This disposal is amazing. I had to change out the entire setup in the sink, but it really wasn't that hard to do. I did it all with a screwdriver and a wrench in less than an hour. The most time consuming part was driving to the store to get an extension cord. A 3 foot long cord would have been ample for most setups, in fact it would have been long enough for my project if I had mounted my disposal in the other sink instead, but then I would have had to change all the plumbing around below, so it was easier for me to drive down to the local hardware store and pick up a short power strip. It was just 6 inches short, so a 4' long power cord would have done it, and I even considered changing out the power cord to do it. By the way, if you want to hard wire your disposal in, it would be really easy to remove the power cord and replace it with regular wiring. Just a small nut on the bottom of the unit and you have easy access to the white, black, and ground. I had some plumbers putty out in the garage, and you will need some to install the disposal. I had a harder time figuring out how to remove the old home depot brand disposal mounting bracket than I did installing this new one. I switched them out in under half an hour, and flipped the switch for a test run. It was amazing how quiet it was! A couple features I love about it are the reset button on the bottom of the unit in the back. I suppose that will help avoid motor burnout which is why we had to replace it in the first place. I had some aquarium rocks fall into the old one and burned out the motor on it. It's really skinny compared to my last one, so it doesn't take up a lot of room underneath the sink. It's really quiet and so far has ground up and washed away everything we've sent into it, which isn't much since I just did the job last weekend. It has a power cord, so you can install and then plug it in without having to worry about wire nuts or waterproofing. And it was only about fifty dollars, so you can't beat the price. The Cons of the unit are cheap plastic housing, so be careful not to crack it when you are removing the dishwasher drain plug. I don't think you'd have to worry about the plastic housing otherwise. It shouldn't have to receive a lot of abuse hanging under a kitchen sink, but then again, we don't have kids. It was a little short on the power cord, but not too big a deal to really justify complaining about. My wife didn't like the mouth of the disposal being so small, but I think it's probably a good safety precaution to keep fingers away from the grinder. And there isn't a wrench port on the unit to manually turn the grinder. The instruction manual showed putting a stick into the unit and working the grinder that way. I don't think that's nearly as safe or good idea as the old wrench method from below. I will complain that I had to change out the entire setup instead of being able to just pop it into the old mounting bracket, but that's just me being petty and whiney. It wasn't that hard, and I did the whole thing by myself while my wife was at work. With the 2 brands coming from different companies, I should expect a difference like that and to have to change out the whole setup. I was nervous about it, but I shouldn't have been. That part was almost the easiest part of the whole project it turned out. In conclusion, if you aren't going to be rough on it, this is the best unit you could buy. I'd recommend it to anyone. And if you have a dishwasher, please remember to pop that drain plug out before putting the drain hose on it. I felt so stupid the first time I replaced our disposal and called a repairman to come see why the dishwasher wasn't draining. He took the drain hose off, stuck a screwdriver in there, and popped it right out, then retrieved the drain plug with a pair of needle nose pliers. Thankfully he didn't charge me for the call. He didn't feel the need to add insult to injury. But I'm sure he had a good laugh all the way home.
