GE Monogram Compactor User Manual page 10

PROBLEM
COMPACTOR DOES
NOT OPERATE
DRAWER IS
HARD TO CLOSE
DRAWER WILL
NOT OPEN
LITTLE OR
NO APPARENT
COMPACTION
GREASE LEAKING
FROM MECHANISM
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
• May not be plugged into a live electrical outlet.
• If plug is secure and compactor still fails to operate, plug a lamp or small
appliance into the same outlet to determine if there is a tripped circuit breaker
or burned-out fuse.
• Key lock switch may not be in ON position.
• Key lock switch may not have been held at START long enough to start the
compaction cycle.
• Drawer may not be firmly closed.
• Compactor has an automatic thermal cutout. If you have just compacted
repeatedly, this protector may have opened the motor circuit. Wait a few
minutes and the cutout will reclose automatically.
• In the unlikely event that the actuator (on the inside of the door) breaks off,
the compactor will not operate. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE
COMPACTOR IN ANY OTHER MANNER. A replacement actuator can
be ordered from Monogram Preferred Service, 800.444.1845.
• Trash may have fallen behind the drawer and is preventing the safety switch
from being closed.
• On rare occasions, a large can placed near the side of the drawer may become
wrapped around the edge of the ram, interfering with the opening of the drawer.
Grasp the drawer handle and move the drawer back and forth until the stuck
can becomes dislodged.
• The Key/Lock switch may have been turned to OFF/LOCK before the ram
returned to the full UP position. Close the drawer and turn the Key/Lock
switch to ON. The ram will return to the UP position automatically.
• Unusual or unbalanced loads may result in compactor stopping before ram has
fully returned to UP position. Turn key switch to START and hold momentarily
at START, then release it back to ON. The motor will start and the ram will
return to the UP position and stop. To avoid an unbalanced load, distribute the
trash evenly in the drawer, keeping bottles and large cans flat and in the center
of the drawer.
• Drawer must be at least 1/2 full of trash before you will see any appreciable
amount of compacting because the ram does not travel all the way to the
bottom. Trash in bottom of drawer will be crushed during subsequent
compaction cycles.
• Early in the life of your compactor, grease from the mechanism may drop
into the drawer or be found on the front of the bag. This is normal, and
will soon stop.