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I have always loved Disposals.The ones now days are awful.I have Not Tried the New Ise Excel it looks good and I will get one at some Point.I have a Viking,Waste King SS5000 which I just got will arrive soon.The Viking is a Beast of a Machine but it is VERY slow on BONES,Lemons,Other wise its a Great HEAVY machine.I have read some comments on here about the zinc grind wheel yes it has that but it is as thick as a Pencil is wide.I have been searching for a Older Maytag forever and Cant Find one.I don't like the Anaheim clones at all.There loud and stink and the Clicking noise Drives me NUTS.I loved the older G.e. models the Pre Anaheim ones both the High speed and induction motor ones.Anybody out there have any suggetions on where to find a old Maytag?I have only seen one on Ebay and it was a batch feed one.I almost got it but somebody outbid me at the last min.Next time that will NOT happen.Any Ideas out there?
 
Disposal collection

I've amassed quite a herd of these things, from Anaheim-Tappan, Waste King, ISE, GE, Whirlpool and Busboy. Following are shots of my collection. First off is my yellow group which includes Caloric(Anaheim) Whirlpool, Hotpoint(GE 8000rpm), True Value(GE Induction) and National(Hobart)
 
one more set..

Some GE, and Whirlpool, as well as a Tappan and Bus Boy. The GE portable disposal is a HOOT too!
 
and finally

Attached to my kitchen sink is a 1989 Waste King SS3300. 1/2 hp, cast ring, removable guard.
It takes everything I feed it, no muss no fuss...
 
Nice collection...what is the big GE with the sort of "mod" looking design on the case?
We don't have one in this house, the last one was 2 houses ago, a mol ISE but I had troubles with the waste clogging because I don't think the gradient from the kitchen thru the basement was steep enough to keep the stuff flowing and it could be nasty..
 
Genuine Maytag disposer-Try to locate an older Maytag dealer in your area-they may have one.I have seen and used the older Maytag disposals-they are nice machines-better than the ISE made ones they have today.I like disposers as well-ahve a small collection.Old ones are hard to find here unless very used.Sadly disposers are "disposable" machines-meant to be replaced when they fail.You very seldom see them repaired.After all who would want to open up an icky old unit to fix it when you can more easily get a new clean one with sharp fresh cutters.In old ones the cutters are too worn-preventing the unit from shredding effectively-causing clogs.
 
The original Maytag disposers were reputed to be excellent at grinding and shredding, but terribly slow. A client of mine has a batch-feed model from probably the 80's that is probably the worst disposer I've ever used. It nearly always has food in it, leftover from the last meal. I've run it for several minutes at a time and still saw seeds and bits of harder items in the hopper. I'm sure they were adequate when new out of the box, but now...yuk.
 
Maytag disposals

I remember going to Polk Brothers and looking at the Maytag disposals. The had a working display with a TOL batch feeder, I remember it was whisper quiet!

I've tried more than a few disposals in the past couple of years. I started with an ISE PRO77, then an Anaheim Whirlaway, then I had a Viking for a while, and now this Waste King. The WK is probably the best disposal I have ever used, and it chews stuff down super fine!
I'd love to install one of my Waste King SS5000's but alas the drain piple on the wall is too high. It would cost me $200 just to lower the pipe!
 
In 1992, I wanted a batch feed disposer in the sink of my new kitchen. We could not use an ISE like I left at my previous address because the drain line went out too high so we went with the batch feed Maytag. I like it a lot and it performs well, but it's only about 14.5 years old, so maybe I will see some decline later. It is a very heavy disposer. John said that they were almost hand made at Maytag. What a shame that they were discontinued shortly after I bought mine.
 
This is probably weird,

But I have been carrying around a Maytag 1 piece disposer drain stopper from house to house as I've moved around. I saved this from a scrapped continuous feed Maytag disposer 20+ years ago. It has a nice tapered bakelight knob mounted on a simple stainless-steel disk with a gasket. The stopper fits perfectly in ISE disposers as well as kitchen sink drains. I prefer it greatly to all other disposer stoppers and sink drain strainer baskets etc.
 
