Removing A Full T Rash Bag; Using The Trash Compactor - GE GCG1500 Owner's Manual

Using the trash compactor.
Compacting
Tostart the compactor:
El] Turn the knob to ON.
[_ Make sure the drawer is fullg closed.
r3] Lift the foot pedal up to start cycle.
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 drawer, returns
to its starting position, and the compactor
shuts off automatically.
The cycle takes lessthan 30 seconds. As the
trash drawer fills with trash, cycle time gets
progressively shorter.
NOTES:
• You will not see compacting of trash the
first few times you load. The compactor
drawer should be about 1/2 full before
the compactor can begin to compress
the load.
• Glass bottles can make a loud noise
when they break during compaction. This
is normal. Also, bottles in the trash drawer
will not alwags break during the first cgcle.
Breaking glass and associated noise mag
occur several cycles later,depending on
the tgpe and volume of the trash.
• When bottles and cans are compacted,
small tears in the bag may occur. This
is normal and in no wag affects the
performance of the compactor. Keep
the bag awag from gour bodg to prevent
injurg from sharp objects that mag have
pierced the bag.
CAUTION:
Do not apply too much force when
turning the knob. The knob should alwags
rotate easilg. Forcing mag break the knob
and damage the switch.
When emptying waste baskets into the
trash drawer, some items may spill into
the compactor behind the drawer. Items
behind the drawer could prevent it from
closing completelg and prevent the
compactor from operating. To remove
such items from behind the drawer, open
the drawer and remove it to clean them
out. Seethe Coreand Cleaningsection.
To stop the compactor:
The compactor may be stopped at ang time.
r-fJ Attempting to open the drawer while
the ram is moving will stop the ram.
The safetg switch will activate.
[] Closethe drawer completelg and the
ram will travel back to the UP position.
r3] open the drawer fullg and turn the knob
to OFF.
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Removing a Full Trash Bag
[_] Pullthe drawer completelg open.
Removethe top of the bag from the
bag retainer buttons. Pull up all four
bag cuffs.
r_ Pushthe side-lock latch down and tilt
the drawer side open.
r_ Lift the bag out.