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COMPACTORS Table of Contents...2 For questions about features, operation/performance, parts accessories or service, call: 1-800-422-1230 In Canada, call for assistance: 1-800-461-5681, for installation and service call:1-800-807-6777 or visit our website at... www.kitchenaid.com or www.kitchenaid.com/canada MODELS: KUCC151 and KCCC151 9871628B...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Compactor Safety ...3 Electrical Requirements ...4 How Your Compactor Works ...4 Parts and Features...5 Installing Your Compactor ...6 Unpacking Your Compactor ...6 Space Requirements ...6 Freestanding and Undercounter Installation ...7 Adjusting the Toe Plate...9 Changing the Decorative Panel ...9 Using Your Compactor ...10 Using the Charcoal Air Filter...10 Starting Your Compactor ...11...
COMPACTOR SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”...
Electrical Requirements wWARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. Recommended Grounding Method This compactor is for use on a single phase, 115-volt, 60 Hz, AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused and properly ground- ed circuit and is equipped with a grounding plug as shown below.
PARTS AND FEATURES 1. Key-knob start switch 2. Charcoal air filter switch 3. Drawer handle 4. Model and serial number label 5. Wraparound panel 6. Touch-toe bar drawer opener 7. Compact switch 8. Activated charcoal air filter 9. Drawer monitor switch 10.
INSTALLING YOUR COMPACTOR IMPORTANT: Installer: Leave Use and Care Guide with the homeowner. Homeowner: Keep Use and Care Guide for future reference and for local electrical inspector’s use, if required. Unpacking Your Compactor wWARNING Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install compactor.
Cutout dimensions Grounded electrical outlet must be 3" (7.6 cm) min. from either side wall. 18" min. (45.7 cm) 24" min. (61 cm) ⁄ " min. (38.7 cm) Clearance dimensions 23" (58.4 cm) clearance in front of the compactor is needed to fully open or remove compactor drawer.
Undercounter installation: NOTE: Installation hardware is not provided with full cabinet models. 1. Measure the height of your cabinet opening. The top of the compactor should be at least top of the cabinet opening. The rear wheels are preset for a cabinet opening height of 34 ⁄...
(5.6 mm) thick to fit into trim. Raised panel dimensions as shown above. Trim for decorative panel Order trim for installation of a custom-made panel through your KitchenAid dealer or by calling the KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Center at 1-800-422-1230. In Canada, call 1-800-807-6777. Trim for custom-made panels available are: Part No.
USING YOUR COMPACTOR wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not compact any container, aerosol cans, or cloths which might contain insecticide, hair spray, engine starting fluid, paints, liquids, thinners, or any other poisonous or explosive products. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. wWARNING Cut Hazard Do not push items down into compactor with...
Starting Your Compactor 1. Set Compact switch to NORMAL (ADD TRASH). COMPACT SOLID (LOCKED) NORMAL (ADD TRASH) 2. Turn the Key-knob to START and then release the Key- knob. 3. Compactor stops after completing cycle. NOTE: When the compacting cycle is done, turn the Key- knob to OFF.
Do not use any kind of bag other than those designed especially for use in your compactor. Order replacement compactor bags through your local KitchenAid dealer or by calling the KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Center at 1-800-422-1230. In Canada, call 1-800-807-6777.
3. To replace, push the replacement filter into place. Insert the bottom tabs of the Air Filter Cover, then snap the side tabs into place. To order replacement charcoal filters (part number 4151750), call the KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Center at 1-800-422-1230. In Canada, call 1-800-807-6777. Cleaning Your Compactor Before cleaning the compactor, turn the Key-Knob (or Key-Switch) to the OFF position and remove.
3. Note the tracks in which the drawer rollers move. 4. Lift the front to clear the drawer stops. 5. Grasp the drawer on the sides. 6. Pull it out the rest of the way. 7. Set it down gently. 8.
To locate factory specified parts in your area, call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number or your nearest designated service center. 3. For further assistance... You can write to KitchenAid with any questions or concerns at: Consumer Assistance Center KitchenAid...
Outside the 50 United States and Canada, this warranty does not apply. Contact your authorized KitchenAid dealer to determine if another warranty applies.