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Kraus KPF-1630SS Nola Single Lever Pull-down Kitchen Faucet Stainless Steel Finish - Kraus
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Kraus KBU16 15 inch Undermount Single Bowl 18 gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink - Kraus
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Five Star Reviews:

88%
Love Amazon and Kraus partnership!
September 14, 2017
This is the best sink money can buy for the price Amazon sells it!It comes packaged securely.It comes protected in a bag that rivals expensive beach bags and a small towel that a 5 star would have..It has a real actual size template for your installer / counter top preparation.The finish is beautiful!The drain basket is like how quality used to be when things were made so well.The bottom grate comes with extra rubber bumpers.16 gage steel t-304 is the best I could find.Amazon provided the best service possible and solved a shipper problem with extreme instant solution.Love Amazon!.
The BEST sink! Here's why and how to get the most out of it.
May 6, 2016
We LOVE this sink! We're a young couple renovating our first home together with a high desire for quality, style, and functionality....without breaking the bank. We're both highly analytical and determined to make our new home amazing, together. Every decision is being made with much research and great thoughtfulness as we may live in this house for 50+ yrs.We both grew up with Stainless steel sinks, loved how easy they are to clean and make sanitary, and refused to do anything painted/coated. There are all kinds of fancy new materials used in sinks now and we gave real consideration to these new stone ones, but after much research came back to wanting stainless steel. But not just any stainless steel - we wanted good quality, easy to clean, heavy duty, functional and aesthetically pleasing.So what made us choose this sink?1) We wanted 1 drain rather than 2. This makes cleaning the sink way easier! With a split sink, you have to decide where you want the garbage disposal and if food ends up in the other side, you have to pull it out and put it in the other side or in the trash. With 1 drain, that is not an issue.2) In order to have "2 compartments", we realized we could just use a large bowl in one side of the sink for washing produce or when that's done, for washing dishes. Then we just dump the bowl water down the drain (with any food remnants included) and wash the bowl like any other dish. Makes cleanup quick and easy while still providing amazing functionality.3) We wanted it large enough to fit large pots, pans, and bowls. This sink fits my giant stainless steel bowl (for when I need standing water), a hanging colander/strainer basket for washed produce, and still has room for a small pile of dirty dishes or other washing needs in between - all at the same time. It's depth is great for large pots or bowls to really fit in deeply.4) The corners and base of the sink are rounded and smooth, making it easy to "rinse" clean without really any scrubbing required. Many of the sinks we looked at and considered had square/pointed corners there were difficult to keep clean (where I lived previously, the sink was squared off and we found it very hard to keep corners clean). Other sinks that have rounded corners still have such flat bases that the dirty water doesn't drain easily. This one is rounded across the entire base and makes it easy for the water and scraps to rinse right down.5) The rack that sits inside makes it really easy to rinse dirty water or food scraps down while still using the sink for other purposes. This means nothing get's stuck. It also helps protect the bottom of the sink from getting scratched up by other items. Originally I wasn't sure if I wanted the rack - I've had bad experiencing with them with silverware falling through and being difficult to retrieve - but the grid on this one is pretty well sized and usually helps me avoid dropping silverware beneath. My large bowl also helps as I usually just toss the silverware into it until ready to wash (when the bowl is not in use for produce, of course), but sometimes I forget and put it right in the sink and the rack keeps it up off the base, allowing food scraps to easily rinse down right below it.6) The 16guage steel is AMAZING. No tinny sounds, very durable, very quiet. We have a cheapo stainless steel sink in another residence and it's impossible to use the sink quietly. Plus when you run the garbage disposal it sounds like it'll get ripped right off. Not so with this sink - quiet, durable, and confident it will last a lifetime (or more).7) The cost of this sink is ridiculously inexpensive compared to many sinks of similar size which lack the quality and attention to detail of this one.We've been using this sink for a few weeks now and are SUPER happy with the purchase! THANK YOU, KRAUS!
... went over all the specs of high end names like Franke, Kohler ect
March 31, 2016
Searched for a sink for weeks and went over all the specs of high end names like Franke, Kohler ect. I was told from an expert in plumbing that its just a name! As long as it is coated on the bottom and is 16 or 18 guage, it was good. It was like comparing 18 karat gold from Kay Jewelry to 18 karat gold at Tiffany's- Both are 18 Karat Gold!!!! That was Great information, seeing that it saved me about $1500 on a sink and faucet!
Quality
February 22, 2016
