InSinkErator EVOLUTION 0.75HP 3/4 HP, Advanced Series EZ Connect Continuous Feed Food Waste Garbage Disposal, Gray

I consider the InSinkErator Evolution series the best of the best. When our old InSinkErator 1/2 HP "Badger disposal finally wore out, we upgraded to this new Advanced series, with 50% more power and fully insulated. It is very quiet and it will grind almost anything. Although, I try to throw any food into the trash and not put food into the disposal. At least, since I stopped up our plumbing, 30 years ago, while doing the dishes on Thanksgiving Day. It's the plumber's busiest day of the year. The manufacturer calls this "EZ Connect" and it really is. It has the famous InSinkErator twist and lock mounting bracket under the sink. And the power cord isn't the old style "pigtail" with 3 loose wires that have to be connected to screws on the underside of the disposer. This unit has as separate cord with a plastic push-in connector to attach it to the motor. It simply pushes in and snaps into place. No screwdrivers needed. It has some very thoughtful details to make it very consumer friendly. I love the power of this disposer, knowing that I won't clog the drain if some food does in there. And I enjoy the quietness of operation. I can talk to someone at the sink without having to shout when the disposer is running. Overall, I am very happy with this disposer, and would definitely buy it again, if I ever had the need. And I would highly recommend it to family and friends.

Back story is I learned the hard way not to scrimp on a disposer - we had a rental house some yrs ago that had an old badger 1/3 hp that I never gave much thought - previous 20+ yrs was with disposers in rural Maine so just having one was a new experience. I don’t realize its limitations and got it jammed. After unjamming and spinning freely by hand, it still refused to run. So I replaced it with the next bigger 1/2hp. I was surprised at just how much better it worked. Then when we bought a house, it already had a 3/4 hp disposer of a different brand but still was a beast munching easily on chicken bones and all types of fruit and vegetable peels. Now convinced a good 3/4 hp is worth the extra expense. Fast forward a decade and we’re buying a new house. Asked builder to upgrade the disposer and I’d pay the difference. Unfortunately they buy in bulk so no choices on appliances. Ok, no biggie, I’ll upgrade myself - been there done that, can do it again!. Been here two weeks and definitely not thrilled worrying about every thing I drop into the disposer. The 1/3 hp moen is only fractionally better than the 1/3 hp badger since it runs at a higher rpm. Anyway, started my research and settled on a ISE 2 stage 3/4 hp as best bang for the buck - Costco had best price but it looks like a custom for Costco model, discharge is an inch or so lower and we got a straight shot so wanted a more compact model so discharge would line up better with existing. Best price was Amazon or Lowe’s for the 3/4 hp Advanced or Compact - both 2 stage. But figured to wait for the holiday sales. Sure enough Amazon posted the Evolution 3/4 hp for a good savings or actually about a break even when adding the stupid ez connect plug since it only comes with the hardwire connector. A shameful ploy by ISE marketing to squeeze out an extra bit of profit on these units. Anyway, 2 hrs or so to remove existing moen and install the new evolution, including the 5 mi trip to HD to get the cord. The marketing literature for the moen says it uses the same 3 bolt ez twist lock so I didn’t remove the sink collar. The only hassle was when trying to remove the lock ring, the whole collar assembly would turn, so I had to pry the lock ring against the bulge on the collar where the jack screws connect. Enough prying got the old moen to finally release. The plumbing is pretty new so I just removed the dishwasher hose, loosened up the discharge piping, removed the discharge nozzle flange bolts from the moen, and turned the other side sink trap a bit so the connecting tee would allow clearance for pulling off the discharge nozzle. The old unit simply slid off now. When I got the new unit locked into the collar, I just slid pipe nozzle back into the tee, turned the piping back to align, and bolted the flange onto the new disposer, then snugged up the drain pipe fitting at the tee. The disposer hose fitting was the same size so just removed the evolution’s sealing plug, pushed the rubber connector onto the fitting and tightened up the hose clamp. All seems fine. Filled sink with water and no apparent leaks. Initial runs have been smooth and exceptionally quiet. It feel robust, even with the outer plastic shell. It’s a bit lighter than I expected which made it that much easier to install. At 70, I’m not as strong or as flexible anymore so it was very pleasing to find it was easy to handle. So far I’m really happy with it. Obviously, time will tell how well it holds up. But I’m expecting it will outlive me!

As advertised, this is a very quiet disposal. It works great, although we don't really challenge our disposals with much of the stuff some people allegedly put in their sinks. My plumber/ installer said this is the best disposal you can get, and I believe him. Very happy with this purchase and highly recommend.

Is fast, quiet, and efficient. Because this is a 3/4 which is more powerful than the 1/2 that usually comes with a house (or 1/4 hp $99 product SW Plumbing tried to pawn on me as a replacement). It is quick and powerful so you don't need to run it that long. Very happy with it. PS. And "No" I did not have SW Plumbing install it.

