ASTM_F_857_-_12.pdf

Designation:F85712An American National StandardStandard Specification forHot Water and Chemical Sanitizing CommercialDishwashing Machines,Stationary Rack Type1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F857;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()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.Scope1.1 This specification covers manually fed,spray-type,sta-tionary rack,automatically controlled,hot water and chemicalsanitizing commercial dishwashing machines.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 precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 12,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:2A29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-Wrought,General Requirements forA167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-ResistingChromium-Nickel Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron CastingsA554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel MechanicalTubingA582/A582M Specification for Free-Machining StainlessSteel BarsB43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe,StandardSizesB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeB127 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy(UNS N04400)Plate,Sheet,and StripF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF861 Specification for Commercial Dishwashing RacksF1696 Test Method for Energy Performance of Single-Rack,Door-Type Commercial Dishwashing Machines2.2 Federal Regulations:3OSHA Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR)ChapterXVII,Part 19102.3 American National Standards:4ANSI S1.4 Specification for Sound Level MetersANSI S1.13 Methods for the Measurement of Sound Pres-sure Levels2.4 National Electrical Manufacturers Association Stan-dards:5NEMA ICS Industrial Controls and SystemsNEMA MG-1 Motors and Generators2.5 National Fire Protection Association Standards:6NFPA No.70 National Electrical Code2.6 NSF International Standards,Criteria,and Listings:7NSF/ANSI 3 Commercial Warewashing EquipmentNSF 5 Commercial Hot Water Generating EquipmentNSF/ANSI 29 Detergent/Chemical Feeders for CommercialSpray-Type Dishwashing MachinesNSF/ANSI 51 Plastic Materials and Components Used inFood EquipmentNSF ListingsFood Equipment and Related Products,Components,and Materials1This 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 May 1,2012.Published May 2012.Originallyapproved in 1984.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F857 07.DOI:10.1520/F0857-12.2For 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.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.4Available from American National Standards Institute,11 W.42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.5Available from National Electrical ManufacturersAssn.,2101“L”Street,N.W.,Washington,DC 20037.6Available from National Fire ProtectionAssn.,Batterymarch Park,Quincy,MA02269.7Available from NSF International,789 N.Dixboro Rd.,Ann Arbor,MI48105-9723.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.7 Underwriters Laboratories Standard:8UL 921 Commercial DishwashersUL 1453 Electric Booster and Commercial Storage TankWater Heaters2.8 American Society of Sanitary Engineering Standards:9ASSE 1004 Commercial Dishwashers3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 commercial dishwashing machines,nmachines thatuniformly wash,rinse,and sanitize eating and drinking uten-sils.3.1.1.1 DiscussionThe machines shall be capable of re-moving physical soil from properly racked and pre-scrapeditems and sanitizing multiple-use eating and drinking utensils.The dishwashing machines shall consist of the followingprincipal parts:legs,wash chamber hood,tank,doors,sprayassemblies,pumps,motors,controls,piping,valves,heatingequipment,and accessories.Machines may be either chemicalsaniti