series wound units
It may seem that there is a brand loyalty on my part, just because of us talking about the virtues of the series wound unit. It was they just have the perfect blend of a motor matched to its tasks. And the stainless steel commponents were not as commonly used by their competitors in many of the comparatively priced units. Everything just came together to make a near ideal disposal. But not for every purpose. And for these units to still be operating today, since production ceased approximately 35 years ago, speaks volumes.
As mentioned for someone who has really heavy duty grinding needs, a large induction motor system may be somewhat slower, but capable of withstanding longer periods of grinding without the thermal overload protection engaging.
I have great loyalty to the Maytag induction units as well. Easy to replace parts and good just good performance all the way around. I wish I had replaced the pivot/hammer (impeller) in mine when it came off. They were overbuilt, just the the Maytag RR dishwashers.
It just depends on the application and the user what their preference is. Even ISE's today are pretty good units, especially compared to the alternatives. Yes they take their time on some things like bones, pits and cobs compared to the GE series wound units (and even the GE induction units) but they are well made and pretty good all around performers.
I just wish we had more competition in the disposer field in the U.S., From competition comes innovations.
It may seem that there is a brand loyalty on my part, just because of us talking about the virtues of the series wound unit. It was they just have the perfect blend of a motor matched to its tasks. And the stainless steel commponents were not as commonly used by their competitors in many of the comparatively priced units. Everything just came together to make a near ideal disposal. But not for every purpose. And for these units to still be operating today, since production ceased approximately 35 years ago, speaks volumes.
As mentioned for someone who has really heavy duty grinding needs, a large induction motor system may be somewhat slower, but capable of withstanding longer periods of grinding without the thermal overload protection engaging.
I have great loyalty to the Maytag induction units as well. Easy to replace parts and good just good performance all the way around. I wish I had replaced the pivot/hammer (impeller) in mine when it came off. They were overbuilt, just the the Maytag RR dishwashers.
It just depends on the application and the user what their preference is. Even ISE's today are pretty good units, especially compared to the alternatives. Yes they take their time on some things like bones, pits and cobs compared to the GE series wound units (and even the GE induction units) but they are well made and pretty good all around performers.
I just wish we had more competition in the disposer field in the U.S., From competition comes innovations.
