross.
Overall, I can't say that I have been too happy with this unit, but I also can't agree with reviewers that are finding this a piece of junk. I am sure it's not the best you can buy out there, but it's also not so expensive and surely you could do worse. But if I had to purchase a new one today (and maybe I will) I would certainly choose something different. Most probably a Waste King L-8000 which appears to be highly recommended by a lot of people and consumer reports.
Customer Review: Am I asking too much!!
Summary: 3 Stars
My first disposer was a GE and lasted for 30 years. I replaced it with my first Badger 5 1/2 hp, which worked great for 9 years. It started leaking through the bottom and tripping the breaker. My new Badger 5 I installed an 12-26-10. So far so good. I'm hoping get more that 15 years from it since I don't use it that often and my first one lasted 30 years. Am I asking too much?Customer Review: Another Cracked Housing
Summary: 1 Stars
Here's another one for the list of cracked housings on the Badger 5 model. The unit is only about 4 years old and started leaking from the bottom of the unit. Service had me run through the usual and never told me that this was a common problem with this model. I would not buy another insinkerator model at this point, there are too many other good products on the market. The replacement model for the Badger 5 is the Badger 5 XP if anyone is interested.