Choosing the Right Garbage Disposal Unit

Are you tired of raccoons rummaging through your garbage and making a mess? Don’t you wish there was a better way of getting rid of all those leftover food scraps, peels and waste?

A garbage disposal unit may be just what you need. These units are installed beneath your sink, and you feed any food waste or leftovers into it. The disposer then grinds these up and liquefies them, and they’re washed down your drain never to be seen again. No more turned over trash bins, no more soggy waste to take out.

Choosing the Right Garbage Disposal

There are a few factors you should consider when choosing a garbage disposal unit. Let’s take a look at them now to help you make a good decision.

1. Power

Home garbage disposers are typically powered by either 1/3, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 horsepower motors. The smaller motors are fine for a single person or a couple who only generate small amounts of waste.

If you have a large family though and often have to dispose of challenging waste like tough peels, bones and corncobs, you’ll need at least a 3/4 or 1 horsepower unit to prevent jams.

2. Power connection

The two major garbage disposal brands, Insinkerator and Waste King, each use a different default power connection.

Waste King units ship with a power cord and attached plug, so if you already have a plug box underneath your sink, this will make for a very easy installation.

Insinkerator units ship without a power cord, and must be hard-wired into your home electrical supply. There’s nothing wrong with this, but you will need to purchase a power cord and plug separately if you want to make use of a plug instead of the hard wire method.

3. Warranty

Waste disposers are supposed to last for a long time. Getting a waste disposal with a lifetime warranty means you probably won’t have to buy another one again. Typically though, most waste disposal units carry warranties of between two and ten years.

The brand offering the best warranties in the industry is Waste King, with a lifetime warranty on their top of the line units and a five to ten year warranty on most of their other garbage disposal units.

4. Price

Obviously you can only buy what you can afford. In this regard I’d advise you to get the best waste disposer you can afford. Buying a cheap entry-level disposer may mean another purchase in 2 or 3 years.

You can get a Waste King disposal unit with a 5 year warranty for well under $100, which is a good investment.

Final Words

A garbage disposal unit will take care of most your waste disposal needs, and do so efficiently if you buy a good one. Stop leaving food in the trash. We all know that only leads to problems. Get a garbage disposer and send them down the drain.