Standard Specification for Commercial Food Waste Disposers

ABSTRACT
This specification covers commercial food waste disposers intended for the grinding of food waste. Commercial disposers shall be of two types, namely: Type and Type II. The materials shall conform to the specified requirements and include the following: corrosion resistant steel, aluminum alloy, abrasion-resistant cast iron, austenitic gray iron, copper tube, brass pipe, alloy steel, black and galvanized pipe, and gaskets and seals. The disposer construction requirements including requirements for the following are detailed: (1) valves and fittings, (2) hopper (upper housing), (3) grind chamber (lower housing), (4) shredded ring, (5) flywheel, (6) cutting teeth, (7) water seal, (8) bearings, (9) motor, (10) wiring and circuit protective devices, (11) support leg(s), and (12) plating, coating, and painting. Leakage and operations test shall be performed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers commercial food waste disposers intended for the grinding of food waste.

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Designation: F 917 – 91 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Specification for
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Commercial Food Waste Disposers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 917; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope and Copolymer Molding and Extrusion Compounds
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
1.1 Thisspecificationcoverscommercialfoodwastedispos-
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
ers intended for the grinding of food waste.
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
2. Referenced Documents
E 1842 Test Method for Macro-Rockwell Hardness Testing
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of Metallic Materials
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F 104 Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Mate-
A 29/A 29M SpecificationforSteelBars,CarbonandAlloy,
rials
Hot-Wrought and Cold-Finished, General Requirements
F 760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals
for
2.2 Other Publications:
A 120 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped,
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ASSE No. 1009 Commercial Food Waste Disposer Units
Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless, for Or-
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UL 430 Waste Disposers
dinary Uses
A 167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting
3. Terminology
Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
3.1 Definition:
A 276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
3.1.1 commercial food waste disposer—intended for grind-
A 436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings
ing food waste into small particles which are then flushed by
A 532/A 532M Specification for Abrasion-Resistant Cast
water into a sanitary sewer system. Food wastes can be cooked
Irons
or noncooked soils from the preparation or serving of foods.
A 554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical
Disposers are not intended to be used for grinding glass, china,
Tubing
metals, clam or oyster shells, large bones, wood, paper,
A 582/A 582M Specification for Free-Machining Stainless
cardboard, or plastic. A disposer shall consist of the following
Steel Bars
principal parts: Motor, grind chamber, flywheel, shredder ring,
A 681 Specification for Tools Steel Alloy
hopper, leg(s) (see 7.12).
B 26/B 26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Cast-
ings
4. Classification
B43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard
4.1 Commercial disposers shall be of the following types:
Sizes
4.1.1 Type 1—Cone.
B75 Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
4.1.2 Type II—Sink.
B 108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold
4.1.3 Type III—Trough mounted.
Castings
4.1.4 Type IV—Free standing.
D 2000 Classification System for Rubber Products inAuto-
4.1.5 Type V—Special.
motive Applications
4.2 Horsepowers and drain sizes shall be as specified in
D 2287 Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer
Table 1.
5. Ordering Information
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on Food
5.1 Purchasers should select the preferred options and
Service Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.01 on
include the following information in purchasing document:
Cleaning and Sanitation Equipment.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally
approved in 1985. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as F 917 – 91 (1998).
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F 917 – 91 (2003)
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TABLE 1 Recommended Horsepower and Drain Size
Drain Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Flow Rate
1 3 1 1
Size ⁄2 ⁄4 11 ⁄4 1 ⁄2 2 3 5 7 10 GPM
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1 ⁄2 in. (3.81 cm) X X X X X 5 (18.9 l/m)
2 in. (5.08 cm) X X X X X 8 (30.3 l/m)
3 in. (7.62 cm) X X X X X 10 (37.8 l/m)
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More or less water may be used, depending on waste load, drain size, and configuration.
5.1.1 Title, number, and date of this standard. 7.1.1 Thedisposershallbecomplete,readyforwater,waste,
5.1.2 Type,horsepower,anddrainsizerequired(seeSection and electrical connection; freestanding or with provision to
4).
mount to sink, or cone, or trough, or special support mount.
5.1.3 Electrical power supply characteristics (HP, volt
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