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Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
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Operating Instructions
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Using the Compactor . . . . . . . .6
Trash Bag Installation . . . . . . .6
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Compacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Removing a Full Trash Bag . . . .8
Cleaning the Outside
and Inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installation Instructions
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . .12–14
Custom Panels . . . . . . . . .15–17
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You Call for Service . .18
Consumer Support
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Service Telephone
Numbers . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
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Safety Instructions
Installation Instructions
Troubleshooting T
ips
Consumer Support
Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the GE Family
Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are
committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s
Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.
Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your trash compactor.
That’s important, because your new trash compactor will be part of your family for
many years. And we hope you will be part of ours for a long time to come.
We thank you for buying GE. We appreciate your purchase, and hope you will
continue to rely on us whenever you need quality appliances for your home.
GE & You, A Service Partnership.
For Your Records
Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.
Proof of the original purchase date is needed to obtain service
under the warranty.
Write the model and serial numbers here:
#
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You can find them on a label on the cabinet behind the drawer front.
Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain
your trash compactor properly. Just a little preventive care on your
part can save you a great deal of time and money over the life of
your trash compactor.
Read this Manual
If You Need Service
You’ll find many answers to common problems in the
Before You
Call For Service
section. If you review our chart of Troubleshooting
Tips first, you may not need to call for service at all.
If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included in
the back section, or you can visit us on the web at GEAppliances.com.
Or,
in the U.S.,
you can always call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737), 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
In Canada,
call 800.361.3400.