Insinger I Series Food Waste Disposer - Manual (Page 11)

Insinger Machine Company 2005 Page 11
TROUBLESHOOTING
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DISPOSER OPERATES BUT DISINTEGRATION AND DISCHARGE IS SLOW
Not enough water volume flow (GPM).
Worn shattering mechanism (impact bars, sizing ring, rotor).
Large amounts of foreign material in waste chamber.
DISPOSER MOVES WHEN STARTED
Large amounts of unshattered waste in chamber.
Rotor unbalanced due to loose impact bar.
Disposer not anchored to floor.
DRAIN LINE CLOGS
Worn shattering mechanism (impact bars, sizing ring, rotor) permitting large waste particles to flow through.
Large amount of paper and non-food particles being fed into disposer.
Not enough water volume flow (GPM).
DISPOSER DOES NOT TURN OFF (AFTER CLEAN OUT CYCLE, IF WIRED WITH RAC2)
Stop button in switch or control defective.
Timer in Model RAC2 control center defective.
DISPOSER DOES NOT REVERSE
Contacts in manual reversing switch burned.
Contactor in auto reversing control center defective.
Reversing circuit in auto reversing control center defective.
Time lapse safety circuit in auto reversing control center defective.
Motor not wired as indicated in wiring diagram.
SEVERE VIBRATION DURING OPERATION
Loose or broken impact bars.
Unshattered waste lodged in rotor.
Severe rotor damage from metal objects being fed into disposer.
MOTOR RUNS BUT NO WATER FLOW
Solenoid valve improperly wired.
Defective solenoid valve coil.
No water flow in main feed line.
MOTOR NUT TURNING AT PROPER RPM
Low voltage on incoming feed line.
On three-phase hookups, no voltage on one feeder line (leg).
Motor not wired as indicated in wiring diagram (low to high, high to low voltsO.
LOUD NOISE FROM MOTOR AREA
Upper or lower or both bearings worn.
Leakage of disposer seals.
SMOKE OR BURNING ODOR FROM MOTOR
Incoming voltage not correct.
On three-phase hookups, no voltage on one feeder line (leg).
Water leaking into motor through faulty seals.
Disposer being overloaded, especially with foreign material.
Improper motor connections.