Home Appliances Reviewed

Quiet and smooth!, February 17, 2007

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Vic Watford (Alabama) – See all my reviews

  

After reading the reviews here, I went to Home Depot this morning and bought the Compact. I planned to install it myself, and did not buy any extras. I could always run back to the store if I needed. The hardest part of the entire installation was getting the old disposal out. I think it was the original installed by the builder 20 years ago. Once I got the old one out, the rest was a breeze. The instructions covered everything well enough that I had no problems, inspite of my wife’s questions about whether or not I had ever done something like this before. I did not have to move or replace any plumbing. I did need my wife to push down on the sink collar while I attached the rings underneath. Everything went together well, no leaks. I even took the tension clamp off the old one and used to secure the power cord coming from the wall.

The moment of truth came: I flipped the switch and I was stunned! The box said 40% quiter than the Badger line, but this thing is 80% quieter than what it replaced! I was wowed! Called the wife in to see my handiwork, and she was wowed! (I’m her hero!) With the old disposal, you could not watch Television or have a conversation in that end of the home when it ran. Now, you can stand at the sink and whisper while it runs. There is a low hum, and a very mild vibration.

InSinkErator makes a much larger 1 h.p. unit with a stainless steel case that claims to be 60% quiter than the Badger line. I would be afraid you could not tell it was on if it was that much quiter than the Compact. This unit is the ideal buy around, and would be worth it even at a higher price (but do not let InSinkErator get wind of that). I highly advocate the Compact, and in fact, I would advocate that you not get any other brand!

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Best Disposal I have Ever Used, December 28, 2006

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John Bales (Dallas, TX) – See all my reviews

  

I can’t say enough about how happy I am with the Evolution Compact disposal from InSinkErator. I had a fairly high end Kenmore disposal for about a year. It did a good job but was noisy. Then this year there was a fire in my condo unit that resulted in several rooms having to be rebuilt, one of which was the kitchen. When working up the remodeling details, I ran across the Evolution Compact at Home Depot. I was not up-to-speed on this new series so I went home and read up as much material as I could find. In short, though I did not really need a new disposal, I decided to give it a try to see if I could reduce the noise in the kitchen. I am SO GLAD I spent the money for the Evolution Compact. It is significantly quieter than the Kenmore. My sink doesn’t rattle like it’s going to come loose from the countertop when the disposal is running. Ideal of all, the Evolution swiftly gets rid of anything I have thrown at it, all they while doing it quietly. One thing that attracted my eye in the store was the blue color of unit. It stood out from all the blacks and greys around. While appearence in not necessarily something you look for in a garbage disposal, it does project the image of a high-quality, high-end appliance, something that can be a positive if for any reason you decide to sell your home. I highly advocate the Evolution Series to anyone looking for a new garbage disposal. I concur with a prior reviewer, there are other places where you find the Evolution Compact for 9 so it’s worth shopping around unless you live in an area where you have to make a long drive to get to a home center like Lowes or Home Depot.

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Can’t go wrong with this one…, February 29, 2008

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Victor H. Agresti “remodeling-guy” (Gaithersburg, MD United States) – See all my reviews

  

  

InSinkErator Compact Evolution Household Food Waste Disposer, Gray

Pros:

- These current generation InSinkErators could be the quietest and most vibration-free disposers on the market. The case itself is insulated; the sink-drain connector assembly’s metal parts are rubber cushioned; plus the discharge pipe flange is rubber. These anti-vibration innovations work. When no water or waste is in the unit, all you hear is a mild hum. If it was much quieter and you would not know it was on.

- It performs as you would anticipate for an excellent disposer. Nothing we’ve fed it has failed to be ground-up and flushed away.

- 3/4 HP has been more than enough to get the job done.

- It’s the smallest of the high-end disposers, giving more room to store things in your sink-base cabinet, and more room for your body when working on under-sink plumbing.

- It’s good looking and looks expensive.

- About as simple to install as possible, for a disposer. Have a small container of plumber’s putty on hand before you begin. You might also need some medium sized wire nuts.

- A four-year in-home warranty confirms the manufacturer’s confidence in their product’s reliability.

Other

- A common method of electrifying the unit is to hard-wire it by connecting an NM (non-metallic sheathed) cable directly to the disposer (which is why no cord is provided). Alternatively, install the InSinkErator Power Cord Kit #CRD-00, and plug the cord into a receptacle in the sink-base cabinet. If there is no receptacle there, feed the existing NM cable into a utility box and install one; turn the power off first. Use a receptacle tester (sold by Amazon) to verify proper wiring. If you have the skills to hard-wire a disposer, you have the skills to install a surface-mounted box and receptacle.

-If you are connecting a dishwasher to the disposer, you might need the InSinkErator Dishwasher Connector Kit #DWC-00. Some dishwashers, such as Kitchen Aid models, do not need the kit, because their discharge hose connects without modification to an InSinkErator.

Cons:

- InSinkErator should design the unit so a special three-prong cord [they could sell] plugs and twist-locks into the bottom of the disposer, while still allowing for a hard-wired option. That would eliminate all wiring directly to the disposer, preventing end-user mis-wiring of the cord.

Summary:

This disposer is obviously the result of many generations of InSinkErator improvements; a 5-star appliance.

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