16 Penny Nails

I first saw the Maytag disposer demonstrated by grinding up 16 penny nails. I prefer batch feed to continous feed and the stopper for the Maytag was a breeeze to use. One side up its a sink stopper and the other side up activates the disposer. Some the lid activators from GE, ISE and Kitchenaid require some fiddling and holding your toungue just right, to get it started. I purchased 7 of the Maytag disposers and installed them in different houses we owned. The last one was purchased, from the dealer display, that had been used to grind nails while the customer watched. That was in 1996, it came with no gaurantee and I paid $50.00 for it and the plexiglass display it was in. It worked just fine.
Kelly
 
my grandmother replaced her 1965 Hotpoint batch feed with about a 1985 Maytag batch feed...what a terrific disposer...quiet (couldn't hear it over the sound of running water) and smooth. Literally the only fault which could be found was that if you scoured pots with steel wool in the sink, the magnetic stopper collected the shavings and had funny rust marks on it. You had to take a paper towel and wipe off the steel splinters away.
 
Thats is the Best Collection I have seen ever.I rember my parents taking my to get a Maytag Dishwasher and they had one of thoese videos of it going grinding nails up.I begged them to get one buy Nope.I rember playing with the display they had one took apart and the grind ring was very sharp and the impellers where like on bearings when they swung and there was a soft stop in the center of it of some sort.We cant use ISE disposer or any clone of theres in our house it stops up the plumbing bad and roto roter has to come out.I had one of the 8000 Rpm G.e. its a FAST grinder and I loved it but it gave up the ghost.I never new A.o. Smith ever made disposers there motors are great but I have never seen one of theres.Most of yours that you got are new to me.I did get one of thoese G.e. like yours in the sec Pic it was a used Batch feed.It had the Carbo-loy cutter and that grind ring was the Hardest thing I have ever seen I tried to sharping it and I broke everything that touched it. The disposer was not it good shape the rubber Hush Gasket was Dry-rotted bad I got it in there and it ran one Day then the bearings went.I never knew Bus-boy made Home models how do the grind are they Fast.Which ones are the best built?I have never seen I I.S.E anything that was worth it.I know some very few models have the Cast Nickel Grind ring but the rest have that cheap stamped crap.The New Excel looks worlds better but have not heard anything about them.AT least they have Fixed hammers now and a undercutter on them.I have had Two Vikings I bought one of there new ones they have now been outsourced to I.S.E. but the insides are the same sorda.I kept it for a month then I found a Brand new older one and it was cheaper so I got it and sold the other for more than I paid for it.The Viking is VERY HEAVY and I do Love it but it is SOOO slow on bones and forget lemons I dont even wait for it to stop grinding them anymore.I Know why it does that there are only three breaker bars that are high enough and the rest of the teeth are to low in my View.I have thought about taking it apart and take my Dremel to the grind ring part if once my Waste King SS5000 comes.I would even willing to trade my Viking for a old maytag of anybody knows where I could Find one.I rember my Best Friend had one when I was growing up and it was the Quietest one I have ever seen.I was also wondering if anybody here has tried one of thoese Traitore Disposers from Italy?They look like a anaheim clone but there not they have Three Impellers that look like the old G.e. High Speed ones. I have uploaded a Pic of one.I have seen a Pic a while back of the inside of it and it is NOT a Anaheim at least on the inside of it.Its made by C-tech I think Its says made in Italy.Sorry bout all the questions but not many People out there like these things but a while back on Ebay I saw a I.S.e. Medallion I think it said 1.1 H.p. what are thoese I almost got it but I was worried it had that same stamped ring in it so I passed it up anybody out there have one?
 
A O Smth...

These were made by GE. the one I have is an 8000 RPM GE model.

That Italian disposal is an Anaheim made thing with three ISE badger impellers in it.
 
ISE Evolution Excel

Not to hi-jack the thread, but in an earlier post this new model ISE disposer was mentioned. Our new condo has this 1hp model installed in a stainless-steel double bowl sink. It really is very quiet. In fact, it emits only light hum just as if it was installed in a Corian or Cast iron sink.

It has all the grinding "goodies" in addition to the reversing large motor. It does dispose of just about anything tossed into it. The most interesting thing is the waste tailpipe, it connects to a soft rubber drain outlet coupling with a finger clamp. Also, the top of the grinding chamber is a reinforced rubber material where the sink collar is fitted. Between the two soft sound and vibration absorbing mounts, the disposer is rather "wiggly". Nonetheless, it grinds away without leaking.

