If your family is accustomed to and annoyed at having to pause their television program in the next room when you run the garbage disposal (because it is so loud), then you will love how quiet this product is. I wonder though, how quiet is quiet enough? This thing is so quiet I can barely hear it over the sound of the water coming out of the faucet; I can forget that it is running sometimes. Obviously this model is a premium product and costs more than others down the line, so for some folks on a budget you might get enough bang for your buck with a less-premium model. 

Installation was pretty easy; I was replacing an older Insinkerator model which had the easy on/off collar already in place. If you do not need the push-button control, you do not need to install it (I didn't).