14
Motor protection
The motor is equipped with a safety switch and switches off au-
tomatically when overloaded. After a cooling-down break (approx.
5 min), the motor may be restarted. Press the
1.
reset button (motor protection)
2.
green button I to restart.
Direction of rotation selector switch
Only actuate the direction of rotation selector switch
while the shredder is switched off.
Position
The material is drawn in by the cutting roller and shredded.
Position
The blades operate in the opposite direction and jammed material
is released.
Keep depressing the green button of the on/off switch once you
have placed the direction of rotation selector switch into the
position. The cutting roller is placed into the opposite direction. If
you release the on/off switch, the shredder automatically stops.
Hints
z
Large objects or pieces of wood may be removed after the
shredder has been operated several times both in cutting
and in release direction.
z
Use a tamper or hook to remove jammed objects from the
hopper or ejection slot.
Always wait until the shredder has come to a complete
standstill before restarting it.
Retaining basket
The integrated retaining basket is equipped with a locking
lever and a safety cut-out device.
L
Power off the device before attaching or removing the re-
taining basket.
@
Retaining basket locked and fixed connected to
the device.
@
Retaining basket unlocked and disconnected from
the device. The device cannot be powered up.
L
When the retaining basket is unlocked while the
device is operating the device is automatically cut
out.
W
W
o
o
r
r
k
k
i
i
n
n
g
g
w
w
i
i
t
t
h
h
t
t
h
h
e
e
g
g
a
a
r
r
d
d
e
e
n
n
s
s
h
h
r
r
e
e
d
d
d
d
e
e
r
r
Choose a working position alongside the equipment or behind
it. Never stand near the ejection opening.
Always keep away from the ejection area when starting the
machine.
Longer material that is protruding from the device could
spring back when it is drawn in by the blades! Observe safety
distance!
Never reach into the filling or ejection opening.
Keep your face and body away from the filling opening.
Never place hands, other parts of the body or clothing into the
filler funnel, ejection channel or in the vicinity of other moving
parts.
Check before powering the device up that:
−
no material residues are in the filling hopper,
−
the retaining basket is locked.
Do not tip or tilt the machine when the motor is running.
Make sure that the motor is free from waste material and
other material accumulation to protect it against damage and
to prevent fire.
When filling, be careful that no pieces of metal, stones, bottles
or other objects unintended for processing, enter the filling
hopper.
Immediately switch off the equipment and allow it to come to a
stop, if foreign objects enter the filling hopper or if the equip-
ment starts to make unusual noises or vibrates. Remove the
mains plug and carry out the following checks:
−
inspect for damage,
−
replace or repair damaged parts,
−
check the equipment and tighten loose parts.
You must not repair the equipment yourself if you are
unauthorized to do so.
What can I shred?
Yes:
•
all types of branches up to a max. diameter, depending on
wood species and freshness.
•
withered garden refuse which has lain a number of days.
Only shred in alternation with branches.
No:
•
glass, metal, plastic, plastic bags, stones, cloth, roots with soil
•
refuse which does not have a solid consistency, e. g. kitchen
waste
Special tips on shredding:
¾
Always fill the material to be
shredded into the filling hopper
from the right.
¾
Branches, twigs and wood
should be broken down immedi-
ately after they have been cut
−
material of this kinds gets
very hard when it is dry, and the maximum allowed branch
diameter to be processed has to be reduced.
¾
Remove any side shoots from branches with a large number
of twigs.
¾
How to shred garden waste with hight water content and a
tendency to clog
−
to prevent the machine from clogging, alternate waste with
wood containing material.
¾
Do not allow the shredded material to pile up too high in the
area of the ejection opening. This can lead to shredded mate-
rial blocking the ejection channel, and backing up to the filler
opening. Empty the retaining basket on a regular basis.
¾
Clean out the filler opening and ejection channel thoroughly if
the machine becomes blocked. Before doing this, switch the
motor off and disconnect the machine from the mains power
supply.
