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| About - InSinkErator Badger 5 |
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The InSinkErator Badger 5 is part of the garbage disposer test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, garbage disposer models like the Badger 5 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
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HP |
1/2 |
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Warranty (yrs.) |
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Consumer Reports User Reviews
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Another badger 5 bites the dust. . .
4/1/2013
Pros
Cons
Died-5 Yrs-light Use
Best Uses
Comment:
This unit was in an island sink--hardly used. Failed after abut 5 years. Internal seal apparently broke, flooded cabinet. Poor quality to allow complete, throw-away failure for a machine this lightly used.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Badger 5 = Junk
3/31/2013
Pros
cheap
Cons
Gushed Water On Hardwood
Best Uses
Place In Trash Can
Comment:
Imaging starting your dishwasher and leaving for work to find your Badger disposal had cracked and now gushing water on your hardwood floor.. Not Impressed! Do NOT buy a Badger Garbage Disposal. Replacing my floor will run into the thousands of dollars.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Don't buy!
3/4/2013
Pros
Cons
Only Lasted 5 Years
Best Uses
Comment:
This disposal worked OK for 5 years, & I hardly used it. But, it quit after 5 years - that's ridiculous - I've had others that have lasted 20 years. Even though it's cheap - it's not worth it. Would never recommend.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Other User Reviews
User has 2 Years of experience with this product
Deteriorating/Leaking
02/17/2010
Strength
None
Weakness
Short life.
I bought a Badger 5 a couple years ago and a hole deteriorated on the side of it, now it is leaking. I'm replacing it with anything but another Insinkerator product.
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User has 6 Years of experience with this product
Badger 5 Plus dead in 6 years
11/02/2009
Strength
1/2 horse power
Weakness
worked great for six whole years
After 6 years my badger garbage disposal leaked straight through. I would've thought it would've lasted longer. It worked great while it worked. 1/2 horsepower is all you need as it would stop for nothing. Buy another brand.
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User has of experience with this product
Stay Away
01/02/2009
Strength
Price, supposed name recognition.
Weakness
You get what you pay for, name was not what I thought it was.
I bought the 1/2 h.p. In-sink-erator Badger 5 disposal about 2-1/2 years ago, which came with a 2 year warranty. When I purchased it, I assumed the 2 year warranty was not going to be an issue because the previous In-sink-erator I was replacing was over 10 years old, and it seemed less solid than the Badger 5 I just purchased. Funny things happen when you assume, it turns you into the first 3 letters of the word assume, I know this, and I broke the golden rule of assuming. Now about 6 months after the warranty on my Badger 5 expired I now have water leaking from a crack in the unit. Several of the other on-line compliants I've researched with the Badger 5 point to a crack in the housing with this unit, which seem to come shortly after the warranty expires.Considering my last In-sink-erator lasted over 10 years, I assumed I would get at least 5 from this one, joke's on me I guess. I didn't realize this disposal was made by Emerson Electronics, which is the same company that makes all those cheap televisions, dvd players, and stereos found on end displays in drug stores. Not sure if the last In-sink-erator 10-year-life was a fluke, or if it was a good product at one time, but no longer?Anyway, I have noticed that most of the favorable reviews here come from folks who just installed the Badger 5 (I've never understood posting favorable comments about a product that you haven't had long enough to know if it's reliable), but I'm sure those favorable comments might be later revised when their disposals start leaking just after warranty.VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!
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