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KitchenAid Garbage Disposal Installation Instructions page 4

Food-waste disposer

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D. Check to see if you Iwe a water meter in
p.rr
home. To have a grounded
water pipe,
dw meter must hewe a wire clamp to either
side of the meter You can ground the water
pipe b securely clampng
a length of No. 6
copper
wire for PO0 amp service (of less) to
tare metal as show.
Use grounding
clamps,
wtified
by C.SA, to attach wire to p&.x
G. If dnln
Is too short,
measure how far
trap outlet IS horn tube and buy a drain trap
extension
wth a slip nut. Install trap
eltenslon.
11
O.ptional
$slsh~her
connection
n you do not plan to connect
a
dishwasher
drain
to the disposer,
go to
Step 1%
lay disposer on its side. Insert top of
scravdwer
at an angle Into dran hole
opening.
Tap screwdrwer
wltJ- hammer until
molded
plug papsout.
Remove loose plug
from dlsooser
to mounting
assembly.
A
LB f3-e dIsposerand
posita?
It so that the
dispowi
three mountlnj
ears are lined up
under
tk ends of the sink mounting
assembly screws.
B. Holdanj
the disposer
I" place, turn the
locrer mounting
rng wth edrs to the rI jht
until all thnc
ears IoCk Into place I" the
mountmj
assembly The dwoser
wll now
hang by Itself The mounting
ring WIII be
locked I" place later.
13 gg;p
waste line
pipe to drain trap.
A.
Remwe wry focelgn materials that may
have dropped
InsIde the dwoser
grIndIng
chamber
B. Turn the dqxserarwnd.
Compare your
dlspxer
waste lne pope wlti
the two types
illustrated
in C and D. Attach waste line
pipe as specified.
C. If xat already assembled,
place the gasket
cwer the end of waste Ione pipe. Gasket must
be nstalled
as shown to prevent laklnj
Insert tube into disposer opening
Place
flange Over waste lne pipe and gasket
Secure flange to dlsposermth
screw
provded.
D. Insert the jsskecet Into the dispxer
dlsclwje
outlet
Gasket will be held I" place by rhe
waste IIM pipe flange Place flange Over
waste Ime pope Secure flange and waste
line pipe to d1spae.r with scre&)
prwlded.
E.Rotate disposer until waste line pipe all jns
wth drain trap.
Make
sure all connections
compty
with
local plumbing
codes.
F. If tube Is too long, w
off excess tubing
ml-
a hackad
Make sure cut IS clean and
straight.
PANEL
c
C.
H. ~hrn
~r%s, tljhten
the slip nut on the trap.
For double
sinks, we recommend
use Of
separate
traps for disposer
and second
sink.
14
Optional:
Connect to
dishwasher drain.
If you do not plan to conneCt
a
dishwasher
drain
to the disposer,
go
to Step 15.
Make
sure connections
Comply
With
local
plumbing
codes.
A. A dIshwasher
drain connectcx
kit may be
purchased
from a hardware
stow Use worm
gear hose clamp on dlshwasher
cOnrrzct!On
Remove clamp or fining from end of
dishwasherdran
hose
8. Slide large end of rubber coupler over
disposer
inlet tube Fasten coupler
to
dlsposerwth
clamp prowded
C. lnsat one end of the plastic tube Into the
coupler and fasten wth Pp mm clamp.
D. Slip the jear hose clamp over the
dahwasixrdrain
hose pushlng It back
51-76 mm. Slip drain hose over plastic tube
Slide clamp in place and tIghten.
Be sure to tlghten
all three clamps.
15
lock
disposer
in place.
lnserl screadrwer
of Jam-breaker
wench
tnto left <lde of a dwxxpr
mnuntlnq
Iuq
.._ _ ._--_ _-._ r___ _. _ .~
at the top of the dqxxer.
Turn screwdrIver
orjam-breaker wench
to rljht until
dlscoser
is locked firmlv I" olace.
16
proper
operation.
A
Slowly run water through unit Then place
stopper
seal in pasWan and fill wk.
8. Remove stopper and permit water to flow
Check for leaks at all plumbang connections.
If there IS a leak, tlghten the connection
at
that pomt
C. Turn water on Run dispenser
for one mwte.
Check that disposer
IS operatlng
correctly
Check for l&z
at all plumblng
connectlom
again. If there IS a lea& tI jhten
the
coanectnn
at that pant

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