Customer Reviews for InSinkErator Badger 1, 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal, Standard Series

Think was my first time putting in a garbage disposal, was easier than expected. Work great.

It came with the rim on the disposer crooked and had a hard time locking it back in place, finally worked, next time probably buy different style

Direct replacement for whirlpool 1/2 go gc2000. You will need to possibly remove/grind off a tab on the lock ring or reuse gc2000 lock ring / without tab. No mention in the instructions for this offending tab or it’s removal

After purchasing it on August 2, 2022, and today is February 3, 2024 just a year and a half later, the this version of incinerator is completely broken unable to be fixed. It makes a crazy noise. What appears to have happened is that the two blades Have come loose. This is nothing that the consumer can repair. Now, there appears to be a four year warranty, but who do you contact? There’s no contact information and it appears it would be easier just to purchase a new ine. Garbage disposals should last at least 10 years. I tried to upload a video to let you know how loud the sound is, but Home Depot does not appear ro provide this option.

I was replacing an 11 year old Badger-1 since it stopped working. It had a one year warranty and it ran for 11 years, which is a great bonus. Since I purchased exactly the same item the installation was so easy; under 10 minutes. (I did not have to replace the old Sink Flange, I used the existing one). I also saved some time and money since it came with the power cord assembled. I really do appreciate the "Lift and Latch" technology: it was so easy and I felt so good.

My other badger disposal leaked a long time ago. It was the cheapest one and only lasted 6 years. This one is made from stainless steel so I hope it lasts longer

Replaced the 12yr old+ 1/3HP Badger1

I see from past reviews of this product that it is expected to be changed every 5-6 years. So it's been over 10. Didn't expect it to be in this bad of shape. It came with the house and the house was built in 2009.

My husband installed it in 20 minutes, the old one was also the same brand and lasted 22 years, good job.

My 7yr old Badger 3 blew out and decided to replace it with an identical unit. Found one at the nearest Home Depot and installed it that night. Noticed the flange design was changed so it no longer can free spin and took more effort to mount and install. Once I finished wiring the Badger Disposal 3 unit and finished the installation, the unit won’t turn. I had to uninstall the disposal unit, put the old one back in and it fired up. Ended up buying another unit that worked. Made in USA failed.

Thank you so much exellente service respect my home

This item was installed in 30 minutes. Easy to do. Heay to lift into place to rotate and lock into the drain coller. Once connected was very easy. I am very happy the electrical cord was pre attached at the factory. My last Badger 5 lasted 26 years and only rusted out causing leaks in the body. That is a long time in service.

Great value, quiet i was happily surprised. I am very happy with my purchase.

The best garbage disposal ever

I swaped out old for the new, exact same model, and had no problems at all. Glad i save the $200 the plumber wanted to charge.

Great and quiet disposal, works great !

Great at InSinkErating

It took me less than 30 minutes to take the old ones off and put the new one. I liked for the fact it came with the power cord built in so it was a plug in as opposed to putting the wires together. Follow instructions and watch a YouTube if needed. Good luck

Easy to install using online videos (YouTube & Insinkerator). Didn't even look at new instructions. Kept existing sink mount which made re-installing easy. Had to cut the discharge tube to proper length to fit my plumbing (used old pipe as template). But otherwise, a pretty simple DIY project. Was hoping new model might be quieter to operate but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Great price and easy to install

I’m a 25yr old female, and was able to replace my old disposal with this one, by myself. So, hopefully that shows it’s pretty simple to install. It was the exact same one I had prior - so it was kind of just plug and play. I did need to go buy a new electrical plug to attach to the new disposal, because it doesn’t come with one and the cord on my old one was impossible to take out and also just wanted a new cord. I also needed to buy a flexible discharge tube, because the tube it comes with is curved and I needed a straight one (the flexible one was perfect because I could adjust how long it needed to be).

After only 3 years, my disposal started leaking from the bottom. This was the 3rd Insinkerator disposal in 14 years so I decided to take this one apart before buying another. Insinkerator advertises the chopping area is galvanized, but once the galvanization wears off, the steel quickly rusts. This happen to mine so severely that it rusted a hole that allowed water to get into the motor compartment (see the blue circled area in the picture). No more "galvanized" and no more Insinkerator!

I've utilized InSinkErator for over 25 years, primarily as a maintenance person in large and small apartment complexes. These products have met and passed the expectation of the aforementioned facilities and occupants served. The recent purchased was replacement for 20 plus year old disposal which was InSinkErator, replacement was easily installed utilizing new connector hub. Additionally making connection to existing plumbing and electrical was also easy. I would recommend this product to most home owners and the replacement model is very quit.

InSinkErator said, "This is not rust in the sense that it will compromise the structural integrity of the unit, it is more of a reddish colored thin film." Well, rust is rust, and this should not be happening after just 8 months of use.

Very disappointed in this product, have had previous insikerator model which lasted many years. When the motor burned out, I purchased it again thinking the build quality would be the same, it's not. Only after 4 years of very light use started leaking from the bottom due to rust, even though the unit functions fine. Called customer service they gave be a coupon for 40% off of a new unit, no thank you. Switched over to Everbilt 1/2 horsepower with a 4 yr warranty and lifetime corrosion warranty for half the price.

If you like replacing garbage disposals, this may be the one for you. Despite not using it a ton it died before the 2 year mark.

So far so good. I thought that since this unit was the lower unit that it would be weak and break easily, but it is holding up. It’s a good device.

Using it for one month and no issues. My grandchildren are a good test of endurance for this product and it past. Thank you for being there for us. Great product. Quiet also.

So our builder installed the badger 1-87 in our new house. 4 years later & it’s dead. Not a good quality product, I guess that’s why they only have a 1 year warranty on it.

I bought this Badger 500 1/2 hp online on September 29 2013 from Homedepot (HD), received it on Oct. 2 2013 and since then had stored it at home as an emergence replacement. When my last one suddenly failed on October 30 2019, I put on this one on October 31 2019. Today, it's Aug 23 2020, I suddenly saw a full bowl of water (in the photo [fig1], I already dumped the water from the bowl but you still can tell water leak from two screws [fig2,fig3]) under the sink and overflowed onto the plastic cloth under the bowl. Fortunately, I always put an open plastic container under the disposal for I am always prepared for the worse situation. So this one only lasted for 10 months. Because I bought it from HD in Oct 2013 but didn't install it until October 31 2019, so I even don't know how to go about claiming that three year warranty. Maybe this one is a lemon one? I put my review here to let people know the quality of Badger 500 1/2 hp. Very disappointed with InSinkErator Badger 500. I still have my original electronic order receipt. The email hidden from the public is my HD account name so you can find all my contact.