A mechanical garbage disposer shall not be installed or accepted unless it meets all of the following minimum specifications:
(a) It will operate with water flowing into the grinder and through the sink drain line.
(b) It shall discharge wastes at a reasonably uniform rate in a fluid form, which shall flow readily through an approved standard trap, drain line or soil line of the type and size required in the present Plumbing Code of the Village, and in a manner which will prevent clogging or stoppage of the drain line or sewerage system.
(c) It shall be of such construction and have such operational characteristics that at least forty percent of all material discharged from it shall pass as No. 8 sieve, at least sixty-five percent shall pass a No.3 sieve, and 100 percent shall pass a one-half inch screen.
(d) It shall be self-scouring, with no fouling surfaces to cause objectionable odors.
(e) It shall be free from electrical or mechanical hazards.
(f) It shall be of a type tested, approved and listed by the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., and the entire installation shall comply in all particulars with the provisions of the American Insurance Association and the provisions of the Plumbing and Electrical Codes of the Village, and shall bear evidence of Underwriters’ Laboratory approval.
(g) It shall be permanently connected to and drain directly into the sanitary sewerage system, and shall be free from any cross-connection.
(Ord. 1401. Passed 5-23-56.)