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Steve, thank you very much indeed for that.  I'll install it over the weekend.   Dan, yep CR ratings indicate that current ISE models don't grind as finely as those from Franke, GE, Waste Maid, Moen etc.  The cheap Badger models are the worst offenders.  I looked at a plumbing supply website...

I must say, I'm blown away by how good the KitchenAid is.  It's quiet and very fast.    My modern ISE Evolution Excel bounces mango pits round for an eternity but the KA quickly banishes them without a trace.  The only other tricky item that springs to mind is pineapple cores, which the ISE...

With its 1725-RPM induction motor, the KitchenAid is certainly quieter than the 8000-RPM Disposall.     I've tested them with a variety of foods including bones, mango pits, pineapple cores/leaves, celery, egg shells.  They both grind very well.   The KA produces a finer grind but the GE is...

Let's test them out:

At 15 kg or 33 lb, the KA is 3x the weight of the plastic fantastic GE.

They've arrived!  

Thanks so much, John & Barry, for the great info and photos in those replies.  I decided to go ahead and buy the GE Disposall too as it'll be fun to try it out.  Who knows, I may even end up keeping it installed as one of my daily drivers.  However, I feel like the Hobart KitchenAid will be the...

Is this GE of any interest or is it too new?  Would this have an induction motor?  Model GFC 800-01.

Here's a 3rd machine doing the same thing at around 9:50.  So far, I have only seen videos of DD washers doing this at the end of the Catalyst treatment, never at any other time.  

Yeah I've noticed this violent braking in Henry's and Matt's videos.  I wonder if these machines did this even when brand new.  It happens in this video at about 4:30.  

Thanks, Matt.  And that's another cool video you've just uploaded of your WP Gold.  Your videos have definitely whetted my appetite for a DD!

Did any models of this style of washer have the Ultra Rinse System that does two spray rinses after the wash in addition to after the deep rinse?    

It did jam on just one occasion, which just happened to be when I was shooting a quick video of it!  

A couple of years ago I spent 6 months in a house in Cambridge, England that had an English-made Maxmatic 4000 disposer that was about 20 years old and it had fixed impellers just like the Hobart KA.  I remember being surprised to see that, as I'd never heard of fixed impellers before.  I didn't...

Guys, exciting news!  I've just won the eBay auction for the unused Hobart Kitchenaid KWI-200.  Total cost of $235 including tax and shipping.  Could anyone hazard a guess as to its approximate date of manufacture?     I'm really looking forward to installing it and using it (let's hope it...

Thanks, Barry.  Good to know that we're free to choose the type of splash guard we want (fixed/removable/quiet collar), regardless of what the ISE disposer in question originally came with.     Austin, please keep us informed!  I imagine ISE will just replace it.  It will be interesting to...

Glad we got to the bottom of it, Barry.  Yep, I doubt much thought is given to the disposer my most people!   ISE removable versus fixed baffles: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that any ISE disposer could take either a fixed or a removable baffle.  Regardless of what is supplied with...

Thanks, guys.  I really enjoyed reading your posts this morning with all this great info and I've learned a lot.  I'd never thought about buying a vintage disposer until reading about them over the last couple of days.  And now you've made me want one LOL.  It sounds like the ones of particular...

All this talk of food waste disposers in Greg's thread has got me thinking.    How does this Hobart model compare to new TOL models from Insinkerator?    

Good on you for doing this experiment, Barry.  I'm pleased you've been able to shed light on this for us all.  I guess that if you had measured the current flowing through the disposer while tripped, it probably would have been consuming about 10 W the whole time, versus 0 W for the traditional...