ASTM_F_2432_-_12.pdf

Designation:F243212An American National StandardStandard Specification forIce Making Machines,Icemaker-Dispensers,and IceDispensing Equipment1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2432;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 requirements for commercialautomatic ice making equipment.It covers the equipment anddevices used in manufacturing and processing ice for humanconsumption and the attached equipment used in storing anddispensing ice in connection with this equipment.1.2 This specification does not apply to icemakers of thetray type,ice vending machines,or icemakers and icemakerkits used in household refrigerators or freezers.This specifi-cation is not intended to cover block ice manufacturing plants.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The SI values given in parenthesis are providedfor information only.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-ResistingChromium-Nickel Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA1008/A1008M Specification for Steel,Sheet,Cold-Rolled,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability,SolutionHardened,and Bake HardenableD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and Facilities2.2 ANSI Standard:3Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection byAttributes2.3 ANSI/UL Standards:4No.563 UL Standard For Ice MakersNo.763 UL Standard for Operated Commercial Food Pre-paring MachinesNo.969 UL Standard for Marking and Labeling Systems2.4 ARI Standards:5Standard No.810 Standard for Automatic Commercial Ice-makersStandard No.820 Standard for Ice Storage Bins2.5 ASHRAE Standard:6Standard No.29 Methods of Rating and Testing Ice Makers2.6 NSF/ANSI Standards:7No.12 Automatic Ice making EquipmentNo.18 Manual Food and Beverage Dispensing Equipment2.7 Federal and Military Standards:8MIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard For Shipboard Sys-tems Section 300A Electric Power,Alternating CurrentMIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibrations of ShipboardEquipment(Type IEnvironmental and Type IIInternally Excited)MIL-STD-461 Requirements For the Control of Electromag-netic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems andEquipment3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Capacity:3.1.1.1 ice makerquantity of ice produced during a 24-hperiod at standard rating conditions defined by ARI 810.3.1.1.2 ice storage bintheoretical amount of ice,whichcan be contained within an ice storage bin at standard ratingconditions defined by ARI 820.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipmentand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.03 onStorage and Dispensing Equipment.Current edition approved Aug.1,2012.Published September 2012.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F2432 04.DOI:10.1520/F2432-12.2For 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 American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.4Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),Corporate Progress,333Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062.5Available from Air-Conditioning&Refrigeration Institute(ARI)4100 N.Fairfax Drive,Suite 200 Arlington,VA 22203.6Available from American Society of Heating,Refrigerating,and Air-Conditioning Engineers,Inc.(ASHRAE),1791 Tullie Circle,NE,Atlanta,GA30329.7Available from NSF International,P.O.Box 130140,789 N.Dixboro Rd.,AnnArbor,MI 48113-0140.8Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,Section D,700 Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5098.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.2 harvestfunction of removing or separating themanufactured ice from the evaporator.3.1.3 remote icemakericemaker intended to be connectedto a field-installed condenser located remote from the ice-maker.3.1.4 self-contained icemakerunitary equipment consist-ing of a complete factory assembled and tested refrigeratingsystem in which all refrigerant-containing parts are perma-nently connected at the factory.3.1.5 unitary icemakerequipment consisting of a com-plete factory assembled and tested refrigeration system com-prising one or more assemblies that may be shipped separatelybut are intended to be used together.4.Classification4.1 GeneralIce machines covered by this specification areclassified by types,grades,classes,sizes and styles.4.2 Typ