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54 of 55 found the following review helpful:
No better than the Badger 1/3 HP! Oct 09, 2008
By J. Amicucci
Last year I wrote a good review for my 12 year old Badger 1 unit that I was retiring after 12 years of faithful service. I decided to replace the old unit with another Badger and chose this 5XP model. I had such good luck with with the Badger 1 that I chose to stay with the Badger line, but just upgrade to the more powerful unit. Installation was a breeze as the units were the same size.
I've now had this unit for about one year and unfortunately it does not perform any better than the old unit, in fact it even makes more noise! I still cannot grind very much in it and it appears to be no more powerful than the old unit.
I was expecting a more powerful unit that could perhaps handle a little more bulk than the Badger 1. What I got was basically the same unit as the Badger 1, just a little louder now.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Leaks Jul 23, 2011
By Aaron
I have a badger 5 and it developed a crack. I did some research and found lots of people with this problem. Stay away from this product
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Rusted out in 6 months! Feb 14, 2011
By Nicole M
Do not purchase a disposer with a galvanized steel blade mechanism. 6 months old and it is completely rusted out! Garbage!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Plastic Housings Crack and Leak Dec 30, 2012
By Douglas Thomas
I am currently a home remodeler and, in my opinion, I have replaced far too many InSinkErator disposals that had cracked plastic housings. Failed plastic housings do sell replacement disposals so InSinkErator might have something going for them.
The mechanics, motor and grinder components in InSinkErators I have replaced seem to last well but the plastic housings certainly need some serious engineering attention.InSinkErator Evolution Compact 3/4 HP Household Garbage DisposerInSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Food Waste Disposer
I am also a retired engineer who specialized in plastic injection molded parts (resin selection) and tooling to make the parts.
I hope InSinkErator reads the following.
My opinion is InSinkErator continues to ignore the root cause of the problem which is a poor choice of plastic material and/or improper tooling. Disposals must endure temperature cycles, vibration, and chemicals which means the proper plastic resin must be selected.
In molding the part, the tooling and processing must produce a part where the plastic resin is not stressed (shear forces, etc.) during injection and not have weak weld lines where the plastic rejoins in the mold after flowing around obstructions (i.e., the inlet hole/pipe from the dishwasher where the hose connects or the holes for the bolts that connect the top housing to the motor housing.
I just replaced a disposal I installed 3 ½ to 4 years ago. It was used in a second home that is used only 5 weeks a year; thus low usage.
In summary, I suggest a disposal that has stainless steel grinder housing. Today, I am replacing a Badger 9/Badger 900 (plastic housing model that cracked in 3 ½ to 4 years) with a InSinkErator Evolution Excel 1 HP Stainless Steel model. More expensive but hopefully worth the cost.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Broken in 4 years Jul 28, 2011
By D. D. Umstot
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The plastic case for the disposal broke where the drain attaches. It lasted 4 years of intermittent use. I would not recommend this product--it is poor quality.
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