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                                  UNITED STATES

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   SCHEDULE 13D

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                (Amendment No. 6)

                               Insilco Corporation
                                                                       

                                 (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock (Par Value $.001 Per Share)
                                                                       
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    457659704
                                                                       
                                  (CUSIP Number)

                             David J. Greenwald, Esq.
                               Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                                 85 Broad Street
                               New York, NY  10004
                                  (212) 902-1000

                                                                       
             (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                      to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 10, 1997
                                                                       
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

         If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Sched-
         ule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
         Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
         1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box:  / /<PAGE>
         ___________________

         CUSIP NO. 457659704
         ___________________

                                                                       
         1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund I, L.P.
                                                                       
         2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                             (a)    / /
                                                             (b)    / /
                                                                       
         3.   SEC USE ONLY

                                                                       
         4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS

              OO; WC
                                                                       
         5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                        / /
                                                                       
         6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              Delaware
                                                                       
            Number of        7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
              Shares                 -0-
           Beneficially                                                
             Owned By        8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                  
               Each                3,061,300                           
             Reporting                                                 
            Person With      9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
                                     -0-
                                                                       
                             10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    3,061,300
                                                                       
         11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
             PERSON

             3,061,300
                                                                       
         12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES                                         / /
                                                                       
         13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             45.2%
                                                                       

         14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             PN
                                                                       

                                PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES<PAGE>
         ___________________

         CUSIP NO. 457659704
         ___________________

                                                                       
         1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
                                                                       
         2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                             (a)    / /
                                                             (b)    / /
                                                                       
         3.   SEC USE ONLY

                                                                       
         4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS

              WC
                                                                       
         5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                        / /
                                                                       
         6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              Delaware
                                                                       
            Number of        7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
              Shares                 334
           Beneficially                                                
             Owned By        8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                  
               Each                3,061,300                           
             Reporting                                                 
            Person With      9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
                                     334
                                                                       
                             10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    3,061,300
                                                                       
         11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
             PERSON

             3,061,634
                                                                       
         12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES                                         / /
                                                                       
         13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             45.2%
                                                                       

         14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             HC; PN
                                                                       

                                PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES<PAGE>
         ___________________

         CUSIP NO. 457659704
         ___________________

                                                                       
         1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                                                                       
         2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                             (a)    / /
                                                             (b)    / /
                                                                       
         3.   SEC USE ONLY

                                                                       
         4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS

              WC
                                                                       
         5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                        /x/
                                                                       
         6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              Delaware
                                                                       
            Number of        7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
              Shares                 -0-
           Beneficially                                                
             Owned By        8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                  
               Each                3,061,300                           
             Reporting                                                 
            Person With      9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
                                     -0-
                                                                       
                             10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    3,061,300
                                                                       
         11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
             PERSON

             3,061,300
                                                                       
         12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES                                         / /
                                                                       
         13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             45.2%
                                                                       

         14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             BD; PN; IA
                                                                       

                                PAGE 4 OF 7 PAGES<PAGE>

                               
                               
                               AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO 
                                   SCHEDULE 13D
                         RELATING TO THE COMMON STOCK OF
                                     INSILCO 
                                   CORPORATION

                   Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund I, L.P. ("Water
         Street"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The
         Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group" and, collectively with
         Water Street and Goldman Sachs, the "Reporting Persons")* here-
         by file this Amendment No. 6 (this "Amendment No. 6") to the
         statement on Schedule 13D filed with respect to the Common
         Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
         Insilco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), as
         most recently amended by Amendment No. 5 thereto dated July
         16, 1997 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D").  Unless otherwise
         indicated, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
         shall have the same meanings as those set forth in the Schedule
         13D.

         ITEM 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

                   Item 7 is hereby amended by adding thereto the fol-
         lowing:
 
                   The following is to be filed herewith as an Exhibit
              to this Amendment No. 6:
 

                   (9)  Engagement Letters, dated as of July 10, 1997,
                        between Insilco Corporation and Goldman Sachs.

                   

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         


         __________________
         *    Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein
         shall be construed as an admission that Water Street, Goldman
         Sachs or GS Group constitute a "person" for any purpose other than
         Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
         (the "Exchange Act"), or that Water Street, Goldman Sachs and GS
         Group constitute a "group" for any purpose.



                                PAGE 5 OF 7 PAGES<PAGE>


                                      SIGNATURE

                   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
         and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this state-
         ment is true, complete and correct.


                                       WATER STREET CORPORATE RECOVERY
                                       FUND I, L.P.

                                       By:  Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
                                            its General Partner


                                            By: /s/  Terence M. O'Toole
                                                _________________________
                                                Name:  Terence M. O'Toole
                                                Title: Managing Director


                                       GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.


