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- What is a continuous feed garbage disposal?
- What is a batch feed garbage disposal?
- What is the best garbage disposal to buy?
- How to find the right garbage disposal?
- What is the difference between 1/2 HP and 3/4 HP garbage disposal?
- Waste King EZ mount vs 3-bolt mount
- Waste King L-2600 vs Badger 5
- What is the differences between Badger 1, Badger 5 and Badger 5XP?
- Can a garbage disposal be used with a septic tank?
- Waste King Legend 8000 vs 9980
What is a continuous feed garbage disposal?
(Back to Top)Continuous feed garbage disposer allows you to add waste food into the unit when it’s grinding. During operation, you’re also recommended to run cold water as well.
This feed operates by an electric switch or a disposer air switch. Most of the household uses continuous feed garbage disposer. You can find out the pros and cons of using this feed by clicking here.
What is a batch feed garbage disposal?
(Back to Top)A batch feed waste disposal operates by inserting a special plug into the mouth of the unit. Before running the unit, you place the waste food into the grinding chamber. Then you put the plug to turn it on. You repeat the process to grind more waste food if needed.
As the name implies, you’re putting the waste food in batches. This feed serves as a safety feature since it can only run by using the special plug. If you would like to know the pros and cons of a batch feed garbage disposal, click here.
What is the best garbage disposal to buy?
(Back to Top)To get the best garbage disposer, you’ve to consider what your household requirement is. How often do you cook? Are you concerned about noise levels because you’ve a baby at home? Do you have limited space underneath the kitchen sink? Read our reviews of garbage disposal for the different applications and choose the one you need.
How to find the right garbage disposal?
(Back to Top)If you know what to look out for, you should have no problem getting the right kitchen disposer. Read through our simple garbage disposer buying tips where it offers you guideline and advice.
What is the difference between 1/2 HP and 3/4 HP garbage disposal?
(Back to Top)It’s important for you to know what the different HP garbage disposer means. In an earlier post, we give a brief explanation for each HP rating, its intended usage and the food scraps they can grind. Read our article on garbage disposal HP difference to find out more.
Waste King EZ mount vs 3-bolt mount
(Back to Top)There are two differences between them, which are the material used and their splash guard. The EZ mount is made up of aluminum while the 3-bolt mount is made up of stainless steel.
The EZ mount has a removable splash guard whereas the 3-bolt mount has a built-in hush cushion (non-removable splash guard). In terms of mounting, the EZ mount is easier and a bit faster when compared with the 3-bolt mount.
Waste King L-2600 vs Badger 5
(Back to Top)Refer to this table to find out what are the main differences for both models.
What is the differences between Badger 1, Badger 5 and Badger 5XP?
(Back to Top)We have list down the specifications and differences for the 3 models. Check this post for details => Insinkerator Badger 1 Vs 5 Vs 5XP
Can a garbage disposal be used with a septic tank?
(Back to Top)We answered this question in this post. On top of that, we also highlight what you should do to ensure everything is in order.
Waste King Legend 8000 Vs 9980
(Back to Top)The difference between them is their mounting component. Other than that, both have similar features and functions. Waste King 8000 uses EZ mount and Waste King 9980 uses 3-bolt mount. To compare the 2 mounts, see here.
