Frigidaire FF13DISPC1 Complete Owners Guide - Page 11

7. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Your disposer is Continuous Feed if you did not specifically purchase a Batch Feed Disposer. CONTINUOUS FEED The Anti-Jam Swivel Impellers make a clicking sound as they initially swing into place. This indicates normal operation. A. Remove sink stopper. Turn on a medium flow of cold water. B. Turn switch to ON position; your motor is turning at full speed and ready to use. C. Scrape in food waste. Down the drain go table scraps, peelings, rinds, seeds, pits, small bones and coffee grounds. To speed up food waste disposal, cut or break up large bones, rinds and cobs. Large bones and fibrous waste require considerable grinding time and are more easily thrown away with other trash. Do not be alarmed that the disposer slows down while grinding. The disposer is actually increasing torque (grinding power) and is operating under normal conditions. D. Before turning disposer off, let water and disposer run for approximately 15 seconds after shredding or grinding stops. This assures that all waste is thoroughly flushed through trap and drain. E. It is not recommended to use hot water while running disposer. Cold water will keep waste and fats solid so disposer can flush away particles. 11 OPERATION C. Insert stopper to start disposer (see B). One of the two small slots in stopper base must line up with switch plunger inside the neck of the disposer. Push down firmly to turn the disposer on. Lift stopper to shut the disposer off. D. Run disposer for 15 seconds after shredding stops. This ensures that all waste is thoroughly flushed through the drain. E. To fill sink, insert stopper and align the largest slot with the switch plunger (see C). Push down to seal sink without starting the disposer. When the large sized slot in stopper base is lined up with the switch plunger, water can drain, but tableware, etc., cannot be accidentally dropped into disposer. BATCH FEED A. Remove sink stopper and turn on a medium flow of cold water. B. Scrape in food waste. Down the drain go table scraps, vegetable peelings, cobs, rinds, pits, bones and coffee grounds (see A). TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION A. Be sure disposer is empty before using your dishwasher so it may drain properly. B. You may want to leave the stopper in the sink drain when not in use to prevent utensils and foreign objects from falling into the disposer. C. Your disposer is ruggedly built to give you many years of trouble free service. It will handle all normal food wastes, but it will NOT grind or dispose of such items as plastic, tin cans, bottle caps, glass, china, leather, cloth, rubber, string, clam and oyster shells, aluminum foil or feathers.