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| POSSIBLE CAUSE | WHAT TO DO |
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| Compactor won’t operate |
| Compactor is unplugged | • | Make sure the cord is plugged securely into |
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| a working outlet. |
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| Circuit breaker/fuse is | • | Check house circuit breakers /fuses. |
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| tripped/blown |
| Replace fuses or reset breaker. |
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| Knob switch may not be | • | Make sure the switch is in the ON position. |
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| in the ON position | • | Foot pedal may not have been lifted up |
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| long enough to start the compaction cycle. |
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| Drawer may not be closed | • | Check to make sure the drawer is firmly |
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| closed. |
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| Compactor has an automatic • | If you have just compacted repeatedly, |
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| thermal motor reset |
| this protector may have opened the motor |
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| circuit. Wait a few minutes and the motor |
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| reset will reclose automatically. |
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| Drawer is hard |
| Trash may have fallen | • | Remove any trash. |
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| to close |
| behind the drawer |
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| Drawer will not |
| The ram is not all the | • | Lift up on the foot pedal and release to |
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| allow ram to complete a cycle. |
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| Little or no apparent |
| Drawer is not full | • | The drawer must be at least 1/2 full of |
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| trash before you will see any amount of |
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| compacting. The ram does not travel all the |
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| way to the bottom. Trash in the bottom of |
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| the drawer will be crushed during later |
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| cycles. |
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| Trash is stuck between ram | • | Remove any trash. |
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| and basket |
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