Originally, our contractor was going to install the "standard sink" he uses in all of the kitchens he remodels. When he struggled to provide a manufacturer or the specifications, we decided to forgo that option and buy the Kraus KBU14 instead... And I'm so glad we did.Reading through the description, I was delighted to see that it was scratch resistant, constructed with 16 gauge stainless steel, and had rubber dampening on the underside to muffle noise. I never thought of our old sink being noisy until I experienced this one. Numerous 5 star reviews and a very deep basin were bonuses too, but one of the main selling points for me was that it came with the basket strainer - I'm all about the freebies!Our contractor just so happened to drop by when the countertop crew was installing our new sink and even he said, "wow, that's a really nice sink!" I had to giggle... Wonder what piece of metal garbage he was planning on giving us?!Our only issue - Due to our garbage disposal, we were forced to use the drain from our old sink and we couldnt use the nice drain that came in this package.
Love this sink
June 5, 2014
We remodeled the kitchen a year ago. I wanted a sink that you could put a frying pan with long handle in to soak. I decided I didn't want the two sided sinks. As it was we never filled either sink to wash dishes. We always just used a large salad bowl so water wasn't wasted. So we didn't need to have two separate sinks. I wanted to get a good quality stainless steel so I did some research and decided that this sink would be a good choice. In the year that I have had it, I couldn't be happier. The size is fantastic. I can soak pans and still have room to wash beside it in our washing bowl. It comes with a rack that fits perfectly to keep dishes from scratching the bottom so I didn't have to buy something from an outside source to protect it. The packaging of this product blew me away. It came shipped wrapped in a cloth bag which was then packed in thick styrofoam in a thick cardboard box to protect it while being shipped. It also came with a towel to keep it polished. I was really impressed with the stainless steel finish. It has been very easy to care for. I generally wipe it down with dish soap on a wet rag and then rinse. To disinfect I spray with vinegar and water and let it air dry. It looks great. I really love this sink and a lot of my friends and family always remark on how much they would like to have it.
Good depth, good drain, install instructions lacking
July 26, 2013
Love the sink. We are remodeling and my old sink was a porcelain dual bowl and I don't think there are any issues with the stainless being any louder. I am pleasantly surprised that the sink came with a gourmet drain. I didn't even know better drains existed prior to getting this sink. We compost rather than use a garbage disposal so the deeper colander style drain is awesome. The packaging this thing came in was fit for glass instead of steel. I haven't decided if I like the rack in the bottom of the sink or not, but it's nice to have the option.Now, maybe it depends on your granite installer, but mine specified that the sink be in place prior to templating for the granite and my plumber only wanted to hook up the faucet and drain, so placing the sink was up to us. The sink comes with some screws and "nuts" that expand like drywall screws and little steel tabs that are supposed to fasten to the counter, but not much in the way of installation instructions. From what is on the instruction sheet, it only seemed like it would work for laminate counters ?!? We googled and watched YouTube for instructions on how to install undermount sinks for granite, but were not happy with the options we found. In my opinion, it doesn't seem like any number of little nuts epoxied into plywood are going to hold up 100 lbs of water or whatever is sitting in my sink pushing it down, so we ended up cutting out the sink opening in the plywood (using the template that came with the sink, and then routing 1/8" channel into the top of the plywood for the lip of the sink to sit on. Then the granite installer came and put the granite right over it and it fit perfectly. You can tell me that if I ever need to replace the sink it's going to be hell, but I can tell you this quality of sink will be able to be refinished if it gets damaged somehow, so I am good with it. I also think I could stand in my sink and not have any worries about it coming disconnected from my counter. Which overcomes the concern that I had with having a huge undermount sink.
81%
VERY Quiet, Fast Garbage Disposer Unit
September 9, 2017
I did some online research before choosing this unit. And it was highly recommended. SO MUCH QUIETER than my previously installed garbage disposer, which admittedly was quite old. This one works VERY well and quickly. I do NOT recommend Amazon's installation option as I scheduled three no-show appointments before getting a private plumber to install this unit. In fairness, Amazon did apologize and give me a small credit for the inconvenience.
Would recommend
August 8, 2017
Love this disposal. It is very quiet and gets the job done. I wouldn't say it was easy to install because working upsidedown under the sink is never easy. But that's not the unit's fault. The unit itself went in easy enough. The directions, for the most part, were understandable even to a novice, and it fit under my sink without taking up much space. This unit was not rated the quietest, but it sure IS quiet! I'm not a heavy user of the product (don't cook a lot), but, so far, I'm glad I got it.
Definitely Quieter than a base model
December 23, 2016
