I purchased a Waste King 9930 a few weeks ago. It is extremely noisy, but the reviews say it's pretty quiet. Could it be installed incorrectly?
752042
I am not sure how you could install one incorrectly. All I can say is that it is much quieter than the badger we had previously.
752043
Chances are you installed it properly. What I thought too was going to be a quiet disposal was rather noisy. But is there really such thing as a quiet food grinder?
752044
My experience, and most others by their reviews, is that the Waste King 9930 is a relatively quiet appliance. Please examine its mounting as a source of your noise.
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Make sure the metal band that holds it to the drain is completely tightened so it isn't vibrating. Also (Make sure it is off and can't be turned on before) and check that something hard hasn't fallen into the blades, so that it makes a noise when it grinds.
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NO! Just did a return on the Waste King 1.0 horsepower quick connect because the ring is part of the screw on collar. I saw nothing on the Waste King or on any reviews or on the answer that said other wise, now I'm out return shipping, but got what I wanted and what looks good.
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I did not personally hook it up. I can say that I was not told to go purchase anything to go with the disposal and I didn't hear any complaints that something wasn't available. Mine was hooked up to my dishwasher. I agree with Douglas. Very powerful and works like a charm. I am so pleased and happy with my Waste King.
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Yeah I just set mine up and the motor is pretty loud. I'm thinking of returning it because of that even though everything else is great.
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It shouldn't be that loud! Mine is roughly a month old and it's only "noisy" when it it isn't full of water. Try filling to the max, if that doesnt help try cleaning the motor. Other than that it could be a bad motor......
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I Guess as garbage disposals go it's fairly quiet. It's not excessively noisy. I'm satisfied with my purchase. Hope this helps.
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Have you tried filling it over the max level? Mine always made some noise, but as long as it was full it was more quiet. I'm sure that you already tried cleaning it and everything else that I would think of... Good luck!
999125
Tried mine last night for the first time, makes so much noise that I had to go back to my old unit. Will try again in a different area and see if that helps
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my 500 was getting loud and not working as good,, this unit is way quieter and seemed to do as good or better than original one ..hope helped.
1719447
My two aren't noisy at all. They're substantially quieter than I expected. I sometimes check to be sure it flushed. Always does.
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With most in-wall units like these, I've found noise is mostly a symptom of poor installation. Failing to fit the unit in exactly right (using all the right foam wedges) will torque the chassis ever so slightly, or otherwise change the tolerances of some of plastic parts so that certain parts will buzz or rattle. A perfectly plumb, level, careful installation should allow your unit to hum along peacefully.
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We have not had any problems since it was installed. I m mildly dissappointed that it is not quieter, but all in all I am satified.
646043
I have only had the unit one night, but the fan noise does seem a little loud. Which is unfortunate because I kept reading how quiet it is and that is one of the main reasons I bought one. Not sure if it is just my unit, or if this is just how normally loud it is for others? Also, my fan ALWAYS seems to be running, even if I am not pushing it hard at all.
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It is not too bad from a noise perspective. Mine runs in the basement almost constantly and is OK. If you spend a lot of time next to it the noise could be of concern. The unit is energy start rated but my electrical consumption has significantly jumped this year. Mainly because I have the drain hose connected to it so it runs much more than my old unit where I would forget to empty the bucket on a regular basis.
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Hello Debby, The short answer to that is no, I have had two of these PW3500s and apart from the cooling fan which is very quite they make no noise, even on full load.John.
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Mine is quiet but it depends on which setting you use. If it's on the lowest and is still very loud then there is an issue.
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I think mine makes less noise than the one it replaced, but it is certainly not silent. It's all relative, I guess.