Features:

  • SPACE EFFICIENT, DURABLE COMPONENTS: Perfect for small households or houses with restricted cabinet space, this garbage disposal easily fits under your sink & features alloy stainless steel components with a LeakGuard Liner for the highest durability.
  • QUIET BUT POWERFUL: This innovative food waste disposal features noise reducing SoundSeal Technology, our exclusive, long lasting 3/4 hp Dura-Drive Induction Motor, and 2-Stage Multigrind Technology to handle the toughest food scraps.
  • AMERICA'S #1 DISPOSER BRAND: There are more American-built InSinkErator garbage disposals in US homes than all other brands combined. A full line of models means there's one right for every need and budget.
  • FASTER, CLEANER, SMARTER: From meal prep to cleanup, InSinkErator helps make it fast & easy to keep your kitchen clean with our iconic appliances: garbage disposals & instant hot water dispensers.
  • A HISTORY OF INNOVATION FOR THE SINK: We invented garbage disposals in 1927, & we're the world’s largest manufacturer of garbage disposals & instant hot water dispensers for home & commercial use.Lubrication:Permanently Lubricated Upper & Lower Bearings
Big improvement over Badger-5, quieter, less vibration

Wow, what an improvement over the old Badger-5 unit that it replaced. This is built like a tank, solid construction, much better design, much much quieter and a lot less vibration. I was able to install two units in about 2.5 hours and this was my first time doing it. You do need to order the separate power cord (unless you want to reuse a cord from your old disposal). Some tips on installation if replacing an older Badger-5 unit: - the two units are nearly identical in terms of installation dimensions, but the Evolution protrudes slightly more to the side by about half an inch, but this should not be a problem since most drainage pipe has enough give to just push it into place - removing the old unit is the most difficult part, you need to use the special tool, insert it in the collar and knock it really hard with a hammer, eventually, it will come loose and come out - the outlet down pipe may need to be cut slightly, on one unit I had to cut it to fit, on the other unit, no cutting required, this will depend on you plumbing - just cut it to the same size as the pipe on your Badger-5 - DON'T FORGET to knock out the upper drainage if you are connecting a dishwasher to it, if not, then do not knock out, see instructions - check out the videos on YouTube, just look for "InSinkErator Evolution"

Saved a bunch of money installing it myself!

My disposal motor died, and when I saw how relatively easy it was to replace it myself, I researched and selected this unit. Was concerned that shopping such a heavy unit may cause some damage, but it arrived in perfect condition. This model does not come with a plug-style power cord, which was perfect for me because mine is hardwired. I used the cord clip that was on the old unit, not included in the box. I could have easily simply replaced the disposal, As the mounting system was the same, but I liked that this one had a removable gasket for cleaning, so I replaced the entire thing. Don't forget the plumber's putty. The hardest part was the final lift and turn. I am a 58, 115 lb woman and don't have the upper body strength of a guy (or even that I used to!) There is not much room under my sink. , Did not want to get directly under it and accidentally drop it on my head. So, I stacked some books underneath until it was very close to position, and it went on great. So much quieter than my old one! Much less vibration, as well. I like the double grind and anti-clog features. Brand guarantee is also worth the extra cost, especially since I saved so much installing it myself. Very please overall.

Powerful but Reasonably Quiet Disposal.

Bought this disposal to replace an 18 year old InSinkErator garbage disposal and was happily surprised that all the old garbage disposal plumbing (discharge line, trap, drain line into the wall, dishwasher drain hose) matched up perfectly with no modifications to this new one. Also, I used the electrical cord, which was in excellent shape, from the old disposal on this new one, so didn't need to purchase. Installation was straight forward, though awkward in lifting, aligning disposal collar with the sink drain and twisting the collar to secure all three tabs, mostly due to my poor arm strength. This likely would be the same issue with any brand of disposal. After a couple of tries and only getting 2 of the 3 tabs to secure, as I couldn't hold the disposal correctly aligned while turning the collar, I made use of a small hydraulic bottle jack to lift, align and hold the disposal tight to the sink drain when turning the collar to secure the 3 tabs - taking only one attempt to get the disposal correctly secured to the sink drain. I used a small piece of 2x4 to spread the load across the bottom of the disposal, with a hole drilled in the wood a little larger diameter than the jack head and about 1 inch deep to keep it from sliding off the jack . Many of you with better arm strength than me can probably do this just by lifting and holding in place, but if not, my use of the jack worked great. The disposal works great and is significantly more powerful but much quieter than the one it replace. If it lasts just half as long as the old one it replaced, I'll be happy.