Bought this as a replacement for a Badger 80 ss that was previously installed in my house. The previous one had finally started to leak through the bottom which is apparently how disposals typically fail these days. This model was easy to install for a average do it your selfer. You do need some plumbers putty to replace the drain in the sink to fit this and a few other tools that you typically will have. It comes with two discharge plumbing pieces that fit the typical instillations, a 90 degree short elbow and a approximately 12 inch straight discharge, I ended up having to buy another straight discharge from a big box home supply store as I cut mine a bit too short by hurrying and the aftermarket one fit just fine.This unit is very quiet and has minimal vibration thus far. I am very pleased with the upgrade over my older model that was quite loud. Previously conversation had to pause when you hit the switch on my old one but this thing is quiet enough that i can hit the switch and continue conversation in a normal tone and still be heard. Cant speak to longevity yet but my previous insinkerator lasted at least 9 years which is probably better than average for the cheap version it was. No regrets paying a bit more for this model.
Big improvement over Badger-5, quieter, less vibration
October 9, 2016
Wow, what an improvement over the old Badger-5 unit that it replaced. This is built like a tank, solid construction, much better design, much much quieter and a lot less vibration. I was able to install two units in about 2.5 hours and this was my first time doing it. You do need to order the separate power cord (unless you want to reuse a cord from your old disposal).Some tips on installation if replacing an older Badger-5 unit:- the two units are nearly identical in terms of installation dimensions, but the Evolution protrudes slightly more to the side by about half an inch, but this should not be a problem since most drainage pipe has enough give to just push it into place- removing the old unit is the most difficult part, you need to use the special tool, insert it in the collar and knock it really hard with a hammer, eventually, it will come loose and come out- the outlet down pipe may need to be cut slightly, on one unit I had to cut it to fit, on the other unit, no cutting required, this will depend on you plumbing - just cut it to the same size as the pipe on your Badger-5- DON'T FORGET to knock out the upper drainage if you are connecting a dishwasher to it, if not, then do not knock out, see instructions- check out the videos on YouTube, just look for "InSinkErator Evolution"
Great disposal, good power and really quiet.
December 8, 2015
I've had this installed and been using it for just over 2.5 weeks now. Everything is working great with it and it is significantly quieter than the lower priced Insinkerator Badger series and a Kenmore model that I had. It is so quiet that it almost sounds like it might not be working correctly.I haven't had any major large food clogs or anything large to dispose of yet, but what I have ran through so far has gone down fine.I wasn't sure if I should get this Compact version of the Evolution series or one of the larger models, but this has 3/4 HP which is more than plenty for household needs - only the Evolution Excel has more at 1HP and is over $300 - the other Evolutions are also 3/4HP.Although it is smaller than the other Evolution models, the Compact actually still has a 34.6 oz. grind chamber which is only 5.4 oz. smaller than the larger Evolution models (40 oz.) and still larger than the Badger 5X series which has only a 26 oz. grind chamber.The Evolution Compact ranks in the middle of the Insinkerator quiet scale (a 3 out of 5, 1 being quietest, 5 being the loudest) compared to the other Evolution models, but I don't need anything quieter than this and am very satisfied with the quietness of this model.I will note that the upper portion of this is a bit larger in diameter than a traditional disposal (assume it is due to sound insulation), so keep that in mind with your plumbing and cabinet space, especially if your sink drain is further to the rear than in the center of the sink bowl. I Have this in a 60/40 sink which has the drains further to the rear - it is installed in a 36" wide cabinet. My sink drain line is center and it got a little tight to my main drain pipe and vent with about an inch to spare. I don't think it is a major issue for most, but just be aware. You can likely adjust your plumbing lines around this in a worse case scenario.I have it connected to a Insinkerator countertop air button and that's also working great. Also have a dishwasher draining connected to it as well. So far so good!
It was surprisingly easy to install this product
November 21, 2015
It was surprisingly easy to install this product. I watched a few YouTube videos. Normally when you watch the video, it's not nearly that east to install...Trust me, it really is that easy.The only part for me that sucked was that I didn't need to purchase the power cord and the dishwasher attachment. That was $10 I didn't need to spend. Having said that, go ahead and purchase the extra stuff cause you might need it.I love this thing. It's so much better than my Badger 1. That 1/3 HP garbage disposal was so loud, I'm sure my neighbors jumped when I used it. The new on is so much better. Quiet and will eat anything.One thing I'm debating on. The little rubber cover you can put over the mouth of the disposal. My brother has the same disposal and doesn't use the cover, so you can see inside the working so the disposal. It's kinda creepy. What I've discovered is if you don't use the cover, then when you use the disposal, stuff splashes around outside the sink, so I would suggest to use the cover.Love it! Buy one!
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Four Star Reviews:

