WasteGuard 1 HP Ultra-Quiet Garbage Disposal with Quick Connect, Kitchen Sink Drain Cover, Power Cord and Flange Included, KWD100-100MBL

Replaced a 20+ year old insinkerator 1/4HP. Was replacing the sink with a Kraus sink and faucet and this looked good, made especially attractive by the “near silent” reviews. It was much taller (height) than the one it replace. Notably a very plastic design compared to the metal insinkerator it was replacing. It was especially nice that it had a rubber seal for use with stainless steel sinks and as both were Kraus this was both beautiful and easy. An unexpected challenge was the dishwasher hookup with the dishwasher connection on the opposite side to the original. This made connecting the pipe from the air gap perhaps the biggest challenge, and unexpected last minute trips to Lowes and Home Depot. Current pipes available either kink or are very stiff. Finally i managed to get one of the stiff “soak to make flexible” pipes work, but this was almost a show stopper and nearly required a specialized pipe order online. It comes with a short electric chord pre-wired with three prong plug, it was only just long enough, i would have liked it to be a few inches longer to rout nicely. You can hard wire it/replace it if you want to. End result is fine, it is much quieter than the old insinkerator, but it’s certainly not silent. Overall I’m very happy. Be careful if you have an airgap to make sure that’s not going to present an unexpected challenge with the pipe. The dishwasher hookup is above the drain outlet.

So quiet I almost forgot it was on.

I'm not a fan of garbage disposals. I'm really good at replacing them. I finally decided to go outside the "box store" brands of choices. I'm so glad I did. Near whisper quiet, and the twist lock collar makes it so easy to install. I recently had to get behind the disposal for other plumbing problems and removal and reinstall was the easiest, simplest part of the job. You'll love it. OH, DONT FORGET TO PUNCH OUT THE PLUG IF YOU HAVE A DISHWASHER CONNECTION. I forget every time.

Works great super quiet my only issue is the drain and slash guard are not interchangeable and water and food disposal is super slow to the point you have to push it down with your hand

I don't normally rave about products, but this is an exception. I have had probably 8-9 different disposals in various homes throughout my life and this is BY FAR the BEST. It is much smaller diameter than others I have had or installed. So takes up a lot less space under the sink. Also easier to install. Quiet? OMG this is SOOO QUIET. If it isn't grinding food you barely know it's running. Even when grinding food it is super quiet. Ridiculously quiet, especially for one that that is this strong. It has no problem grinding anything that I would put in there, and does so quickly. The only thing I don't like about it is the drain opening is too restricted. Water will back up into the sink pretty easily. I even got scissors and trimmed the center sections of the drain to open it up a little more for better drainage. This did help, but also made it slightly louder. I still think it was a good tradeoff. I have had this for about 6 months, but that is pretty short time for a disposal, so I can't speak to the longevity. Hopefully it will last for many years. Overall I would say it is a great product and I highly recommend it.

Why can companies not make things out of metal anymore? Especially something as important as a water connection point? My disposal was installed a year ago and I’ve loved it. A couple weeks ago I’m running a load in dishwasher and all of a sudden water is going everywhere! Turns out the plastic fitting broke! Tried to find a replacement locally with no luck so I ordered another disposal just to get the fitting. For the interim, I tried to epoxy the original fitting together. It only held a few days before it let go too. I posted a question on Kraus website asking if that fitting is available to purchase and so far no response. This to me is a serious flaw. I love the quiet operation. But now I have to worry about that fitting breaking off and dumping water all over again. Ugh. And I have a brand new disposal to store somewhere. So frustrated. Update: Kraus is sending me a replacement part and their customer service is great! While I continue to say I wish the part wasn’t plastic, I’d order another Kraus disposal without hesitation.

I would not buy this product again. It was difficult to install and very inexpensively made. The top of the disposal attaches to the bottom of your sink, (unlike my old unit that attached with a metal ring) and uses the rubber gasket as a snap ring.. Upon attaching the external downspout to dump the garbage to your piping, one of the screws slipped and fell inside the unit. The unit had to be removed and taken apart to get the screw back out. The motor looks very small compared to my old unit and it does not have the Allen head crank tool to unbind jams. The instructions tell you to use a broom handle to break loose clogs. It does have a reset button. I have installed over a dozen garbage disposals, and this by far has been the most difficult and delicate install.

1 HP. Very quiet and powerful. No complaints