General Electric garbage disposals are powerful kitchen appliances that grind food scraps in a chamber with an ultra sharp blade. Water rinses over the food scraps and takes them on down the drain. More and more cities are encouraging their residents to install food disposal units to cut down on the amount of food waste in landfills.

GE garbage disposals come with a one-year warranty from General Electric. Dual impellers or blades chop the food and are standard on all models. Manual reset buttons are also standard on all GE brand garbage disposals. Depending on the GE garbage disposal model you purchase, it should have the appropriate drain connector, sink elbow, dishwasher connectors and sink connector as part of the package. Here are some specs to consider before you buy a GE disposer:

1. The capacity, or amount of food the GE disposers can hold.

2. The horsepower of the GE food waste disposer.

3. The grinding speed, or RPM, of the GE garbage disposal model.

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Pick continuous feed GE disposers

These disposal units turn on and off with an electrical switch located near the sink and water source. They are the most common type of disposer GE makes. General Electric Company offers nine models that range from 1/3 to 1 horsepower.

I recommend: Appliance Parts Warehouse has models of GE brand garbage disposals from ½ horsepower to 1 horsepower size in stock. Abt Electronics sells discounted GE disposers in the 1/3 horsepower size. Other sizes are available as well.

Choose batch feed GE garbage disposers

Powerful batch feed GE disposers turn on from the sink stopper. If you don't want to run electricity to a wall switch, this might be a good option for you to choose. Batch disposals are not as common as continuous feed disposals.

I recommend: Buy GE disposers from AppliancesDirect.com, a division of Harry Miller Appliances. They have nine models of GE sink disposals, including a batch disposal, on their website. AJ Madison also offers a ¾ horsepower batch disposal, along with five other models.

Find repair parts for General Electric disposers

General Electric garbage disposals seldom need repairs but when they do, you can find GE disposer parts easily. GE garbage disposer repair is fairly simple, but if you're not comfortable working with electricity or plumbing, you should hire a plumber to fix your garbage disposal.

I recommend: RepairClinic.com has easy to read diagrams to help you find which GE garbage disposer parts you need to repair your unit. AppliancePartsPros.com offers a selection of replacement parts, including power cords, for GE garbage disposers.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Make sure all employees know how to operate the General Electric disposers on your property, and instruct them in basic safety techniques. If all the employees know how to properly use your General Electric garbage disposals, you can expect many of years of service from them.