Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord, L-1001
4.4 | 46,123 ratings
Price: 50.49
Last update: 12-01-2025
About this item
- HIGH-SPEED MOTOR: Features a 2,600 RPM (revolutions per minute) permanent magnet motor for less jams
- EASY INSTALLATION & CLEANING: EZ Mount for a quick and easy kitchen sink installation, removable splashguard for easy cleaning
- NO ELECTRICAL WORK OR EXPERTISE NEEDED: Comes with a pre-installed power cord for easy plug-in and no additional electrical work needed
- DURABLE & COMPACT: Space-saving, lightweight garbage disposer with all stainless-steel grind for lasting reliability
- CONTINUOUS FEED GARBAGE DISPOSAL: 1/2 HP (horsepower) garbage disposal is wall switch activated for quick, uninterrupted grinding of food waste
- FIVE-YEAR PROTECTION: The Waste King garbage disposal is backed by a 5-year limited in-home warranty
Product information
Item details
| Brand Name | Waste King |
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| Global Trade Identification Number | 00029122710017 |
| Manufacturer | Waste King |
| UPC | 029122710017 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.44.4 out of 5 stars(46,131) 4.4 out of 5 stars |
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| ASIN | B000LNIK6C |
| Item Type Name | L-1001 1/2 HP Garbage Disposal with Power Cord |
| Included Components | EZ Mount Garbage Disposal Power Cord Installation Instructions |
| Item Height | 12.75 inches |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | Limited |
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Measurements
| Item Weight | 7.5 Pounds |
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| Capacity | 1.6 Pounds |
User guide
| Recommended Uses For Product | Kitchen sink food waste disposal |
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| Specific Uses For Product | Grinding |
Additional details
| Material Type | Stainless Steel, Glass-filled Nylon, ABS |
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| Color | White |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
Top reviews from the United States
- Louise TGreat so far!Surprisingly powerful for its size. Installation was straightforward, and it handles kitchen scraps effortlessly without getting loud. A fantastic upgrade if you want convenience and reliability in your kitchen. ⚙️✨ Easy to install too!
- C. JohnsonLove it so far; good upgrade over ISE BadgerThe old 1/3 HP ISE Badger garbage disposal in my house was in the house when I bought the home 10 years ago so the old disposer is AT LEAST that old. It worked pretty well for these 10 years, but during that time it would jam frequently which required me to use the wrench tool to release the jam. Last week, the disposal started inexplicably leaking from the bottom whenever I ran the water on that side of the sink. I didn't spend much time trying to fix it since I had been putting replacing it anyway and decided to go ahead and purchase a new one. I originally wanted a 1 HP model, but saw that the 1/2 HP was half the price and STILL more powerful than my existing one so I opted for the L-2600 Legend instead. Another plus is that it is much cheaper on Amazon then what I find in the B & M stores. So even though I had to wait a few days it sure beats paying double for comparable models in the local stores.
The day after the disposal arrived, I went to my local hardware store to purchase the tools I thought I would need and based on what the instruction manual said. The things I purchased separately are as follows.
1) Plumber's Putty
2) Mini Hacksaw
3) Pipe Wrench
4) Wire Nuts
5) Assortment of different sized strain reliefs (called Clamp connectors in the store). Because I couldn't figure out what size I needed I purchased 3/8", 1/2" and 1 1/4".
6) Assortment of water tight connectors just in case
Out of these things I only needed the Plumber's putty and one of the Clamp connectors I purchased (3/8" with 1/2" knockout). I returned the unused strain reliefs to the store but kept the hacksaw and pipe wrench to use for future projects.
Function
This disposal is amazingly quieter than my old ISE, which is good since I just replaced a noisy 10+ year old dishwasher last year. It seems to have no issues grinding up old food or jamming which my ISE seemed to do frequently. I think this is a good relatively inexpensive replacement for your old broken disposal or just as a nice upgrade. I purchased the 1/2 HP because I didn't want to spend too much since it was an unexpected expense. But from what I've read, for most people the 1 HP (Waste King L-8000 Legend Series 1.0-Horsepower Continuous Feed Garbage Disposal) is better especially if you have a big family and/or frequently have a lot of guests over for parties or what not. Neither of these apply to me and since 1/2 HP was STILL more powerful than the 1/3 that came with my home, I was still coming out ahead.
INSTALLATION (DIFFICULTY)
Power Cord -- Can it be removed?
