Free repair help to fix your Insinkerator garbage disposer. Use our DIY troubleshooting and videos. Then, get the parts you need fast. InSinkErator Badger 5 garbage disposals are a reliable and functional choice when affordability is the prime concern. Choose from three Badger series garbage disposal. The InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Garbage Disposal features a quick-mounting system that allows for easy installation or replacement of most disposers.
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In. Sink. Erator Badger 5 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Garbage Disposal- BADGER 5. Rated 4. 4 out of 5 by 3. Rated 5. 0 out of 5. Beacher excellent purchase.
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Purchased this garbage disposal to replace the the Badger 5 that broke. Easy online purchase, great price, was delivered to my house within a couple of days. Installation was about an hour with regular home tools. Works great! January 2.
Rated 5. 0 out of 5. Great Disposal Uhit. Easily installed by this 7. Hakuna Matada! February 1. Rated 5. 0 out of 5.
Good Product! I was replacing an existing exact model that was 8 yrs old so replacing was very easy & I knew the quality of the product. January 2. 6, 2. 01. Rated 4. 0 out of 5. Verocindy Replacement for Badger 1. This was a replacement for a Badger 1 which came with the house. Stuck with the same brand because the fittings were the same for the sink and for the plumbing. I have installed - - just lift it up and twist it on.
No bolts to catch. Easier said than done. The unit was too heavy to hold. We tried a bucket but finally ended up using the jack from the car to hold it up. It was difficult to get the collar level to catch the 3 nubs. We struggled for almost an hour. Then all of the sudden it seated properly and a twist secured it into place.
Reconnected the plumbing, plugged it in and it was done. January 2. 2, 2. 01.
Rated 4. 0 out of 5. TSPORT Good unit for the price.
I show step by step on how to replace an insinkerator badger 5. Yep, I am just that handy.
I purchased this to replace the exact same model that was installed back in 2. The old one rusted through inside at the top and was leaking out the bottom of the motor housing. A stainless grind chamber would be nicer and not rust out but I figure 8 years was a pretty good run for a unit that cost under $1. We use it some almost every day. Never had a jam. Plenty powerful for our household. Citrus rinds tend to get stuck in there and just keep going around so I recommend not putting them in this disposal.
I have never tried to grind up bones or hunks of meat in it so I can't speak to that. The unit is not super loud but certainly not whisper quiet. Installation was straightforward and the directions are good. There are quieter, more powerful and stainless steel units out there but I did not want to spend $3.
Note: An internet search of this unit will find no shortage of people who have experienced the same failure of the rusting through inside. The metal in there is galvanized and eventually will wear off and then rust through. You will need to decide if a less rust- prone unit is worth the extra expense. Anyone comfortable with basic tools can install this themselves. Just read the directions!
Rated 5. 0 out of 5. AKC DIY Installation of Badge 5 1/2 HP Garbage Disposal. With the help of my husband, I installed the Badge 5 1/2 HP to replace the old one of same model which has been used for the past I do not remember how many years.
Online order from Home Depot was very easy and it arrived on time well packaged. We spent minimum amount of time in the installation as we purposely bought the same model for its durability and ease in installing it without having to alter the pipes and connections. It took a little more time in taking out the electrical wire from the old disposal and put it on the new one as it took some wriggling to successfully squeezing the wire into the tiny slot at the bottom of the new disposal.
Also we did not follow the instructions by putting the gasket inside the drain outlet before we connect the pipe, instead we wrapped the gasket around the pipe, then insert it into the disposal drain hole, then screwed tight the metal plate, this way we did not have to cut short the pipe and had just enough room to fully insert the pipe into the drain hole. It worked, and no leakage.!! Attached picture shows our achievement in this project. March 2. 2, 2. 01.
Rated 5. 0 out of 5. Mike Badger 5 Install. Replaced same. This model was in our house when we moved in, house is built in 1. I called In. Sink.
Erator and gave them the s/n from the old unit. They said it was 1. Had never given us any problems till a couple months ago when it started leaking. Looked around for awhile (till my wife got tired of having a bowl under it). Found it at Home Depot for the best price compared to Lowes, Menards didn't carry it. Could have saved 5- 1. Ordered March 2. 0, 1.
Mon March 2. 4. Intalled Tue, 2. Took about 2 hours but I did some other stuff while I had it apart. March 2. 5, 2. 01.
Rated 3. 0 out of 5. Here's why Badger 5 will leak.
Here is why your badger 5 disposal will fail and leak out the bottom. An inferior metal is used and it eventually rusts through. See picture. January 2.