A solid choice in an mid-priced disposal

***Important Note!*** Don't do what I did and forget to knock out the dishwasher hookup plug before you get the whole thing mounted up under your sink. That is, of course, as long as you're using the dishwasher hookup. I was lucky enough to remember before I ran my dishwasher, but it was a pain to knock it out under the sink. The previously installed disposal in my kitchen was an Insinkerator Badger 5 of unknown age. It failed in typical fashion due to internal seals breaking down and eventually causing water to leak through the bottom of the case. The best thing about this new unit was that it went in place with no adjustments to the rest of the plumbing. It was an exact fit for the Badger. I replaced the sink flange with all the new mounting hardware, which was perfectly simple. The new unit is relatively quiet and seems effective at disposing what little waste I use it for. I will say that it seems substantially more quiet when actually grinding up food waste than the Badger was, and I'm sure it is due to the combination of sound-dampening and grinding efficiency design improvements over such models. In my opinion, nobody *needs* to spend hundreds more for a disposal quieter than this one for anything more than bragging rights. It's a machine designed to pulverize your food waste into a slurry to go down your drains, and, from what I can tell, the sound of water running in my sink is almost louder than the sound of this unit grinding up my week-old leftovers. I will speak to the rate of water draining through the rubber baffle, as I've seen some people complain about it. In my own experience, I've seen no issues with slow drainage. My sink faucet has an aerator as most down nowadays, which reduces water flow. However, I tested it without the aerator using full water flow from the tap, and still had no problems with water draining through the baffle. If I dump a huge pot of water into the sink, does it drain more slowly than a regular sink drain? Absolutely. That's to be expected. The baffle does have a smaller opening than my previous unit for sure, and I do often have to push food scraps through, but this doesn't bother me. The smaller opening does make the unit quieter by creating a barrier of water as stated in the literature, and it's also less prone to the garbage slurry splashing back out while operating, which did sometimes happen with my Badger. The only tricky part of install was getting the quick mount collar rotated far enough to fully latch. I ended up using a large screw driver slipped between one of the mounting screws and the throat of the flange as a lever to hold the sink flange in place while I rotated the quick-mount collar in the opposite direction with the jam-release tool. This is critical since I've read several reviews around the internet where people had their disposer fall off several weeks after installation. I'd bet it was because they didn't fully engage the collar until it reached the stops. This can be a simple thing to overlook. I nearly did it myself. My previous disposal was hard-wired to a switch inside the cabinet under the sink. Not exactly an ideal arrangement. I rewired the switch as a GFCI outlet and bought the power cord kit (InSinkErator CRD-00 Power Cord Kit) for the new disposal along with the InSinkErator STS-00 Dual Outlet SinkTop Switch. This was a great choice and now makes using the disposer much simpler than opening the cabinet, hunting for the switch, dumping food waste, hunting for the switch in the cabinet again, and shutting the door. I know, first-world problems. If I discount the time it took for the electrical work I had to do (about two hours), the disposal install itself took no more than an hour. I'm pretty handy, but if all someone is doing is a direct replacement for another Insinkerator, it should be a fairly simple job. My only minor complaint is that this unit didn't include a power cord, which is a separate purchase if one is not hard-wiring it. In my case I was moving from hard-wired to plug-in installation. Most installations of disposals seem to be going to plug-in judging by the modern homes I've seen over the past few years. I do realize the benefit of waste reduction however in not including the cord for those who would be hard-wiring. It would simply be another part headed for the landfill or squirreled away in a homeowner's miscellaneous junk drawer. Simply be sure you know which type of install you've got and buy the extra parts if needed. I spent a fair bit of time trying to decide between this Insinkerator and a couple units from Waste King which were less expensive. In the end I chose the Insinkerator for the benefit of a direct replacement for the Badger 5, and also seeing a good number of people complaining about failures of the Waste King EZ Mount system used to attach the disposal to the sink flange. There was a lot of talk of plastic parts failing, and I decided that the tried and true Insinkerator mounting system (all metal) seemed like a better choice in the long run. Time will tell if this disposal proves to be reliable and lasts an expected number of years.

Fairly easily installed, Quiet, & Strong

Fantastic, much better than our original. I read multiple reviews before making this purchase and this was one of the most popular and highly recommended. I had a 14 year old 1/3 InSinkErator before replacing it with this model. I have a family of five so I knew I needed to upgrade. I highly recommend this product. You can barely tell it's running, it seems incredibly strong, and if it's 1/2 as durable as our last InSinkErator I will be pleased. We are not the family that puts bones, coffee beans, or other hard items into the garbage disposal but we use it frequently. I had hoped sticking with the same InSinkErator brand we wouldn't have to replace the original molding but we could not get this one to fit on the original attachment. None the less it was pretty simple and didn't take terribly long to install everything. The instructions were decent, but I used a Home Depot YouTube video to ensure proper installation. BTW I'm a female Financial Planner and have 0 experience in home repairs and installation of products like this. If I can do it anyone can '

