DECORATIVE PANEL INSTALLATION
A decorative panel insert can be installed in place of the colored door panel and corrugated spacer.
Remove drawer assembly, foot pedal, trim strips, color panel and corrugated spacer following instructions under “Color Matching.”
Panels over 1/4” thick:
OPTION #1:
Make sure panel fits inside the chrome door trim. Inside dimensions of chrome trim are approximately
1.Drill holes through the door for the screw size being used.
2.Screw the panel to door.
3.Reinstall trim strip, foot pedal, and slide door assembly back into com- pactor.
OPTION #2:
Start with a panel
Panels 1/4” or thinner:
Cut decorative panel to
IMPORTANT: If compact has yet to be delivered to job site, reinstall drawer as- sembly. Run compactor so ram extends down into the drawer, against the cardboard filler. This will prevent damage to the mechanism during delivery.
Do not ship or deliver compactor on its back. If it cannot be delivered upright, it is preferable to ship it on its side.
BAG INSTALLATION
Your compactor has been furnished with reinforced polyethylene bags.
They are ready to be installed.
DO NOT use plastic bags other than those which have been designed for use in your compactor. Unauthorized bags may become caught in the mechanism requiring you to pay service charges which cannot be covered by the warranty.
If you unable to find the proper bags lo- cally, please call
Fig. 10
With the drawer extended to the second stop, release the container latch and swing open door. Then slide bag into drawer from front to back. Starting at the back of the drawer, fold bag over top rim of drawer on all sides. (Fig. 10)
Fig. 11
PREPUNCHED HOLES
Press the bag into all corners of the drawer and smooth the bottom. (Fig. 11)
Fig. 12
DRAWER BUTTONS
Smooth and shape the bag carefully — this will prevent the bag from being torn by the ram during compaction. Using buttons on side of drawer, button your bag in place by using the prepunched holes in the side of the bag. Figure 12 shows the bag installed.
NOTE: If you have difficulty installing the bag, remove drawer completely from unit by lifting front of drawer slightly and pulling forward (place on rug or other surface to protect floor). This will clear back of container from housing for easier installation of bag.
Fig. 13
“V GROOVE”
CONTAINER
LATCH
Bag is locked between door flange and drawer. When door is closed and latched properly, door guide “V” will be snug in “V” groove in drawer flange. (Fig. 13)
Failure to align “V” properly or to latch drawer to door will cause compactor to stall with ram down. This condition can be corrected by turning the key to the start position. The ram should return to its normal position and stop. If necessary, push in on front of drawer to engage in- terlock. Relatch the drawer and begin compacting.
COMPACTING
After properly installing a new bag, the compactor is ready to use.
FOR BEST RESULTS
ALWAYS FILL THE BAG COMPLETELY BEFORE OPERATING THE COMPACTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOING SO WILL MINIMIZE BAG PULL- UP AND TEARING.
Close drawer completely. Rotate key past “ON” to “START” position. Hold in “START” momentarily and release back to “ON” position. Motor will start and compaction will proceed.
CAUTION: DO NOT FORCE KEY WHEN TURNING. It should always rotate easily. Forcing may break key and damage switch.
The ram travels downward into the drawer compacting the trash; at the bottom of the ram stroke, the unit automatically reverses and retracts upward out of the drawer. Total cycle time is a little over a minute. At the top of the stroke, the unit automatically shuts itself off and the compactor is ready to receive more trash.
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