Choosing your Kitchen Disposal

In choosing a new garbage disposal, your decision may hinge on a few key factors. You’ll want a minimum 1/2 horsepower motor and you’ll want to look for stainless steel parts to avoid corrosion. Unless you have a good reason for getting a batch feeding model, you’ll also want to look for continuous feed. Batch feed disposals are the kind that run when you insert a special sink stopper in the opening and turn to activate the system. Continuous feed disposers typically operate by a wall switch. Another good rule of thumb is that the larger the garbage disposal, the quieter it will generally run – an important consideration over the life of heavy usage.

There are a lot of models on the market that meet these basic requirements, so it’s possible that at the end of the day your decision will come down to choosing the brand you most trust. Below you’ll find some helpful advice and information about some of the best-selling garbage disposal brands. Waste King and Whirlaway.