no issues here after 2 years

I have 3 including one in an outdoor kitchen on saltwater - no issues after 8+ years. Mine are insinkerator.

I've had air switches in 2 kitchens, 14 years and 5 years, never ever an issue. Your contractor is probably of the "I don't know it therefore it is bad" school. Keep an eye on his work.

Never had any problems! So much classier than a wall switch

• Excellent, quiet garbage disposal: InSinkerator 3/4 HP Evolution Compact
• InSinkErator CRD-00 Garbage Disposal Power Cord Kit (required)
• Garbage Disposal Air Switch (lots of these on Amazon)

Same here, my last remodel we used one and it was fine. Going to do the same with the kitchen I'm starting now too.

I've had them in several houses and never had an issue. Insinkerator brand for disposal and air switch mechanism under sink. The actual counter button/trim can be any brand that matches the finish of your faucet.

Mine was installed over five years ago, used several times a day, and works fine.

@chispa I just posted a question about that exact item matching faucet finish...had a very negative response lol.

@vicbayside, some people only know how to give negative responses! I responded on your thread with some suggestions. These little air-switch buttons can be quite pricey, so some people will match in another brand simply because they don't want to spend extra for a fancy brand name. Of course, that is easier to do with something like chrome or stainless.

My mom had one that failed, after a really long time (20+ years). I'm sure they are fine. They do seem more complicated than necessary, why bother when a wall toggle switch is easy to both install and use and will last essentially forever?

I wanted an air switch because a disposal switch would have been placed inconveniently, for one. They are definitely not common here as the electrician needed it explained, and I haven’t seen one at anyone else’s house. It was totally a houzz discovery for me.

We have one on our island sink and I wish we would have used one on our cleanup sink. Cleanup sink has wall switch. I am short and it‘s a strecth for me to reach it. 5 1/2 years and so far no problems with the air switch.

@rwiegand if a sink is in an island then a wall switch is not possible. In our previous house our prep sink in the island had a switch but it was in the cabinet. You had to open the cabinet to use the switch. An air switch is a much better application for an island,

No problems in the over 15 years ours has been in use.
They're safer with wet hands because there is no direct connection to an electrical circuit.

They're less intrusive than a switch and no needless interruption in the backsplash.

I can't think of any negatives to them!

Both our disposal and the air switch are from InSinkErator. We have the Evolution Septic Assist since we're on septic instead of sewer.

I suspect your contractor just doesn't want to do it, for whatever reason, so he's giving you a line of bull****.

BTW...If your disposal is InSinkErator, be sure you do not get a "Badger" -- that's the cheap production builder model and it does not last. Get an Evolution model.

The only issue I've had with my air switch is that it collects water (okay, I'll admit that I'm sloppier at the sink than the average person.) It's easy to pop off the trim, remove the button, and empty any accumulated water periodically.

No problem in the ten years I had one.