Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5305 in Home Improvement
• Color: Grey
• Brand: InSinkErator
• Model: Badger 1
• Released on: 2006-07-06
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 7.00" w x 7.00" l, 14.00 pounds

Features

• In-Sink-Erator Badger 1 food waste disposer designed for years of trouble-free service
• Stainless steel construction and increased horsepower for grinding tough bones quickly and efficiently
• 1/3 HP, Powered by rugged induction motors and mounted to your sink with tough, stainless steel assemblies
• Insulated sound shells that shield grind chamber noise
• 1-year parts and in-home warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
The In-Sink-Erator Badger 1-1/3 HP food waste disposer adds quality, performance, and reliability to the innovative product features found in waste disposal units. Powered by rugged induction motors and mounted to your sink with tough, stainless steel assemblies, In-Sink-Erator disposers are designed for years of trouble-free service. The included heavy-duty dura-drive motor is designed and manufactured to the same exacting specifications found in major appliances such as washers and dryers. The increased horsepower allows the disposer to grind even tough bones quickly and efficiently, while the stainless steel construction in the grind system prevents corrosion from shortening the life of the disposer. Other features include insulated sound shells that shield grind chamber noise, and additional sound deadening with a secondary sound baffle. The disposer also features a quick-lock sink mount that makes installation fast and easy. Simply twist off the old disposer and twist on the new one. The device delivers a continuous feed, as well as 360-degree swivel impellers. This disposer also features a 1-year parts and in-home warranty.

Customer Reviews

Still going after 12 years!
After over 12 years of service I am about to replace my Badger 1 with a Badger 5xp. I felt I should write a review for the Badger 1 since it has served me so well for over 12 years! This was installed by my home builder and up until a couple months ago it has worked flawless and never once required service. I never had to unclog it or anything. It still works pretty good, but I decided it is time for a change because it is so old and it also has a little harder time chopping up things, but I would guess I could easily get another a year or two out of it.

I would suspect that the negative reviews written here were due to either faulty installation from the beginning or from people putting things in the disposal they should not. The model is not the type you should put chicken bones or corn cob husks in. This is a low end model for light duty work, don't get that wrong.

Treat this disposal the way it should be treated and I bet you get quite a few years out of it.

best disposal
I bought this disposal to replace its twin brother, which was oooold (over 20 years), but which got damaged by ... a metal screw! replacement was very easy with no outside help. A real pleasure! And I am NOT a plumber.

Case Cracked, Blades Rusted
There must be some kind of systematic design flaw with this model.

I've owned two of these little monsters, and on both of them, the blades were covered in rust after about 5 years of gentle use. Is this what water and dish soap do to the moving parts in that amount of time? No wonder they won't warranty it for more than a year.

On the first unit, the blades just locked up -- I assumed due to the corrosion. On the second unit, the case developed a crack in its side, and water had leaked beneath my cabinet (which went unnoticed until black mold had ruined the cabinet base). The location of the crack doesn't appear to have been any kind of obvious stress point, so I am assuming it was created by interior rust and corrosion.

I have to wonder if the more expensive models have this problem as well, or is it just on this low-end model.

Advice: If you buy this model for the price, be sure to inspect it on a yearly basis for signs of its demise.