GE Disposall GFB1050V Use And Care Manual

Use and Care of

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food waste disposers

Batch-feed models

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A
RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR
INJURY T O PERSONS.

IMPOR TANT 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.

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800.626.2000

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 receiv ed a damaged disposer,

contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the
disposer.

immediately

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 w aste will improve grinding
efficiency.

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• 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

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Turn the Page for Operation
and Maintenance Instructions.

HO W T O OPERATE Y OUR DISPOSER USER

WARNING—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury

to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
before operating this appliance.

Remove the stopper.

1

Scrape food waste into the

2

disposer through the sink drain but

DO NOT PACK TOO TIGHTLY.

NEVER PUSH FINGERS
OR WASTE FEEDING
TOOLS BEYOND THE
SWITCH PLUNGER.

Turn on cold water to full flow .

3

Cold water hardens greases so they
can be ground up and floated away
through the drain. A rapid flow of
cold water assists grinding, cleans
out the disposer, carries food waste
through the drain lines and helps
keep pipes clean.

ALIGN
SMALLEST
SLOT WITH
PLUNGER

Stopper Position When
You Are Not Operating
the Disposer

SEAL
POSITION

To fill sink, insert stopper so the

largest slot lines up with the switch
plunger. Stopper can now be
pushed down to seal position
without activating disposer.

To drain sink, insert stopper so
the medium size slot is lined up
with plunger. Water can drain,
but tableware, etc. cannot be
accidentally dropped into disposer.

How to Speed Up
Food Waste Disposal

To start disposer, insert

4

stopper into sink opening so one of
the two small slots lines up with
the switch plunger inside the neck
of the disposer. Push down firmly.
No twisting is required.

Run the disposer for 30

5

seconds after shredding stops to

allow all food waste to be flushed
through the drain line.

To shut the disposer off, lift

6

the stopper.

Cut up or break up large bones,
melon rinds, grapefruit skins, corn
cobs and fibrous materials such as
pineapple or vegetable stalks
before putting them into your
disposer.

Items such as large bones and
fibrous husks like lima bean pods
require considerable cutting time
in your disposer. You may prefer to
put them in the trash can or trash
compactor.

Do not put leather, cloth, string,
rubber, seafood shells, artichoke
leaves or corn husks into your
disposer. These items can cause

nuisance tripping of the motor
overload control.

DRAIN
POSITION

MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS

Care and Cleaning

Your disposer is permanently
lubricated. No oiling is required

during the life of the unit.

Your disposer is self-cleaning
when used properly. Always use a

rapid flow of cold water and allow
the unit to run long enough to do a
thorough job of grinding and
flushing the food waste throughout
each operation.

To deodorize your disposer,

should an odor develop in the unit,
run orange or lemon rind through
the disposer. This will dispel
unpleasant odors and leave the sink
with a clean, sweet smell.

Grinding a dozen or so ice cubes
sprinkled with a generous amount
of regular household scouring
powder (not drain cleaner) also has
a cleaning, deodorizing effect.
Do not use water when grinding
ice cubes.

To keep drain lines clean, flush
out the disposer once a day as
follows:

1. Operate disposer to eliminate
any food waste in disposer.

2. Seal sink drain and run two to
three inches of water in the sink.

3. Remove sink drain stopper and
allow sink to drain naturally.

Questions?
Use This Problem Solver

Your disposer is equipped with a
thermoelectric control which protects
the motor when overloading occurs.
When overloaded, the motor will
automatically stop.

If disposer stops during use:

• Remove the stopper.

• Remove cause of overload.
See CAUTION.

• Wait a few minutes for the
overload control to cool.

• Press reset button on the bottom
of the disposer.

• Insert the stopper to restart
disposer.

Overloading can be caused by:

• Packing food waste into disposer
too rapidly.

• Metallic object falling into the
unit and jamming the flywheel.

• Putting items such as leather,
cloth, string, rubber, seafood
shells, artichoke leaves or corn
husks into your disposer.

If the disposer will not restart after
you have remov ed the apparent
cause, remove the splash guard and
use a lever such as a wooden spoon
or wooden broom or mop handle to
turn the flywheel to free the jam.

CAUTION:

• NEVER PUT YOUR HAND
INTO THE DISPOSER.

• ALWAYS USE TONGS
OR A LARGE SPOON
TO REMOVE OBJECTS
FROM DISPOSER.

REMOVE

STOPPER

WOODEN

BROOM OR

MOP HANDLE

TURN

FLYWHEEL

If disposer will not start:

• Remove the stopper.

• Remove splash guard.

• Use a large wooden spoon or
broom handle as a lever to rotate
flywheel.

If flywheel rotates freely:

• Depress reset button until it
clicks and remains depressed.

• If reset button is already
depressed, check for a tripped
circuit breaker or a burned-out fuse.

If flywheel does not rotate freely:

• Check to see if a foreign object
such as a nail or a metal beverage­can tab has lodged between the
flywheel and the shredding ring. If
so, dislodge the object by rotating
the flywheel with a lever such as a
broom handle or large wooden
spoon and remove the object.

If disposer makes an unusually
loud noise:

• This is normal when grinding
bones or fruit pits.

• Accidental entry of a spoon,
bottle cap or other similar objects
can result in unusually loud noise.

To correct:

• Remove the stopper.

• Turn water off.

• Wait until flywheel stops.

• Remove object with tongs or a
long-handled wooden spoon.

If you need more help...call, toll free:
GE Answer Center

800.626.2000
consumer information center

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If You Need Service

To obtain service, see your
warranty in the back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Y OUR DISPOSALL

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FOOD W ASTE DISPOSER

WARRANTY

Staple sales slip or cancelled check

here. Proof of original purchase date

is needed to obtain service

under warranty.

WHAT IS CO VERED

WHAT IS NOT COVERED

FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY

For five years from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor
in your home to repair or replace

any part of the disposer

because of a manufacturing defect.
If we determine the unit should be

replaced, rather than repaired, the
warranty on the replacement unit
will be limited to the unexpired
term of the original warranty.

• Service trips to your home to teach
you how to use the product.

Read your Use and Care material.

If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center

800.626.2000
consumer information service

• Improper installation.
If you have an installation problem,

contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.

that fails

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This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for ordinary home use
in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii
and Washington, D.C. In Alaska the
warranty is the same except that it
is LIMITED because you must pay
to ship the product to the service
shop or for the service technician’s
travel costs to your home.

All warranty service will be
provided by our Factory Service
Centers or by our authorized
Customer Care®servicers during
normal working hours.

Should your appliance need
service, during warranty period or
beyond, call 800-GE-CARES
(800-432-2737).

• Replacement of house fuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.

• Failure of the product if it is used
for other than its intended
purpose or used commercially.

• Damage to product caused
by accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.

WARRANTOR IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

NOT

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225

This book is printed on recycled paper.

Part No. 560C247P02
Pub No. 49-5377-1

9-94 CG

Warrantor: General Electric Company

BATCH-FEED MODELS