Unbelievably Quiet as compared to the standard

Unbelievably Quiet. I considered all insinkerstor products since I was replacing a builders grade badger. After reading many reviews and considering price, size, and quietness I decided on this product and I am beyond satisfied. The “standard” quietness of the unit I was replacing was obnoxious to the point that my cats would run in fear when I had to use it, but I didn’t want to spend too much. I ended up passing on the other upgraded models that were considered “Quiter or Ultra Quiet” due to price and I was hoping this would be a good compromise. Happy to say that although the unit is wider than the model it replaced, its shorter lengthwise and I gained under sink storage. Also I don’t know how much quiter it could get. I like being able to hear that it is on so I remember to turn it off, but didn’t want to make sure my cats were out of ear shot each time I needed to use it... so five stars for this product, it was was worth the extra hundred bucks (from the standard model) just for quietness alone.

Forget-about-it

I would give it NO stars if I could. Paid a lot for this piece of trash garbage disposal. It's been 4 years since installed by the plumber. I recently noticed some rusty water on the floor of the cabinet and when I looked up was astonished to see the rust and water dripping from my disposal. I don't know how long it took to get this way -- but looks like a very long time. The disposer still works fine so I didn't realize there was a problem. My plumber looked at it and said the disposal itself is leaking from the top -- has nothing to do with the fittings. I've had 2 other ISE disposals in the past -- both lasted about 20 years each. This is ridiculous! Planned obsolescence. I have researched all disposals and looks like NONE of them last like they used to so I will opt for buying the very cheapest since it will have to be replaced every couple years! Picture attached. Updated 8/3/2016 - InSinkErator contacted me almost immediately after my above review. I call that GREAT Customer Service. Since my product is just out of warranty they offered me 4 choices to remedy the situation so I have upgraded from one star. I will review the new one at a later date. Hopefully the first one I received was just a 'dud'. Thank you InSinkErator ... Updated 12/15/2016 - I got another Insinkerator Evolution Compact and it was installed by a different (reputable) plumber. It is working great and I LOVE it. Very quiet and perfect that you can take out the rubber baffle easily to keep it clean. After reading MikeS's comments below -- so glad I used a different plumber for the second install. I have had Insinkerator models in every home I've lived in and have always been pleased. Thank you Insinkerator for helping me to resolve this issue.

A very satisfying garbage disposal with 2 levels of grind. Superior to the older models of InSinkErator!

My old InSinkErator wasn't getting the job done. I felt compelled to replace it after my kitchen sink backed up and I had to get into the plumbing to remove the clog (carrot skins for what it's worth). I went for the Evolution Compact, because it was a newer model, has 2 levels of grind that can handle difficult foods like carrot skins and potato peels. It was also more affordable than the other compactors in the Evolution series. I've been using it for a month and the difference between the Evolution and the old-style InSinkErator is satisfyingly stark. The Evolution Compact is whisper quiet compared to its predecessor. It doesn't shake my sink like the old model, either. Aside from these more aesthetic benefits, the garbage disposal powerfully disintegrates all the food I've thrown at it in an instant, even the peels. I am very satisfied with the Evolution Compact and am glad I didn't settle on the older InSinkErator models that are still being sold at a somewhat lower price point; this model is worth the premium.

Quiet and easy to install

I purchased the Evolution Compact to replace an older model of InSinkErator that had given up the ghost after about fifteen years. I decided to install this model myself, replacing the entire system, including the drain in the sink. The installation is generally pretty easy and I don't think it would cause any trouble, even for a novice handyman. From opening the box to running water through the sink, it took me about an hour, and the only tools that I needed were a screwdriver, rubber mallet (the instructions call for a hammer), a pipe wrench, and plumber's putty (not optional if you intend to replace the sink drain). There is one part of the installation where it is helpful to have an assistant, but I think you could probably manage it on your own. The instructions are reasonably clear and there are a lot of pictures to illustrate the installation. Without replacing the drain in the sink, my guess is that the installation could be finished in 15 or 20 minutes. With respect to the operation, it is much more quiet than my previous disposal. In fact, it almost sounds like the broken old one--it just hums. My only complaint is the use of the word "compact," which might lead one to believe that it is small. It is not small. It is bigger even than my old disposal, although it still fits under the sink with room to spare (NB - I did have to shorten a drain pipe to make the connection because of the disposal's larger size; you have cast iron drain pipes, you may want to consider a plumber). If you already have a tight squeeze under your sink, you may want to double check the measurements to make sure that this fits. Perhaps the people at InSinkErator mean "compact" in the sense that it is smaller than their other models, but it's not compact. It is, however, good, and I would recommend this model if you're in need of a new disposal.

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