7%
Great size sink.
March 26, 2017
The size of the sink is great. Much better than previous 2 tub sink. The micro finish does help with scratches, but not stains. Installation was straightforward and with no problems. Instructions for installing strainer could have been more detailed.
Great deal but slight staining
January 25, 2017
I have had thos sink for 3 months now and like it. This sink is solid (no pinging sounds) and does not scratch as easy as other posters have stated. The one big downside is the slight staining that occurs. I don't notice the staining much except when polishing the sink and it goes away. The grate insert is awesome. For the price this sink is a great deal.
Great buy
January 10, 2017
Great Product, unfortunately I did not get the fitted stainless steel grid and only realized after the sink was already installed... So I can't exchange it. But very good sink.
Nice all around for the money!
September 14, 2016
Definitely worth the money. Could be slanted toward the drain a bit more as others said but I've never had this big of one before, either, so maybe they are all like this. According to my quartz countertop installer, the instructions for this say a "flush mount" not a "no reveal/overhang" instruction. So, if you want the "seams" of the counter to hide, this may not be the sink for you. I don't know why, the countertop installer wouldn't tell me.
Great product for the price as compared to specialty stores ...
July 31, 2016
Great product for the price as compared to specialty stores or the big name stores. They can't come close to the quality and the single bowl takes a big manicotti pan with no trouble.
Beautiful sink, but scratches too easily
June 1, 2014
It is big and deep and looks great. But it get scratched very easily I can swear I did not use anything sharp or abrasive but within two days there are scratches. It has been now 3 months and I am getting used to living with the scratches, but the rubber feet of the bottom rack leave smudges and cannot be removed, not even with Barkeepers' Friend.
13%
Good product
September 20, 2016
My only con on this purchase was that I did not realize the electrical cords do not come with product. Plumber installed then informed us that either the electrician or we ourselves could install the electrical cords. This really should be done before installing. Apparently many appliances require the owner to order or buy the electrical cords. Expensive GE dishwasher same deal. We were able to purchase through Home Depot for 11.99 a piece and then my husband is very handy and he was able to attach the electrical cords himself. Other than that little hiccup we are ver satisfied with the product overall and were able to purchase for half of what we would have bought in town.
Great product but no excuse for charging extra for a cord!
August 17, 2015
I bought this because a new counter top and under mounted sink reduced the distance between the sink drain and the wall opening for the drain. This disposal gave me an additional inch to work with, and although it barely worked, it DID work. That inch was critical. The good part was that I junked a working disposal that was under powered and over loud. This 3/4 hp disposal is ultra quiet, and will grind anything a rational person would put in it with ease, and very, very quietly. I would have given it 4 stars, but there is really no excuse for not shipping it with a cord already attached. The vast majority of people have that kind of connection. The cost of a Chinese (that's where the disposal is manufactured) power cord would be pennies. This is an artificial way of pricing the machine that is almost fraudulent, as most people will have to plunk down $12 more to make it operable. Far cheaper disposals have the power cord attached. All my other kitchen appliances came with cords with the exception of the dishwasher, where electric codes sometimes dictate wiring via a nonmetallic cable, or armored cable, came with cords!I cheated the cheaters by cutting off the cord from my old disposal, stripping the insulation, and properly matching the hot and neutral wires, and attaching the green ground wire to the screw on the disposal.No doubt they will soon package the mounting mechanism and charge extra for it as well!I'm sure the accountants figured this out, just as the airlines now charge to check your baggage which is an artificial way of adding to the cost of your airline tickets.
Quieter than our previous model
July 11, 2015
Price was decent. Installed this myself in a Blanco Precis Super Single Bowl kitchen sink. It has gotten a little more noisy over time but overall much quieter than our previous, lower end InSinkErator. Performs well with bulkier vegetable peels. The rubber gasket where the water runs in from the sink is sealed a bit too well, this is likely by design to help reduce the noise. The only issue is that larger peels and pieces of food can build up at the gasket if they don't go through and you end up using a utensil or fingers to nudge the food threw the rubber gasket. Purchased the InSinkErator CRD-00 power code with this unit.
Good improvement over Badger series
November 13, 2014
This disposer replaces Insinkerator Badger 5X that broke after 6+ yrs or so. Ordered it and received the disposer in two days as expected. Plumber installed it. Works well. It is probably 40% quieter than the one before. Not a mega improvement but a welcome improvement. I also give it good grades on the overall footprint under sink. I have a tight under sink area and this compact disposer definitely helps a lot. It also looks a bit cleaner than the dated looking cast-iron Badger. Overall, I am pleased with the purchase. Lastly, for those of you considering Badger, compare Badger and Evolution and I highly recommend Evo series because of its sleek looks, less footprint, two blades as opposed to one in Badger (you get three blades in Evo Excellence but that was an overkill for my undersink area), and 40% quieter. Baffle is removable. Worth every penny. These do not come with power cord so if you need one, order one! Happy recycling!
Quiet disposer, powerful, straightforward to install, with ONE small flaw
June 21, 2014
I recently purchased this to replace a 5-year old In Sink Erator whose bearings had jammed up.Pros:* Easy to install -- follow the instructions or the many online guides. If you're doing it yourself, it's a little tough to attach it to the coupling given its weight, but with some perseverance you can do it.* It's VERY quiet* It's powerful, more powerful than the one I had beforeCons:* Only one minor one -- the way the supplied rubber thing on top sits in the sink drain, water doesn't flow into the drain easily. I think they did this to make sure spoons don't fall down there easily, but definitely the rubber is much stiffer (and perhaps the opening narrower) than the one I had before.The solution is to pull the rubber out and cut off a few millimeters out of each fin sticking out the bottom. Keep iterating on this until water flows smoothly to your satisfaction.
Big Improvement
December 24, 2013
Bought a brand new house, and the builder had installed a Badger 1. While it did the job, it was noisy (kind of like a badger). It also didn't grind up foods very well and frequently clogged the pipes under the sink. So after several years of having to take apart the plumbing to clear clogs (and my wife getting aggravated with a sink full of nasty water), I decided to look for a good two-stage disposer that would do a better job. This is the one. Since this disposer is physically larger than the Badger 1, it took me an afternoon to redo the pipes under the sink to make room for this disposer. While I could have reused the sink flange from my Badger, I opted to replace it with the shiny new flange that came with the Evolution. Quick note: If you have a solid surface sink (like Corian or similar), don't use plumber's putty - use clear silicone, so as not to discolor the Corian. The plumber that did the original installation had used silicone, and it took a while to scrape off the old stuff.I will agree with most reviewers that the Evolution is quiet, much more so than the Badger, but you can still hear it humming when it is running. I too am having the issue with the water flow through the black rubber sink baffle - small pieces of food can block the hole and cause the water to back up into the sink. Pushing the baffle open with a spoon lets the water flow more freely. There are slits on opposite sides of the baffle presumably to assist venting of the grinding chamber, but if the water is turned on too much (even with no food particles in the sink), the baffle fills up and the slits go underwater. Again, pressure on the baffle opens things up. Seems as though air gets trapped in the grinding chamber. The problems with the baffle are frustrating, and I may call Insinkerator to see if there are any options. I would put up with a little more noise to have the water flow more freely. One star off for the baffle design. UPDATE 1/22/14: I did call Insinkerator and described the problem. It took some discussion, but they finally agreed to send me a different baffle. It took a few weeks to get it - the new one does have a slightly different design. Installed it and no more problems with the sink filling up with water. It does allow slightly more noise to come out of the grinding chamber as I suspected it would.When food waste does make its way into the Evolution Compact disposer, it's history; stuff that I used to scrape off into the trash can now goes down the drain. The Evolution Compact makes quick work of it, and doesn't seem to labor at all.My original Badger was hard wired, so not having a power cord was not a problem for me. Check your installation before ordering to see if you need to add the cord.Oh by the way, with the Evolution installation and the plumbing modification, no more clogs!
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Three Star Reviews:

