Customer Reviews

InSinkErator Badger 5XP 3/4 HP Household Food Waste Disposer

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

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.

Do not purchase a disposer with a galvanized steel blade mechanism. 6 months old and it is completely rusted out! Garbage!

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

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.

Bought this unit 12 months ago after my original badger 5 gave up the ghost. While installation was easy, unfortunately the unit didnt make it to its first birthday before it started leaking due to a cracked housing. We've never put bones down the disposal, egg shells and canteloupe rinds are about as tough as it got for the badger 7 but that proved too much for the housing to take before it cracked in 2 places. Luckily we had the warranty......wrong! since i cant find my original receipt (my fault) the company wont honor the warranty. that is in despite of the fact we registered the warranty when we purchased the product. Apparently per customer service that is only for marketing purposes. My advise, buy a Waste King, #1 rated by consumer reports.

Purchased it assuming that going to 3/4 hp would mean a more durable unit. Wrong. Assumed the "In-sink-erator" brand would mean quality. Wrong. It lasted exactly 2 months before the day when I flipped the switch and the unit just sits there and hums. Blades are not jammed and can be spun freely with my hand, there was no incident with anything jamming it up or clunking around in there-- the thing just ceased to work... so it feels like something in the unit just failed. I've read some reviews that tapping on the motor housing may fix the issue, but is this really what I want to expect from an appliance? Going to buy a different unit, different brand and swap it out this weekend and never ever touch this brand again.

Willing to bet if I look on the underside it will say "Hecho en Chine". There is a price we pay for "cheap", folks, wise up and start buying more American.

The 3/4 horseposer Badger 5XP took only about 10 minutes to install as a replacement for a 7 year old 1/2 horsepower Badger. It is a little bit loud, but based on the price difference for a quieter model and the negative reviews on changing out the collar for a different model, the purchase was well worth the price.

Years ago my daughter bought me an InSinkErator disposal. It gave me no problems and lasted for many years. Then I called a company and w/o asking they installed a Whirlpool disposal. Whirlpool is a good brand but they aren't nearly as good as the InSinkErator in the disposal department. My present plumber thinks InSinkErator is the best. He recommended one with at least 5 1/2 HP. The InSinkErator I bought is a 5XP 3/4 HP disposal. In my opinion, nothing compares with InSinkErator.

M.G.
TX

It arrived on time, and very easy to install. But it did cause me a little problems since it was larger than the one I was replacing. I didn't let that stop me, after sometime, it snapped into place, and I was home free, happy I bought a larger size.

The product was shipped on time and looked to be in great shape. BOY WAS I WRONG. Once the disposal was installed it would only hum but not turn. I tried everything to get it to work before calling the company. They instructed me to hit the reset button. Like I had not tried this already. After a few days the company finally gave me a reference code for a handy man. The handy man came out and said the bearing was damaged in it and they would replace it for free. Now I am just waiting for another one to come in and hopefully it will work.