                                       By:  /s/  Terence M. O'Toole
                                            _________________________
                                            Name:  Terence M. O'Toole
                                            Title: Managing Director


                                       THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.

                                       By:  The Goldman Sachs Corporation,
                                            its general partner


                                            By: /s/  Terence M. O'Toole
                                                _________________________
                                                Name:  Terence M. O'Toole
                                                Title: Executive Vice President


         Dated:  July 23, 1997










                               PAGE 6 OF 7 PAGES<PAGE>









                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS


         Exhibit No.    Exhibit                                        Page


              (9)       Engagement Letters, dated as of July 10, 1997,
                        between Insilco Corporation and Goldman Sachs.
              









































                               PAGE 7 OF 7 PAGES












                                                             Exhibit 9


                       [Letterhead of Goldman, Sachs & Co.]






         PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL



         July 10, 1997



         Robert L. Smialek
         Chairman, President and CEO
         Insilco Corporation
         425 Metro Place North
         5th Floor
         Dublin, Ohio  43017

         Dear Bob:

         We refer to the engagement letter dated November 27, 1996
         between Insilco Corporation (the "Company") and Goldman, Sachs
         & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") regarding the possible sale of all or a
         portion of the Company (the "Engagement Letter").  This letter
         is intended to amend and confirm certain mutual understandings
         with respect to our acting as your exclusive financial advisor
         in connection with the matters contemplated by this letter
         and to provide for certain additional agreements related there-
         to.

         The Company, having considered, with the advice of Goldman
         Sachs, various strategic alternatives available to the Company
         to create shareholder value, including the sale of the Company,
         the sale of business units, recapitalization alternatives and
         financial and valuation analyses connected therewith, currently
         intends to repurchase certain of its outstanding shares of com-
         mon stock by means of a repurchase (the "Repurchase") of such
         shares from Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund I, LP and 
         Robert L. Smialek and a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to 
         shareholders of the Company and to complete a related financing 
         comprised of an offering of non-investment grade debt securities 
         (the "Securities Offering") and the placement of senior bank debt 
         (the "Bank Loan", together with the Securities Offering, 
         collectively referred to herein as the "Transactions"). 
         
         We will charge an advisory fee of $2,000,000 for the aforementioned 
         advice, including that in connection with the Transactions.  The 
         advisory fee shall be payable in cash upon the earlier of the 
         consummation of the Securities Offering and the consummation of 
         the Tender Offer.  A separate fee will be payable for our advice
         and assistance in connection with the Tender Offer and the 
         Repurchase.

         We hereby confirm our mutual understanding that the Transac-
         tions shall be governed by the terms of the Engagement Letter
         to the extent applicable and that, except as provided therein,
         herein, in the agreements described below and in any additional 
         written agreements related to the Tender Offer, no additional 
         fees in respect of the Transactions shall be payable 
         to Goldman Sachs.<PAGE>
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         Insilco Corporation
         July 10, 1997
         Page Two

                                               
         It is our mutual understanding that the third paragraph of the
         Engagement Letter relating to our opinion as to the fairness of
         financial consideration does not apply to the Transactions.  At
         your request, however, we will undertake an analysis to enable
         us to render our view as to whether we are highly confident
         that the Securities Offering can be accomplished.  The nature
         and scope of our investigation, as well as the scope, form and
         substance of our view, shall be such as we consider appropri-
         ate.  If requested we will provide our view in written form.

         In addition, the Company shall offer Goldman Sachs the right to
         act as lead manager or agent in connection with the Securities
         Offering; and the Company shall discuss with Goldman Sachs the
         appropriateness of using our services as lead arranger, syndi-
         cation agent and/or underwriter in connection with the Bank
         Loan.  If Goldman Sachs agrees to act in any such capacity, the
         Company and Goldman Sachs will enter into an appropriate form
         of underwriting, placement agency, engagement or other agree-
         ment relating to the type of transaction involved and contain-
         ing customary terms and conditions, including customary fee
         provisions and provisions relating to our indemnity.  However,
         unless specifically covered by a separate agreement setting
         forth such arrangement, the provisions in Annex A to the
         Engagement Letter shall apply to each such transaction, subject
         to the qualifications set forth in the twelfth paragraph of the
         Engagement Letter.  The Company acknowledges that this letter
         agreement is neither an expressed nor an implied commitment by
         Goldman Sachs to act in any capacity in any such transaction or
         to purchase or place any securities in connection therewith,
         which commitment shall only be set forth in a separate applica-
         ble type of agreement.

         In connection with engagements such as this it is our firm pol-
         icy to receive indemnification.  The Company agrees that the
         provisions with respect to our indemnity and other matters set
         forth in Annex A of the Engagement Letter shall apply to our
         engagement pursuant to this letter and any matter contemplated
         thereby, subject to the qualifications set forth in the twelfth
         paragraph of the Engagement Letter.

