ASTM_F_1899_-_14a.pdf

Designation:F189914aAn American National StandardStandard Specification forFood Waste Pulper Without Waterpress Assembly1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1899;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 pulper assemblies intended forgrinding of food scraps and limited amounts of cardboard,paper,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:1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if,any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations 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 General Requirements for SteelBars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-WroughtA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA126 Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves,Flanges,and Pipe FittingsA240 Specification for Chromium and Chromium-NickelStainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for Pressure Vesselsand for General ApplicationsA269 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 80F760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals2.2 UL Standards:3UL 430 Waste DisposersUL 508 Industrial Control Equipment1This 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 Nov.1,2014.Published December 2014.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F1899 14.DOI:10.1520/F1899-14A.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 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 2.3 NFPA Standard:4NFPA 70 National Electrical Code2.4 ASSE Standard:5ASSE Standard 1012 Backflow Preventers With Intermedi-ate Atmospheric Vent3.Terminology3.1 GeneralPulpers are intended for grinding of foodscraps and limited amounts of cardboard,paper,and disposableplastic food service wear.Materials are ground in a water filledtank(pulper)to produce a slurry,which is then passed into adisposal system or holding tank.Pulpers are not intended forgrinding glass,china,metal,wood,clam,or oyster shell.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 pulper,nthe pulper tank has a motor driven grindingdisk to grind and cut waste material,and mixes this materialwith water to produce a