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Three Stars
October 2, 2016
Great looking easily installed, did scratch easily.
I like its one sink design
March 19, 2016
I like its one sink design. The quality "looked" pretty good but it turns out very easy to get scratched after ease use. Now, the beautiful sink appeared lots of scratch only after one month. I wish I would have bought other material sinks not stainless.
Sink is nice but the accessories are falling apart
December 10, 2015
Sink is nice but the accessories are falling apart. Both the stopper and the strainer basket have broken on mine in less than a year.
Love everything about it except that it scratches too easily ...
November 9, 2015
Love everything about it except that it scratches too easily and always looks yucky since it really seems to show water spots. Had a cheap one before this and it never scratched and if you cleaned it, it would stay looking nice. This one looks good until the very next time you turn the water on :(
Initially looks great, but scratches very very easily
November 5, 2015
I was very impressed when I received this sink. It's beautiful and seemed to be of good quality. We recently purchased a home and updated most of the kitchen. We've lived in the home about a week now and the sink has seen very little use, yet is has a bunch of scratches on the bottom. I'm not even sure how they got there. I've been so careful placing dishes in it and cleaned it with a non-abrasive cleaner and a soft cloth. I'm so disappointed. I replaced the sink that came with the home because it was an old, scratched up stainless steel sink. I wanted something nice and new and now this sink looks anything but new. I guess I expected more for the price, brand and great reviews.
More Steel for your dollars.
September 9, 2015
The weight of this sink is 16 pounds vs the model KHU100-32 is 26 pounds. For a little more money you receive 60% more steel.
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Some Cheap Parts
January 17, 2017
The disposal is quiet. In fact, I wonder if it is actually working, was used to that grinding noise in the past! Installation directions were good, was able to put it in myself, (with a helper, too heavy to hold up with one person) however, it still took over 3 hours, we had to go to the store to get parts didn't tell we needed up front. (Plumber's putty). What I DON"T like is the rubber baffle that keeps stuff from falling into the disposal. It is flimsy, doesn't seem to hold into the opening well, the first time I used the disposal, the stupid thing fell into the unit and had to drag it out before it got chewed up and wreaked it! Isn't stiff enough to be correct. The plastic stopper is also cheap. Used to my old unit that had more heavy duty components that were better. Will have to watch this one all the time. If not for this, I would give it 5 stars.
Grinds well but water doesn't drain well
December 24, 2016
Grinds food well, but water does not flow through the rubber guard very well. This is disappointing, since I have always been a big fan of Insinkerator.
It's still better than the less expensive models
December 11, 2016
This is much louder than I would of thought. I have previously ordered a Evolution quit InSinkErator and it was very quiet. I suppose due to the dual blades it just is louder. It's still better than the less expensive models.
Works well but rusting in the first few weeks
February 21, 2016
Works well, is *very* quiet, and was easy for a novice to install with a helper. My wife commented that she wished it was louder so she really knew it was on. I'm a little nervous about rust that I'm seeing after only having it for a few weeks. I'm not sure what's normal, but I think it's really early to see any rusting - guess time will tell if it matters.
Great Disposal, Terrible Baffle
March 25, 2015
There are a lot of plusses to this. Very compact, it fits well under a sink in a 30 inch space. It's very compact and has a clean and simple look. In fairness, most people don't spend a lot of time under their sinks looking at disposals, but still, its nice that it looks good. Very simple installation, I'm not a plumber, but it only took a few minutes. It will take two people to tighten the retaining collar, but still, not difficult.What I hate about it - The baffle for in the sink. It is so constrained that water barely gets down it. If our sink is on full, water comes out of it faster than it goes down, it's better if you turn the disposal on, but I shouldn't need to turn it on when I'm washing my hands. If you get any food at all in the baffle, it clogs it and you need to push it through. Do this with it on using a spoon or what not and risk the wrath of the whirling grinders at the bottom. Alternatively, turn it off and open it by hand. But wait, doesn't that defeat the process of having a disposal, if you don't use it? Why yes it does. New baffles are only about $7 so I'm going to try cutting mine somewhat and seeing if that helps. Seriously though. I spent a lot of money on this, why do I need to use a utility knife to make it work like it should?
Good, not great.
January 4, 2015
Bought this for our kitchen remodel project. Super quiet. However out of the box it had a grinding noise that made it louder than expected prior to actual use. It sounded like a screw or some plastic part was stuck in it. Could not find one. But I had it installed so I left it for a week to see if it would eventually pass. After actual use that grinding noise has minimized. But it still there. Just quieter. It is very quiet other than the slight continual grinding noise. I suspect the motor or grinders are slightly out of balance. Not sure. It isn't bad enough to tear out and replace. But had I known it was going to make this noise I would not have installed it. It does a great job grinding food. Works flawlessly otherwise.
