There is plenty of room for storage underneath with a garbage disposal. We have the ISE compact evolution and love it. It is so quiet and I wouldn't live without it. DH installed keeping the plumbing as streamlined as possible. Good Luck!

Thank you so much for posting that pic. We were at the plumbing supply store recently and believe it or not I;m not sure which model we are even getting. I know it is a 1HP ISE but I never asked the salesmen the exact name and I don't have the paperwork right now. Boy, do I feel dumb.

Now I am thinking we should go with the compact model. By the way do you know the width of your sink cabinet. Mine will be 30".

Glorydays, I have the 3/4 HP compact ISE in a 18" base cabinet:

Your sink cabinet will be almost twice as wide as mine. Also, notice in the picture above how far back the disposal is in the cabinet? As long as your sink has a rear drain, you'll have tons of room in your sink base, even with a full sized disposal.

Here's a pic of my ISE Evolution Compact in a deep sink base cabinet (deep sink = less room under sink) and I still have plenty of room.

Thank you everybody for your pictures. It really helped. Now I know I will have enough storage.

I also got the ISE Evolution Compact so that I would have the extra space underneath. Ditto what everyone said.

Rear drains (or a side drain) and neat installations are the key.

I have the Evolution Compact (only available as 3/4HP) under my prep sink. We still have plenty of room for all the dog and cat foods and treats as well as a couple of cleaning supplies under that sink. The full HP model is a little larger, but I don't think the size difference would be a problem in most situations. On the other hand, the 3/4 Hp seems just as powerful and more quiet than our (non-Evolution) 1 HP under the main sink. I think either size will be fine, but get an Evolution (they are quieter) and be careful to make sure the plumbing is installed to maintain as much open space s possible inthe cabinet.

Glorydays, our cabinet is 30" and everything fits fine. Good Luck!

I have a 15" sink base in my island for the prep sink, and the evolution 3/4 fills the base pretty tight, though there was room for some electrical outlets and a few wires since it's a crossroads cabinet for all of the plumbing and wiring of the island. I will be able to keep soap under there, but that's about all.

And yet, I'd rather have a disposal in a sink that have an under sink cabinet. I love them that much :o)

My main sink cabinet is huge (corner) so it's not an issue there, but I wanted to share both perspectives :)

Glordays, thanks for posting this, it's been helpful for me as well. Now, I am just trying to decide if I should get a 3/4 or 1hp. I am definitely going to get an ISE from what everyone says here, but which one, the Excel, Essential or Compact Evolution? Is there a big difference between the 3/4 and 1 hp? LASCATZ, A bit OT, but what kind of 1hp disposal do you have?

Thanks!