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DECORATIVE PANEL INSTALLATION
A decorative panel insert can be installed
in place of the colored door panel and
corrugated spacer.
Remove drawer assembly, foot pedal,
trim strips, color panel and corrugated
spacer following instructions under “Color
Matching.”
Panels over 1/4” thick:
OPTION #1:
Make sure panel fits inside the chrome
door trim. Inside dimensions of chrome
trim are approximately 11-5/16” x 20-1/
2”.
1.
Drill holes through the door for the
screw size being used.
2.
Screw the panel to door.
3.
Reinstall trim strip, foot pedal, and
slide door assembly back into com-
pactor.
OPTION #2:
Start with a panel 11-11/16” x 20-7/8”.
Use a router to cut 3/16” wide edges, 3/
32” thick, all around. Carefully bend tabs
of side door trim 90° to provide clear-
ance. Slide panel under chrome door
trim. Carefully bend tabs back to their
original position. Replace trim strip, foot
pedal and drawer assembly.
Panels 1/4” or thinner:
Cut decorative panel to 11-11/16” x
20-7/8”. Carefully bend tabs of side door
trim 90° to provide clearance. Slide panel
under chrome door trim. Depending on
the thickness of your panel, you may
need to use the original colored panel or
cardboard to space the decorative panel
out tight against the door trim. Carefully
bend tabs back to their original position.
Replace trim strip and door assembly.
IMPORTANT: If compact has yet to be
delivered to job site, reinstall drawer as-
sembly. Run compactor so ram extends
down into the drawer, against the card-
board filler. This will prevent damage to
the mechanism during delivery.
Do not ship or deliver compactor on its
back. If it cannot be delivered upright, it
is preferable to ship it on its side.
BAG INSTALLATION
Your compactor has been furnished with
reinforced polyethylene bags.
They are ready to be installed.
DO NOT use plastic bags other than
those which have been designed for use
in your compactor. Unauthorized bags
may become caught in the mechanism
requiring you to pay service charges
which cannot be covered by the warranty.
If you unable to find the proper bags lo-
cally, please call 1-800-558-1711 or write:
Broan Mfg. Co., Inc., 926 W. State Street,
Hartford, WI 53027 requesting the name
and location of the nearest source.
Bag is locked between door flange and
drawer. When door is closed and latched
properly, door guide “V” will be snug in
“V” groove in drawer flange. (Fig. 13)
Failure to align “V” properly or to latch
drawer to door will cause compactor to
stall with ram down. This condition can
be corrected by turning the key to the
start position. The ram should return to
its normal position and stop. If necessary,
push in on front of drawer to engage in-
terlock. Relatch the drawer and begin
compacting.
COMPACTING
After properly installing a new bag, the
compactor is ready to use.
FOR BEST RESULTS
ALWAYS FILL THE BAG COMPLETE-
LY BEFORE OPERATING THE COM-
PACTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME. DO-
ING SO WILL MINIMIZE BAG PULL-
UP AND TEARING.
Close drawer completely. Rotate key past
“ON” to “START” position. Hold in
“START” momentarily and release back
to “ON” position. Motor will start and com-
paction will proceed.
CAUTION: DO NOT FORCE KEY
WHEN TURNING. It should always ro-
tate easily. Forcing may break key and
damage switch.
The ram travels downward into the
drawer compacting the trash; at the bot-
tom of the ram stroke, the unit automati-
cally reverses and retracts upward out
of the drawer. Total cycle time is a little
over a minute. At the top of the stroke,
the unit automatically shuts itself off and
the compactor is ready to receive more
trash.
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
“V GROOVE”
CONTAINER
LATCH
With the drawer extended to the second
stop, release the container latch and
swing open door. Then slide bag into
drawer from front to back. Starting at the
back of the drawer, fold bag over top rim
of drawer on all sides. (Fig. 10)
Press the bag into all corners of the
drawer and smooth the bottom. (Fig. 11)
Smooth and shape the bag carefully —
this will prevent the bag from being torn
by the ram during compaction. Using but-
tons on side of drawer, button your bag
in place by using the prepunched holes
in the side of the bag. Figure 12 shows
the bag installed.
NOTE: If you have difficulty installing
the bag, remove drawer completely
from unit by lifting front of drawer
slightly and pulling forward (place on
rug or other surface to protect floor).
This will clear back of container from
housing for easier installation of bag.
DRAWER BUTTONS
PREPUNCHED HOLES