Leslie
 
New ISE

I have been very tempted to get one of the new ISE's, especially the Excel model with the fixed and movable hammers.
What I don't like about it is the removable guard(ISE's spash guard kinda sucks IMHO) and the $$$.

The new ISE's are cool, and maybe the first time that someone has changed their products and actually made them better!
 
We remodeled our kitchen over 16 years ago and were lucky to find a Maytag disposer in an opened box, probably returned to the appliance dealer by a contractor who didn't use it. We paid all of $29 for it and it has been the most impressive disposer I've ever used. I hope it has the same dependability and durability of an old center dial washer because I'll hate to lose it if it fails. Nothing else will compare.
Tennguy, there is the Urban Ore salvage yard in Berkeley where you can find anything. Same place the "Myth Busters" go looking for old stuff to rig up or wreck or whatever. Poking through Urban Ore's giant warehouse recently, I came across the business end of my identical Maytag disposer shoved behind other junk on the floor. It was missing the sink flange and associated fittings. As I poked through more stuff strewn out on waist-high tables, I found the rest of this disposer's parts. I grabbed them, walked over and attached them to the disposer in hopes that someone would take it and give it a good home, now that I had made it a complete assembly. I'll bet if someone bought it, they didn't pay more than $5 or $10 for it. I'm sure it was a perfectly good disposer that was a victim of a remodel.
I don't know if you have any place like this near you, but I would suggest giving one a try if you do. I didn't realize this type of disposer wasn't being made anymore. I've seen Jenn Air brand that look identical except for the color.
And I agree, they have a great drain stopper. I'm so pleased with this disposer. It has already outlasted the refrigerator and is poised to outlast the Jenn Air stove (flimsy junk from day one). Good luck, a Maytag disposer is worth hunting for!
 
ISE Excel splash guard

Jeff, to your point about the removable splash guard, in practice this turns out to work quite well. It snaps firmly in place for regular use, however, it is easily pulled out rinse the underside off or run it through the dishwasher. Not unlike the "true" Waste King Universal disposers from years past.

After 6 months use, it is as fresh as new. And if you tear it up, Home Depot & Lowes have the replacements available. So I like it!

Leslie
 
Splash guard

I'll agree Leslie that removable is good, my current WK has a removable guard, and I do on occasion run it thru the DW.

What I absolutely hate about the ISE guard is how much noise it lets out because of its one-piece, interlocking finger design. It also does not do all that great at keeping stuff "in" as well, more than a few times I got wet from an eruption of the PRO77...

I bought one of the new ISE guards to use with the Viking I have, it was just as noisy as the permanant guard.
 
I see

O.K., Jeff, I was thinking about the splash guard more from a cleaning and sanitation standpoint. Did not think about its ability to prevent flying objects & noise. My machine makes a slurping sound when its running with the faucet going full force. So far its been well behaved and has not "thrown" or burped anything upward.

Friends of ours have a high-end ISE that plumbers sell and it has a secondary removable splash guard that is fitted above the permanently installed one. I suspect that might do a better job at blocking noise and ejected waste. It intersting that there have been and are so many variants.

Also, Jeff my parents had a W-K SS5000 in their kitchen about 22-23 years ago. It was a great disposer too.

Leslie
 
ISE Guards

My old ISE PRO77 came with two guards. I never used the secondary one, as it made the stopper too difficult to seal.
The permanant guard was also starting to "droop" with age, and with that it would spit up more and more.
I hated the sound too....like there was no cover at all.

I had an ISE made Viking installed for a few months last year. It worked pretty well and was quiet, but the guard drove me nuts.
I am really very fond of the little Waste King I have installed now, for the smaller MOL WAste KIng it works very well, and eats everything I give it, including bones and even walnut shells now and again. The only thing its kinda slow-ish with is citrus skins, I remember it chewed a lemon rind down over a period of days... The ISE was much faster, but I also wonder how well it ground the stuff up too.
 
Does the new ISE

line include a batch-feed machine? I don't currently have a disposer (and miss one!), but my landlord said I could have one, if I paid for it myself, and had it installed myself.

I do prefer a batch-feed disposer. Part of the reason why I really want one in this apartment is the "where would the switch go"? question.

My first apartment had an ISE Badger 5, and it was good for me. The second and third apartments had GE/Whirlaway compacts, and I never put anything more than chicken bones in them.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 

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