ASTM_F_1150_-_11.pdf

Designation:F115011An American National StandardStandard Specification forCommercial Food Waste Pulper and Waterpress Assembly1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1150;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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers commercial pulping and wa-terpress assemblies intended for grinding of food scraps,paper,cardboard,and disposable plastic food-service ware.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 13,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-Wrought,General Requirements forA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA126 Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves,Flanges,and Pipe FittingsA167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-ResistingChromium-Nickel Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA269 Specification for Seamless and Welded AusteniticStainless Steel Tubing for General ServiceA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron CastingsA505 Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Alloy,Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled,General Requirements forA513 Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbonand Alloy Steel Mechanical TubingA519 Specification for Seamless Carbon and Alloy SteelMechanical TubingA532/A532M Specification for Abrasion-Resistant CastIronsA554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel MechanicalTubingA582/A582M Specification for Free-Machining StainlessSteel BarsA681 Specification for Tool Steels AlloyB43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe,StandardSizesB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeD2000 Classification System for Rubber Products in Auto-motive ApplicationsD2287 Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymerand Copolymer Molding and Extrusion CompoundsD3915 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)Com-pounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in PressureApplicationsD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingE674 Specification for Industrial Perforated Plate andScreens(Round Opening Series)F104 Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materi-alsF437 Specification for Threaded Chlorinated Poly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe Fittings,Schedule 80F439 Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe Fittings,Schedule 80F441/F441M Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chlo-ride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe,Schedules 40 and 80F442/F442M Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chlo-ride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe(SDRPR)F443 Specification for Bell-End Chlorinated Poly(VinylChloride)(Cpvc)Pipe Schedule 40(Withdrawn 1986)32.2 National Fire Protection Agency Standard:4NFPA 70 National Electric Code1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.01 onCleaning and Sanitation Equipment.Current edition approved Dec.1,2011.Published January 2012.Originallyapproved in 1988.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1150 06.DOI:10.1520/F1150-11.2For 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 National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02269-9101.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.3 NSF International Standards:5NSF/ANSI 13 Refuse Processors and Processing SystemsNSF ListingsFood Equipment2.4 Underwriters Laboratory Standards:6UL 430 Waste DisposersUL 508 Electrical Industrial Control Equipment3.Terminology3.1 GeneralCommercial pulpers with waterpresses areintended for grinding food waste,food service paper andcardboard products,food service plastic products,documentsincluding computer printouts,general office and retail storepaper,and cardboard waste.Materials are grou