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Before I continue, many people (like myself) may wonder if the Power Cord is removable, the short answer is yes its removable, I removed mine because all the appliances in my home are hard wired Here are the steps I did to remove the cord while preserving it if I want to go back and use it later
1. Unscrew the metal plate on the bottom of the disposal.
2. Find the wires that run from the power cord (should be a white, black and copper wire)
3. Depending on how the wires are connected you may have to use a wire cutter to free the wire from the connector. Mine wasn't connected with wire nuts, but a plastic connector that seemed to be a permanent connection so it couldn't be twisted off. So what I did is stick a utility knife under the plastic connector and cut away at the exposed wire until it came out. I repeated this for the other wire.
4. To remove the copper ground wire, I just unscrewed the green screw to release it.
5. Removing the power cord assembly is a little harder; to do this I inserted a flathead screwdriver end under the rubber plug and pryed it out; this take a few tries as its in there pretty good. A WORD OF WARNING: DO NOT use a utility knife to try to pry it out, I stupidly tried this since I was too lazy to go to my tool box to get the proper tool and ended up stabbing myself in the thumb with the knife after it slipped, after learning my lesson I got the flathead screwdriver instead.
6. Once the rubber plug is released you should now be able to pull the power plug out through the opening.
7. Don't forget to use a wire stripper to prepare the remaining wire under the disposal to connect to your existing wires in your home.
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Installation of the Waste King itself was pretty simple; removing the old one...not so much. Prior to me installing a range hood and a dishwasher last year I had no experience installing appliances, but I was able to install this disposal by just following the instructions provided in the manual. Comparing this install to my range hood (non-vented), and my dishwasher, i would say it's harder than installing the range hood but slightly easier than installing the dishwasher. My old disposal wasn't connected to my dishwasher so I decided not to connect the Waste King to it either. I may go back and connect it later on, just not right now. If you want to read on about my installation experience it starts below, otherwise you can stop reading right here.
INSTALLATION (TIME AND PROCESS)
The install took me 7+ hours. Not because the new garbage disposal was hard to install, it was because the old one was such a pain to get out. While I had no issue getting the disposal itself out, the old sink flange was virtually impossible because it looks like the people who installed this disposal screwed the mounting bracket on too tight and ABOVE the threading on the lower part of the sink flange. As a result, no matter how many times I turned the mounting bracket it wouldn't go anywhere because it wasn't catching the threads to move down and come loose. If the sink flange and mounting bracket weren't so old, I would have just installed the Waste King over on that using the Easy Mount adapter kit, (which I bought separately just in case). But because it was so old and I really wanted to switch to the easy mount system anyway, I was determined to get it off.
Normally, after removing the old disposal, you should be able to screw the mounting bracket off from under the sink and lift the sink flange up from the top of the sink. However because the mounting bracket just would not screw off because it didn't seem to be able to catch the threading. I decided to try to bend the edges of the sink flange that sits on top of the sink far enough so I could push it down through the sink instead of lifting it up. However I had no idea was I was getting myself into when deciding to try this. This process alone took a good 4 to 5 hours because whenever I would bend one side another part would stick out making it too wide to go through. After about 3 hours of using my wrenches (the hacksaw I bought was useless in cutting the flange), I went to the garage and got my tree branch cutters to try to cut the old flange so I could bend it more. The branch cutters made the job a little easier but still took almost two hours to get the flange bent enough so that I could push a part of it under the sink so I finally hammer the rest through. I also ended up slightly damaging the circular opening of my sink in doing this, but hopefully the plumbers putty will continue to stop any leaks as a result of the damage.
UPDATE: Turns out I made this much harder than it needed to be. After examining the old sink flange assembly after removing it, I noticed a metal ring around the top of the threading that was preventing the bracket from screwing off. I did see this when trying to get it off but didn't know what that it was a separate piece and I thought it was part of the threading. Just out of curiosity I inserted a flat head screw driver around the edges of the metal ring and it popped right off making the mounting bracket easy to screw off. I am kicking myself for not seeing this before and it would have saved me 4 hours and would have prevented the damaged I caused. Oh well, I'll know for next time and hopefully you won't make the same mistake I did.
After FINALLY getting the old sink flange off, installing the new disposal with the EZ Mount System was pretty simple. I put the new sink flange in and following the instructions, checking for and correcting any water leaks before I continued. While following the EZ mount instructions I didn't think the rubber cushion would be strong enough to hold the disposal without falling down, but a quick check showed that it would hold.
