Use and Care of
®
food waste disposers
Batch-feed models
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A
RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR
INJURY TO PERSONS.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING—When using electric appliances, basic
precautions should always be followed, including the
following:
• Read all the instructions before using the appliance.
• To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is
necessary when an appliance is used near children.
• Do not put fingers or hands into a waste disposer.
• Turn the power switch to the off position before
attempting to clear a jam or remove an object from
the disposer.
• When attempting to loosen a jam in a waste disposer,
use a long wooden object such as a wooden spoon or
the wooden handle of a broom or mop.
• When attempting to remove an object from a waste
disposer, use long-handled tongs or pliers. Only
nonmagnetic tools should be used.
• To reduce the risk of injury by materials that may
be expelled by a waste disposer, do not put the
following into a disposer:
• Clam or oyster shells.
• Drain cleaner.
• Glass, china or plastic.
• Large whole bones.
• Metal, such as bottle caps, tin cans or aluminum foil.
• Whole cornhusks.
• When not operating a disposer, leave the drain cover
in place to reduce the risk of an object falling into
the disposer.
• Properly ground to conform with all governing codes
and ordinances. Follow details in Installation
Instructions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label located on the side or bottom
of the disposer.
These numbers are also on the Consumer Product
Ownership Registration Card that came with your
disposer. Before sending in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any correspondence or service
calls concerning your disposer.
If you received a damaged disposer, immediately
contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the
disposer.
How the Disposer Works
Food wastes are fed into the disposer through the
sink drain opening. The wastes fall into the grinding
mechanism and are shredded into particles small
enough to be floated away by the cold water running
through holes in the flywheel and the strainer around
the flywheel. When the shredder impellers on the
flywheel strike hard objects such as bones, they will
swivel back to reduce the possibility of jamming.
What it Grinds
The disposer will grind almost all items of food waste.
Naturally, some items require less time to grind than
others. Items such as animal fat, skin and hard bones
take longer to grind than vegetable parings.
Mixing different types of waste will improve grinding
efficiency.
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and Maintenance Instructions.
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