Waste King L-8000 Legend Series 1.0-Horsepower Continuous Feed Waste Disposer
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Manufacturer: Waste KingModel: L-8000
Product features:
- High speed at 2800 rpm
- 36-inch power cord is included
- Removable splash guard
- Rust free grinding components
- Longest warranties in the industry demonstrates commitment to quality
Description of Waste King L-8000 Legend Series 1.0-Horsepower Continuous Feed Waste Disposer
The Waste King Legend series 1 HP garbage disposer has a 2800 RPM motor, heavy cast stainless steel anti jam swivel impellers, and stainless steel grinding components. It is sound insulated, comes with an installed power cord, and has a front mount reset button and plumb EZ mounting system.The Waste King Legend 8000 One-Horsepower Disposer showcases an ultra-powerful motor, stainless steel grinding components, superior sound insulation, and a corrosion-proof grinding chamber for efficient, quiet, no-fuss waste disposal. Once installed, this continuous-feed waste disposer will more than earn its place in your kitchen.
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Experience a More Powerful Grind
Featuring an energy-efficient, high-speed, 2,800 RPM 'Vortex' permanent magnet motor, the Legend 8000 offers more power per pound than comparative disposers. This one-horsepower motor will grind just about anything, and it requires 115 volts, 60 Hertz, and 7.0 current-amps to operate.
Jam-Free, Mess-Free Feeds
The Legend 8000 is a continuous-feed disposer, which means you can add waste while the unit runs. Stainless steel swivel impellers reduce jamming, and an easily removable
Grinding Components Minimize Noise and Wear
Because the Legend 8000's grinding chamber is made of glass-filled nylon, you will never have to worry about corrosion. Also, the stainless steel grinding components are insulated, so you'll get the quietest grind possible.
Easy Installation; Works with Septic Tanks
The Waste King Legend 8000 includes a fast-and-easy mount system, with all the necessary hardware for no-hassle installation. The disposer is safe for properly sized septic tanks and comes with a 36-inch power cord.
Lifetime In-Home Service Warranty
The Waste King Legend 8000 is backed by a limited mechanical warranty. This means that if your disposer develops a material or mechanical defect within the lifetime of the original purchaser, it will be replaced in your home--free of charge. The disposer also comes with a lifetime warranty against corrosion.
What's in the Box
The Waste King Legend 8000 1.0-Horsepower Disposer, mounting hardware, and power cord.
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Waste King L-8000 Legend Series 1.0-Horsepower Continuous Feed Waste Disposer
Customer Review: This thing is a MONSTER! A BEAST! An awesome MONSTER BEAST!
Summary: 5 Stars
Our cheapo, contractor-special Insinkerator Badger 5 crapped out a little more than a year after we bought our house (of course). I assume it had been installed 4 years prior, when our house was gut-rehabbed (it's a classic St. Louis two-family brick converted to single-family). It started to leak water into the cabinet. Being the type that likes to fix problems himself, I removed the disposal to see if I could fix the leak (it was leaking out of the bottom of the unit, through the hole that the WIRE goes through!). I assumed it was a shaft seal leak, and figured it wouldn't be hard to repair.
Hah.
After dismantling the thing and prying it apart, it was clear that this was not going to be easy. This theory was confirmed after a Googling spree revealed that this particular unit has no serviceable parts. At all. One thing fails, the whole unit is trash.
With disposal in pieces on the kitchen floor and a gaping whole in the kitchen sink, I needed to act fast. A whirlwind tour of the Internet looking for the best disposal I could buy without taking out a second mortgage left me with precious few options. I'm a "buy the best I can get" kinda guy, especially when it comes to working on the house. I was not, however, about to drop $500 on a disposal that would not break in 3 years (you know... right after the manufacturer's warranty expired).
And then it happened. I hear the angels sing (you know... that chorus of angels moment), and my laptop glowed a with a golden hue. I had landed on the Amazon page for the Waste King L-8000. All of my hopes, wishes, life aspirations, and dreams... all answered with one humble disposal for the low-low price of $102.38 (plus about $17 shipping/handling).
Okay, so perhaps I'm being a little over the top. But just a little. As my title exclaims, this thing is a monster. It has chewed up everything we've thrown at it, with glee and without protest. I've only managed to really make it work for a living a few times when I've been over-ambitious with grinding up lemon and lime rind leftover from drinks I've made for cocktail parties. Even then, once it gets through the worst of it, it spins like a champ and gets rid of everything. In fact, in the instruction booklet there is an illustration of the stuff that it recommends you grind up, and one of the images is that of a pineapple top. That's insane chewing disposal power for ~$100.
But you know what sealed the deal? All this power and ability combined with a LIFETIME IN-HOME SERVICE WARRANTY. Even the MUCH more expensive Insinkerators don't offer that. In fact, I don't remember seeing any warranties longer than three years on units costing four times as much as this Waste King.
Installation was a breeze. I was intimidated at first because a.) I've done electricity (was an electrician in the Navy for 5 years), but I'm definitely no plumber, b.) I could not just simply use the pre-existing mount that was there for the Badger 5, and c.) I was going to have to use this stuff called "plumber's putty" and hope my sink did not leak.
The disposal arrived a day sooner than I had expected. And within 45 minutes, it was up and running. (It would have been about 20, but I had to run to my local Big Box for the aforementioned putty, as well as a GFCI outlet and box.) Following the instructions to the "T," I removed the old mount, which was very simple. I cleaned VERY well around the drain hole in the sink. Then I had to run to HD to get the putty, as it is not included in the shipment. I placed the putty in the manner described on the package, installed all the bits and pieces as instructed (PRO-TIP: Do as the instructions say and do a dry run before actually trying the installation... doing so most certainly saved me great frustration, effort, and time during the actual install. DO THE DRY RUN! :) ), and then installed the disposal.
Since the other disposal was hard-wired, I needed to install a GFCI under the sink. I've done that sort of thing before, but really... it's not that hard. Save yourself a hundred bucks and do it yourself by following the instructions well.
SUMMARY: This disposal is worth twice what it is selling for, but don't tell Waste King that. ;) I would buy another one in a heartbeat, but I have a feeling I won't need to. Rest assured, however, that if we should ever move to a different house, installing one of these will be a priority project for me.
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