– 12 –
9. OPERATING THE SHREDDER
9.4 KEEPING THE SHREDDER CLEAN
Before commencing cleaning and maintenance
procedures, make sure the garden shredder is
switched off and disconnected from the mains supply.
Always wear sturdy leather gloves when cleaning the
cutter blades.
To ensure the best performance from the garden
shredder, it must be kept clean.
1. Always clean the garden shredder immediately
after use.
2. Do not allow material to because dry and hard on
any of the garden shredder surface. This will
directly affect the shredding performance.
3. Make sure that the inlet chute and the ejector
chute are kept clean and clear of all waste material.
4. Make sure that all nuts, bolts and screws are tight
and secure.
5. Always have any damaged or worn parts repaired,
or replaced by qualified personnel.
6. Do not use detergents or solvents as these could
cause irreparable damage to your machine.
Chemicals can destroy the plastic parts.
9.5 ADJUSTING THE COUNTERPLATE
– FIGS. 9 - 10
To obtain an optimum shredding result and prevent
damage to the blade, the counterplate must be
adjusted at regular intervals. The counterplate must
also be adjusted of so called interlinkage occurs.
1. Turn counterplate adjusting knob (A) clockwise
until a slight friction noise can be heard and fine
aluminum chips fall from the ejector chute for a
short period of time.
2. Then the materials to be shredded should be fully
cut again.
9.6 REPLACING THE COUNTERPLATE
– FIGS. 11 - 12
1. Open the back cover by loosing 4 screws.
2. Take out the counterplate (B) and replace with a
new one.
3. Put back the back cover and use wrench to fix
the screws.
FIG. 10
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
FIG. 9
(10)