Customer Ratings & Reviews

Product has performed as advertised. Installlation was great.

Just the right size for what's needed and very powerful.

This is the go-to, commodity-level, basic garbage disposer bar none. InSinkerator is one of the oldest and best-established names in the business, and there are probably more of the Badger 5 units out there than any other. These guys are available from 1/3 HP at the way the 1 HP, but I think this ½ HP unit is the sweet spot. It’s enough to do the job but not overkill in price or electrical demand. Installation is plumbing 101 and nothing tricky. If you’re replacing a plug-in unit, there’s no electrical work at all. Just … plug it in. If you need to hard wire it, then it’s up to you if you feel comfortable doing the work. This is wiring 101 and very basic. Just be sure to turn the breaker off first. If you are replacing an existing InSinkerator, you can leave the existing sink mount in place and use the new rubber seal and splash guard. That will make the new installation very quick and simple. It’s a twist lock mount and very straightforward. There are plenty of videos out there if you need coaching. If you check around, you will see that the Badger 5 gets overwhelmingly good reviews. However, with as many of these guys that are installed there will always be a few lemons, so plug it in and test it before you install it. When using it, do not batch-feed a bunch of garbage. It’s a continuous feed unit, and you need to run plenty of water … cold water. Also, do not expect it to eat heavy bones. Use it as intended, and it should last a good while. If you do have trouble, there’s a two-year warranty. This is a good unit at a good price but always check for sales. East to install and easy to recommend.

This is a good solid basic garbage disposal. It is compact, so there is little soundproofing (the great big garbage disposals are mostly sound insulation). The missing sound insulation isn't a huge deal, garbage disposals don't run for a long time. 1/2 horsepower is typically more than enough power for most kitchens. This unit has a three prong power cord attached. It can be modified for hardwiring. If you do not have a switched outlet under the sink, air switches are available to plug in, they use a clean small hole through cabinets, and are discreet. Installation is like any other garbage disposal. The twist lock feature is nice, but really isn't the main difficulty with installation. Twist lock allows you to install the sink flange without the weight of the disposal. The nasty part of this job is removing the old disposal (rotten smelling traps / plumbing) or routing traps with a new installation (if you are not familiar with the correct way to include a trap, please have a plumber install this - the instructions do not cover how to properly install a trap). This does have a knock out for a dishwasher connection. In addition to all the usual plumber tools, the sink flange requires plumbers putty. Be sure to roll the putty into a thin sausage before applying it. Instructions are on a single massive fold out sheet in three languages. They aren't great and they aren't bad, just basic.

This replaced a previous Insinkerator brand garbage disposal, so the mounting hardware was able to be reused and installation was a breeze. I'm a woman in her 20s who has almost no homeowner experience, let alone plumbing experience, and this took me about an hour to do from start to finish, including packing up the old one to get rid of. I would recommend watching some youtube videos on how to install as I felt the included instruction guide to be a bit lacking. The sound is a little quieter than my old garbage disposal, but it feels as powerful if not moreso and it's handled my family's regular daily use with food scraps like rice, leftover meat, veggies, etc. We are careful to filter out things like seeds and fish bones. Advice for install: + have some youtube tutorials on hand + you will need to use more force than you think you will (most likely) - ours had a bit of trouble "catching" the ridges which was a bit of a struggle + this thing is HEAVY. it's fifteen-ish pounds so you will probably want to prop it up under something or have someone help you. it doesn't seem like much when you're just carrying it around but being under the sink trying to manoeuvre will be harder than you think it will, full stop. Overall highly recommend and hoping it lasts a long time! Our last one was starting to go but it's been with the house for years.

I’ve had a InSinkerator Badger 5 XL for as long as I can remember. Pretty sure it’s a rebranded version of this unit for a different retailer. My trusty Badger doesn’t have a problem but I ended up with a clog last week that the disposal wouldn’t clear. Everything would go down when I’d run the disposal and then come back up. After nearly $2000 in plumbing repair downstairs and in the interest of preventative maintenance, I decided to change out my disposal because water had been sitting in it for three days. A friend told me that it was super easy to change one, so I cleared out my stuff and went underneath the sink. There was a romex wire going directly into a hole in the bottom of my Badger and that was attached to a makeshift plug end with a ton of tape. Yikes; glad I never looked down there. I took off the Badger with a pretty simple twist and brought the grimy thing into the metal recycling. This new unit came with a black cord end. Luckily, it snapped right in to the existing bracket with a clockwise turn and when I plugged it in, it ran same as the Badger. Tested some orange peels. Have been using it for a few days. Working great. Same 1/2 horsepower, same chop chop.

Does the job. Surprised how quietly it operates. Good value.

Easily installed and works perfectly. Compact so doesn't take up too much space in the undersink cupboard.

I been shopping around looking for a Garbage disposal I found the one I needed at a great price plus Best buy gives me a bonus with it. I enjoy shopping at Best buy at store and on line thanks Best buy for making it easy for me!

The garbage disposal arrived well packaged and seemed to be in new condition. The instructions that came with the unit were very detailed and easy to follow. I wanted to install it myself, but due to the way the piping under the sink is constructed, I would need to custom make adapter pipes so that this unit could be fitted in. I ended up calling a plumber to have him install the unit. The plumber however, found out that the ring on the top was defective so the unit could not function. The plumber was so nice to install a unit from their vendor and discard this unit. I really wanted to give a good review because this seems like a solid product, but it just wasn't working. We absolutely needed a garbage disposal because our current one was old, rusted and was not working anymore. I am trying to make the best of this review which is not easy because what am I supposed to say when the garbage disposal was not functioning properly, My suggestion is to make sure to check the units for these kind of issues before shipping them. It was great that you all sent it out for free unfortunately it didn't work.

I got recommendation for this product. It is easy to install. It works perfectly well, and I am satisfied with this product

Good quality. Easy to install everything you need is included.

Easy to install. It’s quieter than our previous garbage disposal.

Easy to install. Take me about 20 mins with basic home working tool

First garbage disposer broke within two seconds of operation. Best Buy exchanged it for a new one which has worked as expected. Selected this product because its latch is interchangeable with the Whirlpool garbage disposer, so it saved installation time. The three-star rating is due to the first one immediately breaking.

After a month of operation the disposer is working well.