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Troubleshooting Guide

Before calling the Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex, Inc. Customer Service Number, carefully check the list below for a possible solution to your question.

POTENTIAL PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSE/SOLUTION

 

 

 

Unit does not operate

Is the unit plugged in? Does the outlet work?

on any speed or Pulse.

Are the bowl, bowl lid, and food chute lid all

Ready Light does

 

locked in place? See pp. 4-5 “How to

not come on.

 

Assemble.”

Food is not chopped,

Packing too much food in the food chute, or

sliced or shredded

 

pushing too hard on the food pusher may cause

uniformly.

 

the processed food to be irregulary sliced or

 

 

shredded. Refer to the food processing charts

 

 

for recommended sizes and quantities.

 

Are you using the recommended speed? See

 

 

pp. 8-9 “Food Processing Charts.”

 

 

 

Unit stops and will

Are the bowl, bowl lid, and food chute lid all

not come back on.

 

locked in place? They may have moved slighty

 

 

during processing. See pp. 4-5 “How to

 

 

Assemble.”

 

Is the outlet still working? Check it by plugging

 

 

in a working lamp or other appliance. You may

 

 

have overloaded the circuit and blown a fuse or

 

 

tripped the circuit breaker.

 

Turn unit OFF, allow to stand for 3 to 4 minutes,

 

 

then turn back ON.

 

 

If none of these suggestions correct the prob-

 

 

lem, DO NOT attempt to repair the unit. Call the

 

 

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Customer Service

 

 

number to get the name of your nearest

 

 

Authorized Service Center.

 

 

 

Unit has a burning smell.

There may be a residue left on the motor from

 

 

the manufacturing process, causing a slight odor

 

 

during initial use. This will go away. If a strong

 

 

odor or any visible smoke appears, unplug the

 

 

unit IMMEDIATELY and call the Hamilton

 

 

Beach/Proctor-Silex Customer Service number.

 

 

 

Motor seems weak.

Are you using the recommended speed for the

 

 

item you are processing? See pp. 8-9 “Food

 

 

Processing Charts.”

 

Are you using the recommended food size and

 

 

quantity to be processed? Refer to the food

 

 

processing charts for recommended food sizes

 

 

and speeds. See pp. 8-9 “Food Processing

 

 

Charts.”

 

 

 

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Hamilton Beach 840135100 manual Troubleshooting Guide, Potential Problem Probable CAUSE/SOLUTION

840135100 specifications

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