This specification covers commercial food waste disposers intended for the grinding of food waste. Commercial disposers shall be of two types, namely: Type and Type II. The materials shall conform to the specified requirements and include the following: corrosion resistant steel, aluminum alloy, abrasion-resistant cast iron, austenitic gray iron, copper tube, brass pipe, alloy steel, black and galvanized pipe, and gaskets and seals. The disposer construction requirements including requirements for the following are detailed: (1) valves and fittings, (2) hopper (upper housing), (3) grind chamber (lower housing), (4) shredded ring, (5) flywheel, (6) cutting teeth, (7) water seal, (8) bearings, (9) motor, (10) wiring and circuit protective devices, (11) support leg(s), and (12) plating, coating, and painting. Leakage and operations test shall be performed.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers commercial food waste disposers intended for the grinding of food waste.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

A29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for

A120 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless for Ordinary Uses; Replaced by A 53

A167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

A276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes

A436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings

A532/A532M Specification for Abrasion-Resistant Cast Irons

A554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing

A582/A582M Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Bars

A681 Specification for Tool Steels Alloy

B26/B26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings

B43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes

B75 Specification for Seamless Copper Tube

B108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings

D2000 Classification System for Rubber Products in Automotive Applications

D2287 Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer and Copolymer Molding and Extrusion Compounds

D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging

E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E1842 Test Method for Macro-Rockwell Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials

F104 Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materials

F760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals

Keywords

disposers; food waste; garbage; grinder; shredder; Disposers; Food--waste processing; Kitchen materials/applications; Sinks; Waste disposal/drainage systems--specifications; Water analysis;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.030.40 (Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment)

Citing ASTM Standards

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