LOVE, love mine. It is so convenient.

We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel, and are considering one. Have to hurry and get one before granite workers arrive. I've always had fears about reaching for that disposal switch when my hands are soaking wet.

We didn't need any kind of switch, because we picked a batch disposal, which has the switch mechanism built into the stopper & throat of the disposal. We have the Insinkerator Evolution Cover Control model and love it. It's so much safer, and it's easier to see inside the GD because it doesn't have the rubber flange.

I really really love my airswitch. I haven't had it that long, but so far, thumbs up!

Love it. My sink is in the island so its a perfect solution

We shall have an airswitch for the light over the sink -- someone else on this forum has one and I thought it seemed like a terrific idea! (like gizmonike, we'll have a batch feed disposal so no need for any switch)

We have two - one for the prep sink and one for the main. For the prep sink in our island, it is safer than the regular switch our old island had mounted on the panel in front of the sink - the old one could get accidentally switched by leaning against us. The air switch is also very convenient because we put it right next to the faucet handle.

Like a lot of kitchens, our main sink is in front of a big window - the old wall switch for the GD was a very long reach. Again the air switch next to the faucet handle is a big improvement.

We have 2 also...one for the main sink, and one for the prep sink in the island. I was skeptical also until my electrician put them in. Love them...looks a lot better than a switch in the wall or backsplash.

Love it!!

Love mine.

It has been terrific for us. So convenient and it is nice to not have the switch under the sink where our boy would play with it if it was there. Definitely worth it for us.

I am planning on installing one. But I'm worried about child safety. Thoughts?? Does anyone have one with small children? I don't know exactly how it works, so I'm not sure if this should even be a concern.

I went air-switch over-board! I have three at my main sink (for disposal, light over sink, and undercab lights):

And I have one at my island sink for the disposal:

*silly question* Where can I buy an air switch? It can work for lighting too?

Love mine. Had to buy it at Home Depot Expo, because the plummer was coming the next day and I had forgotten all about it. Oil Rubbed Bronze, $70.
Ouch!

Jenny, I think anything in the kitchen should be a concern regarding child safety but it's like all things you have to teach them about and you have to watch them like a hawk. The switch I have is located at the rear of the sink so my grandson would have to get up on a chair to push it and then stick his hand down the sink to get hurt. Of course that could happen but I also have a stove, knife drawer, etc. I really like having mine, I think you will too.

Yup. You can use them for lights too. Very easy to do. Just make sure both your electrician and plumber are aware beforehand. The air switch is great because there is no risk of electrical/water issues AT your sink/countertop, but you do need to have electrical UNDERNEATH somewhere!
We have a corner sink and had no nearby wall space for a regular switch, so our sink light and disposal both run by air switches, like soonermagic's.

I had never heard of or seen an air switch in my life until I started reading the Garden Web. I have had mine for almost 2 months and love it. (of course I have never had a garb disp either)I just knew I didn't want a switch on the wall (always putting my daughters on thinking it was a light switch) and my husband suggested on the wall of my sink cabinet. I also did not want to be bending over and not being able to see the opening of the disposal. This thing is so simple and easy. Home Depot-around $60.00 brushed nickel.

Love mine, too! We got ours from the same plumbing supply place where we bought our faucet. Ours is metal, very solid and the finish matches our faucet perfectly. It's a little hard to see in this old pic but it's a little behind and to the right of the sprayer.
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They are fantastic. Can be purchased at Lowe's or Home Depot and probably a million other places.

FYI, I got a look, like I wasn't as quite smart as he first thought, when I mentioned them to my electrician, who buy the way is only about 21-23 yrs old, and he informed me they are PNEUMATIC switches. Clearly, I was misled as to the terminology and got one of those hand hitting head lightbulb moments after he said it, since I was using a PNEUMATIC flooring nailer at the time, not an "air flooring nailer". You might want to use the more professional term when asking about them to plumbers and electricians. :)

Sue

Sue
I think you just have a Cocky twenty something electrian!

everywhere online including plumbing supply they are listed as Air switches or push button actuators, try asking your professional for that LOL.

I think you might be right. :)
I like the push button actuator even better.
Sue

I am thinking of adding one of these. I currently have the GD switch on the wall to the left of the sink. I see that they are approx $70 or so, but will it take a long time for the electrician to install it? Is this a job for the electrician or the plumber? I'm trying to keep electrican/plumber costs to a minimum because I was recently RAKED/RIPPED off by a plumber on a bath remodel. Any thoughts on added labor/costs for changing the switch from the wall to an air switch?

In my current kitchen my switch is under the sink. I had planned to keep it there. Then my electricin reminded me that I am installing a farm sink and it will be a lonnng reach. Glad he was thinking! I'll be putting one in. Prefer it to the alternative which would be a switch on my backsplash.

They are pneumatic, but sold as "air switch".

I love mine. I always hated flipping a live electrical switch with wet hands.

Do you think it will cost a lot more to get an air switch if you already have a switch on the wall? Electrician & Plumber or just one?

Thanks,
Sally