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Not for us!
March 29, 2017
Bought the scratch resistant model and it has a weird texture and the color seems closer to aluminum. I'm afraid it looks cheap. It also doesn't match our appliances or faucet and we're sending it back.
No instructions..... Picture shows it ...
October 24, 2016
No instructions..... Picture shows it includes wings nuts but there are no wing nuts. Also the plate is beveled but in the photo it is straight. The beveled ledge leaves a gap. Wondering if there is missing parts and instruction book?
Ridiculously easy to scratch
June 5, 2016
I should have paid more attention to other reviewers' comments about how easily this sink scratches. Not only does it scratch ridiculously easily - even a Rubbermaid dish pan set in the sink left scratches - but a dry cat food can left in the sink (also dry) for 10 minutes left a ring that I haven't been able to get rid of. Water spatters that are not immediately wiped up leave spots that are difficult to rub out. I wish I'd gone with a competitor's sink, but it was backordered. Too bad this one wasn't. Yes, it's heavy, and yes, it looks great - until you actually use it. As a fuss-free, working sink, it's a dead loss.
Looks good, but easily scratched
March 7, 2016
I purchased this item for my kitchen remodel.I like the appearance of it but the metal durability isn't as promised. It already has a few scratches on it. Can't do anything now since it's an under mount.** vender** is there a scratch seal for this item?
Strainer is half plastic and poor design.
May 16, 2015
The basket strainer is plastic underneath, does not fit flush with the full bowl sink flange for the strainer basket, the white gasket does not mate properly with the strainer flange, no instructions came with the sink/strainer, and the strainer won't pull down flush if the white gasket is used, and depends on plastic parts to draw tight which does not work well enough, so I'm forced to try plumber's putty or silicone, not sure which I'll try first, but the white gasket won't cut it for sure since it keeps the strainer from being flush with the sink bottom and leaves a lip and will not draw tight w/o compromising the plastic parts. Sink is nice enough but am greatly disappointed in the basket strainer which is a poor design over all. Should be all metal, come with directions, and if expected to use the supplied gasket, the gasket should fit much better and draw down flush. Would much prefer a decent strainer than the included washcloth!
I'm very happy with my new sink
October 17, 2014
I'm very happy with my new sink. I just remodeled my kitchen and the sink is perfect. Very good quality for the price.Update, I am bit disappointed with this sink. It has scratched so easily. I used a very soft dish brush to clean it. I can't believe how much it scratched. Even the little rubber stoppers on the legs of the rack have scratched the sink. There are marks in the sink from them. It's very hard to clean also. I realize part of this is having stainless steel, but I had a stainless sink in the past and it was not like this.
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Rust developed on one of grind "stainless" components in two months after the disposal's installation.
September 23, 2017
One of grind impellers, or lugs, mounted on a spinning plate, became covered by rust after two months since thisdisposal has been installed though specification mentioned that grind components were made of stainless steel.
Disappointed. Don't understand all the 5 star reviews.
September 3, 2017
Unimpressed. Doesn't come with a cord. That's a crappy move.Baffle doesn't allow water or food to drain, requires modification.Not really quiet, sounds cheap.Do not recommend.
Exceptionally quiet and high quality, but the slow sink baffle is annoying. UPDATE: Poor grinding ability ruins the disposer.
September 4, 2015
My Badger 5 had a "feature" where if you overloaded the grind chamber ever so slightly, it would explode the trap under the sink and spew water and foodstuffs all over the interior of the cabinets. Although I love excitement as much as the next guy I am sure you can see why this is sub-optimal.Enter the Evolution Compact.PROS:1. Installation took 15 minutes from start to finish. I can't stress enough how easy it was. The plumbing rough-ins are identical and the overall footprint is about the same.2. This thing is nearly silent when it's running. While the Badger was appropriately named, I'd call this one "Silent but deadly."3. The grinding capability is superior to the Badger in every way. While I haven't stuffed it with potato peels or shrimp shells, I cannot wait for the opportunity to push this to its limits. If I have a p-trap explosion again I will be incredibly surprised.CONS:1. Expensive - I went with this over the Waste King L-8000 for ease of installation, but it's nearly twice the price. I doubt it's twice as good.2. Slow drain - The Quiet Collar Sink Baffle is the key to the quiet operation - While the Badger's sink baffle was open and allowed food/water to drain easily, the Evolution Compact is much slower/tighter. This is because a "water dam" forms on top of it to keep the sound down. When you operate the Badger or Evolution Compact dry, they sound nearly identical. With the water running, the Evolution Compact is almost completely silent. It's still a pain in the butt.3. When I installed the Badger 5, I took about a half an hour to square up the sink flange and make it perfectly straight. Upon installing the Evolution Compact I overtightened it ever so slightly and moved the flange about 5 degrees. Naturally, this makes me want to burn my house to the ground as it's obviously ruined. You may be more tolerant than me, though.UPDATE 1/20/16:I have come to hate this disposer. Yes, it's still silent. Yes, it's reliable. But it is amazing to me the things that this disposer WON'T grind. Lemons, brussels sprouts, garlic peels, sausage casings - All of them will sit in the chamber indefinitely, no matter how long you run the unit. If I had to do it over again I'd spring for a higher-end unit or a Waste-King. Disappointed.
