GE GFC520V Garbage Disposal User Manual


 
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• Phillips and  at blade screwdriver
Installation
Instructions
Disposer
If you have questions, call 1-800-GECARES or visit our Website at: www.GEAppliances.com
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANTSave these
instructions for local inspector’s use.
IMPORTANTObserve all
governing codes and ordinances.
Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these
instructions with the Consumer.
Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions
for future reference.
Skill level – Installation of this appliance
required basic mechanical skills.
Completion time – 1 hour
Proper installation is the responsibility of the
installer.
Product failure due to improper installation is not
covered under the Warranty.
PREPARATION
1. Disconnect electrical power supply to disposer.
2. Remove old disposer or sink  ange assembly.
3. Inspect drain line. If it is heavily coated with
hardened grease and accumulations, rout out
with a plumber’s snake.
4. Remove old sealing materials and gasketing from
sink opening, both top and bottom.
NOTE: Top and bottom of sink surfaces must be free
of any materials to prevent leaks.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Channel lock pliers, slip joint
• Hammer
• Nut driver
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS YOU
MAY NEED
• Steel punch or wooden dowel
• Petroleum jelly or liquid soap
• Hose clamp
• Dishwasher drain connector
• Adjustable pipe wrench
• Plumber’s putty (for cast sinks)
• Stepped rubber drain adapter
• Wire nuts
• Cable connector
• Flexible drain pipe
• Power cord kit (Part Number PM3X215)
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