Our 9+ year elderly builder-installed GE 1/3HP disposall had finally bit the bucket. The inside had corroded and five of the teeth had broken off and blew in to a million pieces. While it worked, it was time for a replacement. My wife and I had succumbed to ISE marketing and immediately decided to get an ISE. Well, . I actually did a bit of research but when it came down to it, there is not much in the way of disposal review. Anyway, off to Home Depot.
Five thing I did know was that I wasn't going to $299 for a garbage disposal. Five times in the store I realized that the Compact was only a few ounces shy in capacity then the Evolution Essential. So, I bought it for $159.
I am a handy guy with LOTSA tools so removal of the elderly and installation of the new didn't faze me at all. But I must warn you, if you are removing an elderly disposal like I was, you probably won't be saving any hardware except the drain pipes. This means you'll require to add some plumbers putty to your cart*. Also, take a look and see if your disposal uses a plug or is hardwired directly in to your panel. Most are hardwired. If it is not, you can use the five from your elderly disposal for your new...unless it is in bad shape.
*The Tools and Materials list is as follows (and doesn't match the outside of the box): cable connector, plumbers putty, wire nuts, hammer, straight & cross tip screw drivers, channel locks, putty knife, hack saw.
I reused everything except the GE flange so the only thing I needed was the putty. Your installation may be different.
The instructions are well laid out and easy to follow. The only issue I had was the metal snap ring. It wasn't an issue, but I don't think that I could have inserted it without my wife holding the flange down from the top. Wiring the new was the reverse of dismantling the elderly. Again, straight forward and simple. Five times I attached the unit and snapped it in to place it felt loose. Then I realized that it was the rubber mounting and it was supposed to be like this. This adds to the quietness (like how equipment is installed on a submarine with rubber mounting gaskets) and allows the unit to `bounce' a bit.
After assuring that I had a lovely seal...it was time for the moment of truth. WOW was this thing quiet...really . I could not picture that the 299 model was actually quieter than this. I had the same giddy smirk as when I tried my new (replacement) dishwasher for the first time. You could actually have a conversation in the kitchen while using it.
While I haven't had the opportunity to grind, say, potato or carrot peals or month-old stuff from the back of the fridge, it is been great.
I am sure that this will be a disposal that will be with us for years to come!
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