You have to use your hand to shove food down and that is never a good thing. I am looking for a replacement insert ...
December 19, 2014
This is a quite disposer and works well, but the rubber insert holds food in the sink and does not draw it down when the unit is on. You have to use your hand to shove food down and that is never a good thing. I am looking for a replacement insert for the drain now.
Unit damaged on arrival
December 16, 2014
Great Price/Great Disposal if it workedItem as sold as refurbished. I was fine with that aspect. Unit was clean with all parts included on arrival. It was obvious the carton had been opened - again I was ok with that as the product description stated that carton might be opened. This particular model is available to the trades exclusively -not available at retail. Since the unit arrived with a 3 prong plug already attached, I plugged it in to see if it worked - and - NO - obvious from horrific sound something was amiss inside the unit.Hassle of not having unit available and having to run out and get one outweighed the modest savings of buying a refurbished unit.
Leaked at seam & poor splash guard design
November 29, 2013
Started leaking in first 2 weeks! Appeared to have hairline crack in seam of chamber. Either a lemon or just cheap materials.Splash guard at sink also isn't well designed. The splash guard is inserted after installation. When we removed leaking device, we found particles of food debris were already starting to accumulate under metal ridge of neck. Yuck! That never happened with older InSinkErator we were replacing, which has splash guard built into the disposal neck.Good feature - sound insulation; the disposal was nearly silent when turned on. I had to look through rubber splash guard just to confirm it was actually working! Never seen one so quiet.
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Bought this sink for my daughter's new kitchen. It ...
August 12, 2017
Bought this sink for my daughter's new kitchen. It was installed 3 days ago and is rusting!! Can't take it out without paying someone to remove and reinstall.
Waste of time and money!
March 23, 2017
We updated our kitchen and bought this sink. We've had it for about a month, and already there is a ring of rust in the bottom (from a mason jar lid sitting there.) The rust ring *will not* scrub out! I am beyond mad about this!! Also, like others have mentioned, it scratches very easily.We paid good money for this sink, and we paid good money to have it installed. What a complete waste!!And, this has nothing to do with the one-star rating, but it is not smooth. It is a bit bumpy, so no suction cup will stick to it. We bought a suction cup wire rack to hold the sponge, but we can't use it.
Arrived with large dent in side
November 25, 2013
The sink arrived with a large dent in it, which couldn't have happened during shipping. The sink was carefully packaged and there was no room for movement in the box, which leads me to believe that the dent occurred prior to packaging. That being said, this is a beautiful sink - very good quality and heavy so whatever caused the dent must have been done with some blunt force. My contractor was able to work out the dent, otherwise this would have gone back for replacement. With the dent, a rating of one star. Without the dent, 5 stars.
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Noise beast.
March 2, 2017
Wow - hard to install not as easy as insinkerator. And noise level unacceptable. The rubber splash guard pops out - not
poor
November 12, 2016
Can not get this to stop leaking water from the dishwasher connection, poor design
as of a few months ago this garbage disposal sucks
October 9, 2016
as of a few months ago this garbage disposal sucks!!!! loud and annoying. works great from day one till a few moths ago. not worth the money.
One Star
July 6, 2016
The gear shaft is broken after 6 months of use
One Star
December 19, 2015
Quit working after 3 months
One Star
May 18, 2015
This unit is not compact. In fact it was larger than the standard unit it was replacing.
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Features
Article Number
Article Number
0846639001236
0712703014122
0846639023603
0846639012447
0846639012454
Brand
Brand
Kraus
InSinkErator
Kraus
Kraus
Kraus
Color
Color
Stainless Steel
Grey
Stainless Steel
Satin
Satin
Currency
Currency
USD
USD
USD
USD
USD
Height
Height
393.7 in
511.8 in
78.7 in
275.6 in
275.6 in
Length
Length
1240.2 in
511.8 in
733.5 in
590.5 in
514.2 in
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Kraus
InSinkErator
Kraus
Kraus
Kraus
Model
Model
KBU14
Evolution
KPF-1630SS
KBU16
KBU17
MPN
MPN
KBU14
COMPACT
KPF-1630SS
KBU16
KBU17
Number of Parts
Number of Parts
KBU14
COMPACT
KPF-1630SS
KBU16
KBU17
Product Group
Product Group
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Product Type
Product Type
PLUMBING_FIXTURE
PLUMBING_FIXTURE
PLUMBING_FIXTURE
PLUMBING_FIXTURE
PLUMBING_FIXTURE
Publisher
Publisher
Kraus
InSinkErator
Kraus
Kraus
Kraus
Quantity
Quantity
1
1
1
1
1
Reviews
Reviews
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Studio
Studio
Kraus
InSinkErator
Kraus
Kraus
Kraus
Warranty
Warranty
Limited Lifetime
4 Years All Parts and Labor
Limited Lifetime
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Weight
Weight
56.8 oz
0.7 oz
14.8 oz
20.8 oz
33.5 oz
Width
Width
723.6 in
366.1 in
329.9 in
728.3 in
423.2 in
Feature
Feature