         Our services hereunder will terminate effective upon the con-
         summation of the Transactions and payment of the advisory fee
         set forth above.  If the Transactions are not consummated, our 
         services may be terminated by you or us at any time with or without
         cause effective upon receipt of written notice to that effect.
         However, we will be entitled to the advisory fee set forth
         above in the event that at any time prior to the expiration of
         two years after such termination an agreement is entered into
         with respect to a tender offer, or a transaction of the type
         contemplated by the Transactions collectively, which is eventually 
         consummated.
         
         The Engagement Letter shall remain in effect with respect to
         the transactions contemplated thereby.  It is understood,
         however, that the Company and Goldman Sachs shall discuss an
         appropriate fee to be paid thereunder in the event that any 
         such fee becomes payable.<PAGE>











         Insilco Corporation
         July 10, 1997
         Page Three




         Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your
         understanding by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy
         of this letter, which shall become a binding agreement upon our
         receipt.


         Very truly yours,                  Confirmed:

         /s/  Goldman, Sachs & Co.
         _________________________         
         (GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.)             INSILCO CORPORATION

                                                /s/ Robert L. Smialek
                                            By:_______________________
                                                 Name:  
                                                 Title:
                                                   
                                                   21 July, 1997
                                            Date:_____________________<PAGE>











                       [Letterhead of Goldman, Sachs & Co.]






         PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL



         July 10, 1997



         Robert L. Smialek
         Chairman, President and CEO
         Insilco Corporation
         425 Metro Place North
         5th Floor
         Dublin, Ohio 43017

         Dear Bob:

         We refer to the engagement letter dated November 27, 1996 as
         amended by letter dated July 10, 1997 between Insilco Corpora-
         tion (the "Company") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs")
         regarding the engagement of Goldman Sachs to provide advice to
         the Company in connection with certain transactions described
         therein (the "Engagement Letter"). We understand that the
         Company also intends to repurchase certain of its outstanding
         shares of common stock by means of a repurchase (the "Repurchase")
         of such shares from Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund I, LP
         and Robert L. Smialek and a tender offer (the "Tender Offer")
         to shareholders of the Company.  This letter is intended to confirm
         certain mutual understandings with respect to our acting as
         your exclusive financial advisor in connection with certain
         services related to the Tender Offer and the Repurchase.

         We will charge a transaction fee of $200,000 for advice in con-
         nection with the Tender Offer and the Repurchase.  The transaction 
         fee of $200,000 shall be payable in cash upon the consummation of 
         the Tender Offer.

         We hereby confirm our mutual understanding that the Tender Offer
         and the Repurchase shall be governed by the terms of the Engagement 
         Letter to the extent applicable and that, except as provided therein 
         and herein, no additional fees in respect of the Repurchase and the 
         Tender Offer shall be payable to Goldman Sachs.

         It is our mutual understanding that the third paragraph of the
         Engagement Letter relating to our opinion as to the fairness of
         financial consideration does not apply to the Tender Offer and
         the Repurchase.

         In connection with engagements such as this it is our firm pol-
         icy to receive indemnification.  The Company agrees that the
         provisions with respect to our indemnity and other matters set
         forth in Annex A of the Engagement Letter shall apply to our 
         engagement pursuant to this letter and any<PAGE>










         Insilco Corporation
         July 10, 1997
         Page Two




         
         matter contemplated thereby, subject to the qualifications set forth 
         in the twelfth paragraph of the Engagement Letter.

         Our services hereunder will terminate effective on the consum-
         mation of the Tender Offer and the payment of the transaction
         fee set forth above.  If the Tender Offer is not consummated, 
         our services may be terminated by you or us at any time with 
         or without cause effective upon receipt of written notice 
         to that effect.  However, we will be entitled to the transaction 
         fee set forth above in the event that at any time prior to the 
         expiration of two years after such termination an agreement is 
         entered into with respect to the Tender Offer, or a transaction 
         of the type contemplated by the Repurchase or the Tender Offer, 
         which is eventually consummated.

         The Engagement Letter shall remain in effect with respect to
         the transactions contemplated thereby.  It is understood, however,
         that the Company and Goldman Sachs shall discuss an appropriate fee 
         to be paid thereunder in the event that any such fee becomes payable.

         Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your
         understanding by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy
         of this letter, which shall become a binding agreement upon our
         receipt.

         Very truly yours,                  Confirmed:

         /s/ Goldman, Sachs & Co.
         _____________________________       
         (GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.)             INSILCO CORPORATION

                                                /s/ Robert L. Smialek
                                            By:_______________________
                                                 Name:  
                                                 Title:
                                                    
                                                    21 July, 1997
                                            Date:_____________________


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