General Electric GFC100 User Manual

Use and Care of

food waste disposers

Continuous-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.

• When not operating a disposer, leave the drain cover in place to reduce the risk of an object falling into the disposer.

• Do not operate disposer unless splash guard is in place.

• 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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Remove the sink drain stopper.

This allows water to flow freely into the disposer and down the drain.

The splash guard in the sink opening and water flowing into the disposer form a shield to keep flying particles inside the unit and permit continuous feeding of food waste when you are operating the disposer.

Turn on

cold water to full flow .

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.

Flip wall switch to ‘‘ON.’’

While disposer is operating

and cold water is running, feed all

food waste down the sink drain through the splash guard.

After the waste is gone, allow the disposer to run for about a half minute to flush all food waste down the drain.

Flip wall switch to ‘‘OFF.’’ Wait about 30 seconds and turn cold water off.

How to Speed Up Food Waste Disposal

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.

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.

CAUTION: NEVER PUSH FINGERS OR WASTE FEEDING TOOLS BEYOND SPLASH GUARD WITH UNIT RUNNING.

DO NOT OPERATE THE DISPOSER UNLESS THE SPLASH GUARD IS IN PLACE.

HOW TO OPERATE YOUR DISPOSER USER

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Splash Guard

WARNING—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on page 2 before operating this appliance.

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