After getting the sink flange prepared to hold the disposal next was the task of connecting the wiring. If you have an outlet under your sink, then USE it, it saves about a half hour of labor. Unfortunately I don't have an outlet under my sink and I didn't want to incur the extra expense of installing one under there, so I had to stick with hard wiring. As far as connectors go, I ended up using one of the water tight connectors instead of the 3/8" clamp connectors I originally planned to use. Reason being is that while testing out the connectors to see which ones would fit, the water tight connector was a perfect fit and I just never took it off and after the ordeal of getting the old sink flange off, I didn't want to waste any more time.
I used my tool box to lay the waste king on then I connected it to the wiring in my home. The hardest thing here was getting the ground wire around the green screw. So I just ended up taking the green screw out completely, placing the ground wire directly over the hole, and then screwing the green screw back in. After I had the disposal connected to my wiring, all that was left was to mount the Waste King to the sink flange. This was incredibly easy and only required hammering to get the notch to the locked position.
After mounting the Waste King now was the time to reconnect all the pipes. Because I don't run my dishwasher to my Garbage disposal, I only had one pipe to connect and surprisingly, the opening of the waste king was at the exact same level as my old ISE was; so the old pipe lined of perfectly.
Everything was now hooked up so I turned the power back on to the disposal and let it run with running water. And SURPRISE!! Leaks! Leaks from under the sink, and leaks from the piping. I applied more plumbers putty under the sink as well as re attached the pipe and tried everything again. This time there were no noticeable leaks but I still am not ready to call the install a success just yet. I did this install on the 26th of March and have been monitoring it periodically for and standing water under my sink. So far no leaks, but I will probably give it another week or so before I'm 100% confident in my install. - PDN coachBest Value, and truly "EZ" installation as advertisedI just received this product yesterday and installed it myself today. Obviously, I have only used it a couple of times so far and I am very pleased with the extremely easy installation (necessary, for I am not that handy, especially with plumbing). The unit is working perfectly so far. It has a lifetime warranty, unlike competitors 3-7 year warranties; however, if I ever need service it appears I have to return the unit with receipt to Amazon...so we will hope for a long, long life of use.
The instructions profess grinding many things (bones, etc.) that I would never put down a disposal, so I will be anxious to see how it performs on Thanksgiving when my wife continues the tradition to ignore my warnings and put 10 pounds of potato peelings down the disposal at once.
After reading numerous reviews of continuous feed disposals and watching other comparisons on YouTube (http://youtu.be/BX57lMiFGuo), the Waste King L-8000 1.0-Horsepower was a clear winner for me in choosing to replace our Kenmore, which barely outlived the warranty. I was not familiar with Waste King, and was leaning toward a comparable InSinkErator -- Ah, but when comparing price, quality, warranty and more, there really isn't a comparable InSinkErator, so I ordered the L-8000. (The InSinkErator has a single advantage: a metal drain flange compared to the plastic flange on the Waste King. Hardly a deal-breaker, but the reason I gave a 4-star rating, instead of 5 stars, to the L-8000).
The EZ Mount system works as advertised. You may read some reviews about a rubber ring that creates difficulty in installation, but Waste King has responded with double emphasis on how to complete the install easily and without incident. Just in case, here is a very helpful video walking you through the installation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfDABrRLcjk). The only tools I used for installation were flat and Phillips screwdrivers, plumbers putty, and a steel punch, although the instructions say you might need more. I also used a bowl to prop up the unit, freeing both my hands while I hooked it up. This is a good idea.
I was able to use my existing dishwasher hose and coupling, so I did not need to replace the connector kit. The L-8000 comes with a cord already wired and ready to plug in after installation, so no electrical skills are needed, thank goodness. Another nice featured compared to other brands is the removable and, therefore, replaceable splash guard (you know, that rubber guard that slightly reduces something going down the drain that should not).
The L-8000 is big and will take up a bit more valuable space under your sink than smaller brands. However, that is because it has more insulation so it may be quieter than others. It is at least quieter than our old Kenmore, and the price was impossible to beat for such a powerful unit (7 amp, 1.0 HP, 2800 RPM).
Again, my rating and review are based on the easy installation and overall quality of a brand new unit. Perhaps I'll come back and add some more after those Thanksgiving potatoes!