EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the USI,
Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus for the registration of shares to be issued in connection
with the merger among USI, Inc., U.S. Industries, Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc.
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 19, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Zurn
Industries, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27, 1998