ASTM_F_917_-_14.pdf

Designation:F91714An American National StandardStandard Specification forCommercial Food Waste Disposers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F917;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 U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers commercial food waste dispos-ers intended for the grinding of food waste.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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A29/A29M Specification for General Requirements for SteelBars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-WroughtA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA240 Specification for Chromium and Chromium-NickelStainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for Pressure Vesselsand for General ApplicationsA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron CastingsA532/A532M Specification for Abrasion-Resistant CastIronsA554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel MechanicalTubingA582/A582M Specification for Free-Machining StainlessSteel BarsA681 Specification for Tool Steels AlloyB26/B26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Cast-ingsB43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe,StandardSizesB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeB108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent MoldCastingsD2000 Classification System for Rubber Products in Auto-motive ApplicationsD2287 Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymerand Copolymer Molding and Extrusion CompoundsD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF104 Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materi-alsF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals2.2 Other Publications:ASSE No.1009 Commercial Food Waste Disposer Units3UL 430 Waste Disposers43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 commercial food waste disposerintended for grind-ing food waste into small particles which are then flushed bywater into a sanitary sewer system.Food wastes can be cookedor noncooked soils from the preparation or serving of foods.Disposers are not intended to be used for grinding glass,china,metals,clam or oyster shells,large bones,wood,paper,cardboard,or plastic.A disposer shall consist of the followingprincipal parts:Motor,grind chamber,flywheel,shredder ring,hopper,leg(s)(see 7.12).4.Classification4.1 Commercial disposers shall be of the following types:4.1.1 Type 1Cone.4.1.2 Type IISink.4.1.3 Type IIITrough mounted.4.1.4 Type IVFree standing.4.1.5 Type VSpecial.4.2 Horsepower and drain sizes shall be as specified inTable 1.5.Ordering Information5.1 Purchasers should select the preferred options andinclude the following information in purchasing document:1This 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 June 1,2014.Published July 2014.Originally approvedin 1985.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F917 91(2008)1.DOI:10.1520/F0917-14.2For 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 ASSE International,18927 Hickory Creek Drive,Suite 220Mokena,Illinois 60448.4Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),333 Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.1.1 Title,number,and date of this standard.5.1.2 Type,horsepower,and drain size required(see Section4).5.1.3 Electrical power supply characteristics(HP,voltage,phase,frequency).5.1.4 Spare and maintenance parts required.5.1.5 Control panel,manual,magnetic,special,or motor-reversing control,manual or automatic.5.1.6 Accessory equipment as required,such as:waterinlet(s),solenoid valve,vacuum breaker,flow control(s),sil-verware trap,and splash guard.5.2 Interchangeability of ItemsAll disposers of the samemodel and material list designation furnished with similaroptions under a specific purchase order shall be identical to theextent necessary to ensure interchangeability of componentparts,assemblies,accessories,and spare parts.6.Materials and Design6.1 All materials shall be as specified as follows:6.1.1 Materials used shall be free from defects that wouldadversely affect the performance or maintenance ability ofindividual components of the overall assembly.6.1.2 Corrosion Resistant SteelCorrosion-resistant steeland heat resi