The Garbage Disposal – From Luxury To Standard Equipment 

Years ago, a garbage disposal was considered a luxury item. A garbage disposal was something to be added to a kitchen, but was not considered a necessity in Cross Plains and Middleton WI.

These days, however, can you imagine a home being built without a garbage disposal? We see through working with our customer’s garbage disposals are considered a necessity. And, when our customers with older homes install a garbage disposal, they say it’s one of the best things they have done to improve their home.

Garbage Disposals – Reaching a Quality New Level

As garbage disposals have gained popularity, they have been refined because the market has dictated it. Garbage disposals are quieter and tougher than ever before. What most people don’t realize is a Wisconsin company, InSinkErator, is the market leader. Located in Racine, it controls about 80% of the market and sets the standard for garbage disposal product development.

A good illustration of the toughness is to consider how disposals are used. In the sixties and seventies, for example, people would shy away from putting items like chicken bones in their disposals for fear of ruining them. These days, however, chicken bones and other tougher items are ground down and flushed through the system without any problems.

Garbage Disposal – An Affordable Convenience

The price range between installing the top of the line unit to the standard model is relatively small.

The installation range for new garbage disposals is roughly from about $400 to $550 dollars. When selecting a new or replacement garbage disposal, below are a few items you will want to compare when deciding what your home needs.

• Horsepower – equates to better grinding power/ability
• Auto-reverse vs. none – minimizes the chances of plug-ups
• Size of grinding chamber – more volume – quicker grinding
• Material/grinding chamber is made from – tougher materials equate to better grinding and longer life
• Number of grinding stages – more stages means finer output
• Warranty – for many people, the longer the better.

  

Whether, you are a cooking enthusiast and want a heavy duty garbage disposal with multiple grinding features, or are selling your home and want to add or upgrade an old unit, all the models on the market now are good machines. Garbage disposals have varying features for different levels of use in Cross Plains or Middleton WI.

Below are the features of representative InSinkErator garbage disposal models which illustrate the combinations of features available for homeowners.

Heavy User

• 1 Horsepower
• Auto Reverse (Less Likely to jam)
• 40 oz Stainless Steel grinding chamber
• Has three stages of grinding for a finer output
• 7 year warranty
• Approximately $495 installed

Medium User

• 3/4 Horsepower
• Auto Reverse (Less Likely to jam)
• 40 oz Stainless Steel grinding chamber
• Has two stages of grinding
• 6 year warranty
• Approximately $470 installed

Standard

• 3/4 Horsepower
• No Auto Reverse
• 34.6 oz Metal grinding chamber
• Has two stages of grinding
• 6 year warranty
• Approximately $385 installed

To learn more about the garbage disposal options available to you contact Sauk Plains Plumbing and Pumps, serving Cross Plains WI as well as Middleton, Waunakee, Black Earth Mount Horeb and western Dane County. Call us at 608-798-2121 or email us and we will call you.

Learn more about garbage disposals – www.insinkerator.com