Eastman

Food Waste Disposer Users Guide.

You may need the following tools and supplies when installing your disposer:

Pliers	Pipe Wrench or Channel -Lock pliers	Wire Cutters if power cord is not supplied	Black Electrical Tape If power cord is not supplied
Flat Tip Screwdriver	Hacksaw	Plumber's snake	Cable Connector Clamp If power cord is not supplied
Phillips Screwdriver	Rubber Mallet	Electrical Switch (20 amp rating)

WARNING:
If this installation s for a sink that has never had a waste disposer, you must check with a qualified electrician and consult your local city, county or state electrical codes.

FOR INSTALLATION THAT HAS HAD A WASTE DISPOSER

1. Go to your main service electrical panel and turn off circuit breaker or remove fuse.

2. Remove old sink flange assembly. The illustrations below may help you to dissemble old sink flange assemblies.

3. If hard wired (no electrical cord is supplied) remove or disconnect electrical wires. You may reuse cable connector clamp.

4. Clean sink of all debris.

INSTALLING THE NEW WASTE DISPOSER

1. If you are installing this disposer in a stainless steel sink, use the thin rubber gasket that is supplied.

2. if you are installing this disposer in a porcelain, steel, cast iron or cast plastic sink, use plumber's putty in place of the rubber gasket. Do not use both.

HOW TO PREPARE AND APPLY PLUMBER'S PUTTY

Take a glob of putty in your hands and roll it back and forth until it is kind of round like a rope, about 1/2 inch thick. Then apply it to the underside of the sink flange and push putty against inside edge of sink flange. Do not use too much. See illustration.

2. Assemble thin rubber gasket or plumber's putty to the underside of the sink flange and install it into sink, (Make sure that logo is where you want it when you look inside the sink). While holding down the sink flange from the top of the sink with one hand, use another hand to first slide up cardboard gasket and then mounting nut. Tighten mounting nuts as tight as you can by hand. Then tighten the 3 vertical screws that are installed in the mounting nut. Do not over tighten.

3. If you have a dishwasher, remove plug in dishwasher inlet using a flat tipped screwdriver. Hit screwdriver with hammer knocking plug inside of the disposer. Turn disposer upside down to remove plug.

4. Electrical hook up.

WARNING: THIS DISPOSER MUST BE GROUNDED OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK WILL OCCUR. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR GROUNDING PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODES AND/OR CONSULT WITH A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.

If this disposer is equipped with a power cord and your hook up is such that you just plug in the disposer, make sure you plug the disposer into the correct receptacle. One of the two receptacles is hooked up to the disposer on/ off switch above the counter, and the other receptacle is always on.

If your house is such that it is hard wired you may use the old cable clamp to secure your electrical cable. The disposer end frame is threaded so you can thread cable clamp into disposer.

Turn disposer upside down. Remove inspection plate cover. Thread cable clamp into end frame. Push electrical power wires through cable clamp and out through rectangle inspection opening. Connect the ground wire or earth wire (green) to green screw provided and tighten. Next connect both black wires together and twist on the wires nut using several turns. Next put the two white wires together and twist on the wires nut again. wrap electricians tape around wire and wire nut. Carefully put all wires back into rectangle inspection opening and install inspection cover back on end frame. You are now ready to install the disposer under the sink.

5. With a short rocking motion back and forth, push up disposer until splash guard that is attached to disposer snaps into sink flange groove. The disposer will hand on the mount so you can match up the plumbing drain pipes. When plumbing is all lined up you can place the clamp around the rubber splash guard and engage clamp and snap clamp in place. Disposer is now mounted to the sink.

6. PLUMBING INSTALLATION
Place the discharge tube flange over the discharge tube behind the rubber gasket. Place tube in position at the disposer discharge outlet. Now determine if you need to cut the tube to fit your installation or add an extension tube to complete your plumbing hookup. This is for single compartment sink.

Below are some ways you can use to hook up the plumbing for a 2-compartment sink.

On multiple compartment sinks you must use a diversion tee. This is so under normal use the waste will not have a tendency to back up in the other compartment.

7. IF YOU HAVE A DISHWASHER
Slide dishwasher outlet hose over dishwasher inlet tube and tighten clamp. The disposer dishwasher inlet tube will accept a 7/8" ID hose. If your dishwasher hose is a different size you will need an adaptor.

You are now ready to use your waste disposer. Always turn on the water first and run water for about 10 seconds after disposer is turned off to insure all ground up waste has flowed through the traps and in main pipes. Failure to do this may result in clogged pipes.
If your unit jams use the hex wrench provided and insert wrench into the center of the end frame and move it back and forth until disposer moves freely again.
You may have to push in the motor protector button; this is also located on the end frame. (Make sure before you do the above you have turned off the disposer switch.)

8. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING- When using electric appliances, basic precautions are always to be followed, including the Following:

1. Read all the instructions before using the appliance.
2. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is required when appliance is used near children.
3. Do not put fingers or hands into a waste disposer.
4. Turn the power switch on the off position before attempting to clear a jam or remove an object from the disposer.
5. 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.
6. When attempting to remove objects from a waste disposer use long-handled tongs or pliers. For a disposer that is magnetically actuate, use nonmagnetic tools.
7. To reduce the risk of injury by materials that are expellable by a waste disposer, do not put the following into a disposer.
1. Clam or oyster shells
2. Caustic drain cleaners or similar products.
3. Glass, china, or plastic.
4. Larges whole bones
5. Metal, such as bottle caps, tin cans, or utensils.
6. Hot grease or other hot liquids.
8. When not operating a disposer, leave the drain cover in place to reduce the risk of objects falling into the disposer.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

1. For all grounded cord-connected appliances:
   This appliance must be grounded, in the event of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This appliance is equipped with a cord having an equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
   DANGER- improper connection of the equipment- grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.
2. For permanently connected appliances:
   This appliance must be connected to a grounded, metal, permanent wiring system, or an equipment grounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment grounding terminal or lead on the appliance.