Fix tight flaps priced right

The previous rubber splash guard was 5 years old and it was time for a replacement, works great, make sure to slide it down until it fits, easy to remove and clean.

Compared to the manufacturer's replacement cost, you can't beat the price! It fits perfectly and because it's dual layered, it definitely reduces the disposal noise.

Let's keep this simple, something the ad for this product has trouble doing. This is a replacement splash guard for an in-sink garbage disposer. There are two reasons you would buy it "“ as a replacement for an identical one that comes standard on certain brands of disposers if that one somehow got damage, or to convert the type of guard many other brands use, a type often called a starburst.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

My new disposer brand is Frigidaire, a name not often associated with garbage disposers. That's not their main business and the unit itself is actually made by Electrolux. It, like most disposers sold these days, is the type that that has a rubber flapper just inside the drain hole that is meant let garbage fall into the grinding section and let water flow freely whether the motor is running or not. Unfortunately for all of its niceties the fatal flaw on this model is that the flapper is what they call a starburst, it is an essentially flat piece of rubber with a tiny hole in and six slightly larger holes around it with a slit cut between them. Most people don't like this design because even without trash in it the water backs up because it can't drain fast enough and with trash you have to mash into the drain with a fork or spoon but hopefully not your finger.

THE SOLUTION

This design, while not unique to the product I am reviewing, goes about it a little differently. First off the center hole is larger so water can drain more naturally. Second, other than the center hole the rest of the piece is solid rubber, but very flexible, and molded in such way that there are five triangular slides that let waste immediately flow into the drain without backing up.

YES OR NO

At only about six bucks this splash guard needs zero installation skills, it just pops into place in about 10 seconds and fits just as snugly and securely as the original. Once you use it you will never see yourself going back to the starburst design. There are a lot of companies selling guards that look like this but they may not be as flexible, or maybe they are better, I can't try them all. I can say that this one works and I am very happy with it and believe it earns a full five stars.

Water is a little slow to drain, but that's okay...