ASTM_F_1217_-_17.pdf

Designation:F121717An American National StandardStandard Specification forCooker,Steam1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1217;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers food cookers and food reheat-ers which use steam as the heat source.These units are alsoknown as steamers,steam ovens,and steam cookers whichutilize steam generated by gas,electric heat,or steam coilsources,or a combination thereof,in commercial and institu-tional food service establishments.This specification can beused for sub-zero-pressure steamers,pressure steamers,com-bination pressure/pressureless steamers,boilerless steamers,and connectionless steamers,and does not cover steam cookingequipment used by food processors who normally package thefood that they cook.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The SI values given in parentheses areprovided for information only.1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials,operations,and equipment.This standard does not purport toaddress all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with itsuse.It is the responsibility of the user of this standard toestablish appropriate safety,health,and environmental prac-tices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitationsprior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelA176 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chro-mium Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip(Withdrawn 2015)3A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA268/A268M Specification for Seamless and Welded Fer-ritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for GeneralServiceA269 Specification for Seamless and Welded AusteniticStainless Steel Tubing for General ServiceA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA478 Specification for Chromium-Nickel Stainless SteelWeaving and Knitting WireA568/A568M Specification for Steel,Sheet,Carbon,Structural,and High-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-Rolled andCold-Rolled,General Requirements forA635/A635M Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Heavy-Thickness Coils,Hot-Rolled,Alloy,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,and High-StrengthLow-Alloy with Improved Formability,General Require-ments forA1011/A1011M Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Hot-Rolled,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,High-StrengthLow-AlloywithImprovedFormability,and Ultra-High StrengthB108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent MoldCastingsB209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloySheet and PlateD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and FacilitiesF1484 Test Methods for Performance of Steam Cookers2.2 Underwriters Laboratories Standard:4UL/ANSI 197 Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.02 onCooking and Warming Equipment.Current edition approved Nov.1,2017.Published December 2017.Originallyapproved in 1989.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F1217 11.DOI:10.1520/F1217-17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),2600 N.W.Lake Rd.,Camas,WA 98607-8542,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.3 ANSI Standards:5ANSI B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads(UN and UNRThread Form)ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby AttributesANSI Z21.41 Quick-Disconnect Devices for Use With GasFuel Applianc