Premium T-304 Stainless Steel Construction

Sound Insulated with Thick Rubber Dampening Pads & Stone Guard Undercoating

Non-Porous Corrosion-Resistant Surface

Commercial-Grade Satin Finish

Scratch and Stain-Resistant

SoundSeal Technology, featuring advanced sound insulation and anti-vibration components, reduces noise levels compared to standard disposers

MultiGrind Technology with two grind stages to quickly grind difficult food waste you wouldn't put in a standard disposer

34.6 oz. Grind chamber and stainless steel grind components for longevity

3/4 Horsepower Dura-Drive Induction Motor; power cord not included

We Come To You 4-Year In-Home Limited Warranty

Lead-free waterway construction

Lite touch single-lever temperature & flow control

Dual-function pull-down spray head

1.8 GPM (6.8 L/min) flow rate at 60Psi

Certified & listed by cupc, NSF 61, NSF 372, AB 1953, cal green

LiteTouch Single-Lever Temperature & Flow Control

Premium t-304 stainless Steel construction

Sound insulated with thick rubber dampening pads & stone guard undercoating

Non-porous corrosion-resistant surface

Commercial-grade Satin finish

Scratch and stain-resistant

Premium t-304 stainless Steel construction

Sound insulated with thick rubber dampening pads & stone guard undercoating

Non-porous corrosion-resistant surface

Commercial-grade Satin finish

Scratch and stain-resistant

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