Use and Care Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Stop and read
Deténgase y lea
Arrêter et lire
1. Remove stopper from sink opening and run cold water.
2. Turn on disposer.
3. Slowly insert food waste into disposer. WARNING! Position stopper to minimize possible ejection of
material while grinding.
4. After grinding is complete, turn disposer off and run water for a few seconds to ush drain line.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
DO...
• First turn on cold water and then turn on the
disposer. Continue running cold water for several
seconds after grinding is completed to ush the
drain line.
• Grind hard materials such as small bones, fruit
pits, and ice. A scouring action is created by the
particles inside the grind chamber.
• Grind peelings from citrus fruits to freshen up drain
smells.
• Use a disposer cleaner, degreaser, or deodorizer
as necessary to relieve objectionable odors caused
by grease build-up.
NOTICE
Failure to ush the disposer properly may result
in damage to the disposer and/or property
damage.
DON’T...
• DON’T POUR GREASE OR FAT
DOWN YOUR DISPOSER OR
ANY DRAIN. IT CAN BUILD UP
IN PIPES AND CAUSE DRAIN
BLOCKAGES. PUT GREASE IN A
JAR OR CAN AND DISPOSE IN THE TRASH.
• Don’t use hot water when grinding food waste.
It is OK to drain hot water into the disposer be-
tween grinding periods.
• Don’t ll disposer with a lot of vegetable peels all
at once. Instead, turn the water and disposer on
rst and then feed the peels in gradually.
• Don’t grind large amounts of egg shells or brous
materials like corn husks, artichokes, etc., to avoid
possible drain blockage.
• Don’t turn off disposer until grinding is completed
and only sound of motor and water is heard.
CLEANING DISPOSER
Over time, food particles may accumulate in the grind chamber and bafe. An odor from the disposer is
usually a sign of food buildup. To clean disposer:
1. Place stopper in sink opening and ll sink halfway with warm water.
2. Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with water. Turn disposer on and remove stopper from sink at same time to
wash away loose particles.
RELEASING DISPOSER JAM
If motor stops while disposer is operating, disposer may be jammed. To release jam:
1. Turn off disposer and water.
2. Dislodge any object(s) by rotating the turntable, in either direction, with a wooden spoon.
3. Remove wooden spoon. Reach into disposer with tongs and remove object(s).
4. Disposer is equipped with an automatic overload switch. If disposer is controlled by a wall switch, turn
off wall switch and allow disposer to cool for a period of up to 20 minutes before turning back on. If
disposer is controlled by a push button air switch, turn off and unplug disposer for a period of up to 20
minutes before plugging back in. (If motor remains inoperative, check service panel for tripped circuit
breakers or blown fuses.)
USER MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS