After
a trash bag, the compactor is ready to use.
Loading
Lift the trash drawer handle and pull the drawer out as
far as necessary to load the items.
and large cans compact best when laid flat
near the center of the drawer.
●
To help keep the ram clean when compacting messy
food waste, place a couple of folded sheets of
newspaper or a large grocery bag on top of the load
to be compacted.
●
Folded newspaper will
help prevent glass
fragments from flying out of the drawer into the
mechanism when compacting a large glass bottle, or
several
or jars, or any other items that might
shatter.
●
Refuse too
go into the drawer can be folded
to fit.
cannot be folded to fit into the drawer, do
not attempt to force it in.
it is not necessary to compact
the
drawer is
or nearly
we suggest
for
compaction, you start the compactor each
time a
amount of trash is added.
Compacting
To start the compactor:
1. Move the drawer safety latch to CLOSE.
2. Rotate the key past ON to the START position,
hold it momentarily at
and then release it
back to ON. The motor will start and compacting
proceed.
The ram travels downward into the drawer,
compacting the trash. At the bottom of the stroke, the
ram automatically reverses direction, retracts out of
the
returns to its starting position, and the
compactor shuts off automatically.
The cycle takes about one minute. As the trash drawer
fills, cycle time gets progressively shorter.
Glass
can make a loud noise when they break
during compaction. This is normal.
the trash drawer will not always break during the
cycle. Breaking glass and associated noise may occur
several cycles later, depending on the type and
volume of the trash.
and cans are compacted, small tears in
the bag may occur. This is normal and no way
affects the performance of the compactor. Always use
the bag caddy to carry the compacted trash to storage
or pick-up areas, and keep the bag away from your
body to prevent injury from sharp objects that may
have pierced the bag.
emptying waste baskets into the
drawer, some items may spill into the compactor
behind the drawer. Items behind the drawer could
prevent it from closing completely and prevent the
compactor from operating. To remove such items
from behind the drawer, open the drawer and, if
necessary, remove it to clean them out. See Care
and Cleaning instructions.
To Stop Compacting
compactor maybe stopped at any time by
the key to OFF or by
the drawer safety latch to OPEN.
the compacting operation
is stopped, the ram moves backup to its starting position when
compactor
is
again.
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