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Food Waste Disposer Users’ Manual Food Waste Disposer Users’ Manual
10. Important Safety Instructions
Warning!
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions are always to be
followed, including:
1. If the air switch or wall switch fails to shut off or turn on disposer,
unplug the power cord and contact your qualified trade person.
2. This product is designed to dispose of normal household food
waste, inserting materials other than food waste into the disposer
could cause personal injury and/or property damage. To reduce the
risk of injury, do not use the sink containing the disposer for
purposes other than food preparation (such as baby bathing or
wash hair)
3. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of appliance by a person
responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure
that they do not play with disposer. To reduce the risk of injury, close
supervision is required when an appliance is used near children.
4. When attempting to loosen a jam in the food waste disposer, switch
off or unplug the appliance before attempting to free a jammed
rotor. USE A SELF SERVICE WRENCHETTE AS DESCRIBED IN THE
RELEASING DISPOSER JAM SECTION
5. Use long-handle tongs or pliers to remove objects from disposer.
6. To reduce the risk of injury by materials that are expellable by a
waste disposer, do not operate disposer without the sound baffle in
place. (See picture) Place stopper in sink opening. Do not put the
following into a disposer: clam or oyster shells, large bones, metal
(such as bottle caps, steel shot, tin cans, or utensils), hot grease or
other hot liquids.
7. Replace sound baffle/mounting gasket/splash guard when worn to
help prevent entry or ejection of material and water.
8. When not using disposer, leave stopper in place to reduce risk of
objects falling into disposer. Make sure disposer power switch is
turned off.
9. Before pressing reset button, attempting to clear jam, or removing
objects falling into disposer. Make sure disposer power switch is
turned off.
10. Do not insert hands or fingers into disposer.
11. Fire Hazard: Do not store flammable items such as rags, paper, or
aerosol cans near disposer. Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in vicinity of disposer.
12. Do not dispose of the following in the disposer: paints, solvents,
household cleaners and chemicals, automotive fluids, plastic wrap.
13. All IKON series of disposers are designed to national standard for
intermittent usage and shall not be used continuously per time.
Operation Instructions
1. Remove strainer basket and plug from sink opening and run cold
water.
2. Turn on wall switch or press air switch (See picture) to start disposer.
3. Slowly insert food waste into disposer and position strainer basket in
right place to minimize noise and possible ejection of material while
grinding. (See picture)
4. After grinding is complete, turn disposer off and run water for at least
15 seconds to flush drain line.
Do……
· Grind food waste with minimum cold water flow of 6 liters per
minute (1.5G.P.M).
· Grind hard material such as small bones and fruit pits to clean inside of
grind chamber.
· Grind citrus, melon rinds, vegetables, and coffee grounds.
· After grinding, run water for at least 15 seconds to flush drain line.