Costco had a great deal on a garbage disposal, I just bought it. I think it's an American Standard 1 1/2 hp.

http://m.costco.com/American-Standard-1.25-Waste-Disposer.product.100247195.html Sorry llooks like 1. 25 hp.

The last disposal I bought was a Sears Kenmore. From the features it appears to be identical to the top Insinkerators. It looks like you will need to move the electric outlet box. Since you want an air actuator that should not be a problem.

I am skeptical that your leak is coming from the reset button. Pull the disposal, fill it full of water, and check. I'll bet it's leaking at the gasket.

I had the same thing happen with my previous disposal -- a jam, freed with the wrench, and leaked from the bottom afterward. Not fixable as far as I could discover. Took it out and did without until the remodel happened.

We had the Badger and just replaced it with another Badger today. I wanted the same one since it fit and the dishwasher drains into it and it would hook back up the same. We didn't even have to change the hook up in the sink. Mine has the switch in the wall behind the sink. I don't see why your switch couldn't move to there. The air gap is for your dishwasher, so dirty water won't back up and drain into your clean in case of a plumbing back up. The bigger ones are really about the same size, so I don't see why you couldn't put a different one in. Oh, and yes, mine rusted out and was leaking from the bottom.

OK, I just Googled air switch and that looks good. I haven't seen one of those. I haven't had a problem with the one in the wall, I would NOT like the switch under the sink! What would you do with your air gap for the dishwasher?

Thanks y'all. As a few of y'all noted, the electric box for the air switch doesn't fit into the outlet because of the location of the outlet right behind the disposal. Boo. So we'll have to see if we can get an electrician to come out to move the box.

Do y'all think plugging in a short extension cord into the outlet and plugging the air switch into the extension cord would be a bad idea in the meantime?

NO to extension cords. However you have power to the present switch and that switch could easily be changed to an outlet for the air switch box to plug into.

Where I live the garbage disposal requires a dedicated outlet.

I wish I was as happy as lily'smom is with our air switch and am seriously considering having it removed and a soap pump installed instead. The reason is it keeps breaking and we don't even use it that much. So far we're on #3 and it's only been about five years since it was installed.

We have the ISE Evolution Compact. It is 3/4 horsepower but works fine with deep Rohl sink. We just did remodel and noticed with the ISE disposals, they have changed the rubber sink baffle design. It does not drain the water as well with the deep sink. But replaced it with another baffle they make and works fine. I had switch put under the sink cabinet since we don't use it that much and did not want another outlet on on tile wall. Did think about the air switch but decided against it

If you used a heavy duty short extension cord, I'm not seeing a problem.

Lukkirish, something has to be wrong - installation maybe? We've had ONLY air switches since 2006 and have never had one break.

Lukkirish...We've had our air switch since 2008 and have had no problems whatsoever. What happens to yours? Does it just stop turning the GD on/off? Does the button no longer push in/release? Something else?