Installation was simple - replacing the same brand so it was a 30-minute job and was able to use some of the existing hardware. Initially was really nice and quiet, a noticeable improvement from the Badger1 it replaced. The splash guard leaves something to be desired. It's very stiff, and hasn't really loosened up after a couple months of use. The holes are too small to allow food of anything larger than a pea to go down (seriously, blueberries get stuck and back up in the guard), which is great for noise suppression but also terrible for drainage. I modified the splash guard to open up the hole in the middle and added some extra space to the slits up the sides. While it works better, it's still not great and seems to want to hold onto a lot of smaller food items that weren't an issue with the old unit. What this does is frequently causes the water and food to back up into the sink unless you give the flaps a bit of a nudge. Even with the disposal running there's not enough suction to pull it all down a lot of the time. I went through all the pipes and confirmed no blockages - it's 100% the rubber splash guard. Odds are I'm going to have to open it up a bit more but... Adding more holes and enlarging openings in the splash guard also means that the noise levels are noticeably increased. Not as loud as the old unit (or so I tell myself), but it sort of defeats the purpose of getting a "quieter" unit if you have to modify it to essentially make it noisier and work properly. I don't think the added size/insulation on the body does much in this department except takes up slightly more space. With all that said, it was still worth it for the ease of installation and it does do a good job with food (once you get it past the splash guard), but I'm not sure it's worth the extra cost over the more basic units once you factor all this in.

I've been using Insinkerator disposals for decades. I recently purchased this one after the Badger unit that was present since my arrival at my current location, which was installed in 2008, began leaking (although I have owned their higher end units previously and had been considering an upgrade for some time). Particularly if you find it on sale, this upgrade is more than worth the splurge whenever you do change. Its operation is almost silent, it works great, and the feature I like most is the removable/replaceable rubber sink baffle, which can be easily cleaned in the sink or dishwasher. The Badger's is not removable and you have to clean the underside of the baffle flap by flap with a brush. This unit additionally has 3 stage grinding and a new style easy install cord (or direct wire connection if that's what you need). Despite its additional insulation, it's about the same size as the Badger and everything lined up perfectly, no changing or cutting of pipes required. The Badger is certainly a reasonable moderate price unit and the one I had, to its credit, hung in there for a long while. But this is just so much more elegant for really not that big a price difference to not at least consider.

Works like a charm, and it could not be more quiet. Finally, a garbage disposal that is not screaming when you turn it on. I love it.

This was a switch from the Badger 1/3 hp series that had rusted out. Installation I'm a petite woman and did it by myself. Took me 15 min to uninstall old device and old flange. 15 min install new flange. 45 min fiddling with the hardwired connection. 20 min connecting new disposal to flange and all the plumbing hooked back up with the dishwasher. 10 min cleaning up and getting everything back in the cabinets. TOTAL TIME: ~2 hours The bad: As others have said, the EZ connector is extremely annoying if you are going the hard-wired route. I've done a good amount of electrical work and this "solution" is maddening. It took me about 45 min to get it fitted properly and the wire in- the space and the fact that you have to do some weird wire bending to get the electrical in. Wire nuts would have taken 2 min. If you have an outlet under the sink (I do not) then you should buy the EZ connect cord because it becomes so much easier .. That being said, you shouldn't have to buy the thing - it's purely a money grab using this proprietary connector and makes hard-wired install terrible. This is why it lost a star... The good: This machine is slightly larger but the plumbing all aligned perfectly so there were no challenges on this front. Even though I didn't have to replace the flange and could have swapped the devices, I did. Just marked where the old one was (3 points) under the sink and install was a breeze. ----- The Device Seems like a good device. I got it because the grind chamber is glass-filled polypropylene plastic rather than galvanized steel which rusted on the Badger series I had. It is a bit quieter than the Badger. I can see why people have issues with the rubber sink insert-it's stiff and the hole seems smaller than what I previously had in there. I didn't have any issues with it for dinner last night but I normally scrape food into the trash and rinse. Time and further use will tell how happy I am with it.

Great purchase. Easy installation with separately purchased adapter cord. So quiet I hardly know it's on.

The device burned out (emitting heavy smoke) after 12 months of use

An appalling product and terrible service from Amazon. They delivered a device to the UAE that is designed for the US electrical grid. Delivery was delayed, so I couldn't check it immediately. Amazon refuses to process a return, even though they delivered a product that is incompatible with the country.

Prodotto realizzato negli Stati Uniti e conforme a quel Paese in termini di voltaggio del motore elettrico, standard degli attacco idraulici età. Totalmente inutilizzabile in Italia e in Europa in genere Da chiedersi perché Amazon lo abbia in vendita in Italia..... Restituito al venditore (di Las Vegas....) e prontamente rimborsato direttamente da Amazon in virtù della "Garanzia A-Z"

Funciona perfecto aunque es más voluminoso que la versión anterior.