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My house had the cheapest garbage disposal which I quickly broke. When I went to replace it, I found that replacing them is incredibly easy and the mid-tier model (about $120) said it could handle small beef bones and peach pits. I've been very happy with that, and all my food waste goes in. I don't have a lot of room for compost, but the city purports to be generating electricity from the sewage, so I hope it isn't wasted. It also means that my trash doesn't smell, which is nice.
Are they easy to self-install? I still have a bit of new owner "shit I'm responsible for everything, better not fuck it up" mentality.
Yeah, they're pretty easy as long as you already have the outlet under the sink. The hardest part is maneuvering the drain pipe into place. Once you have it in place there's just two or three nuts you need to tighten. If you're really worried about it, you can stick a bucket under it for a couple days it to check for leaks. I'd say it's a pretty good project to get an intro to plumbing. In the worst case if you get in over your head, you can call a plumber to come in and finish it, and they'll get it done within half an hour.
That was reassuring, thabk you. I didn't specify, but it's already set up for one with an under sink outlet connecting to a switch by the sink. So it shouldn't require any new electrical work.
Easy to replace? sure. A couple hours if your handy.
But installing one for the first time will require electrical in addition to the and plumbing work. It's a pretty big job for a DIYer.
Two seals (sink and drain) and a power cord.