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Installation
1. Remove the mounting screws attaching the foot pedal to the
compactor. Remove foot pedal.
2. Remove mounting screws attaching the toe guard to the
compactor. Remove toe guard.
3. Remove the mounting screws attaching the decorative panel
to the compactor. Remove decorative panel and discard
mounting screws.
4. Align the bottom of the custom panel with the bottom of the
drawer front.
5. Secure the panel from the back using four #8 x 1" wood
screws as shown.
6. Attach a 15" (38,1 cm) x
¹⁄₂
" (13 mm) quarter-round filler along
the top of the drawer front using glue or screws.
7. Reinstall the toe guard using the existing screws and
¹⁄₂
"
(13 mm) washer. Then, reinstall the foot pedal.
COMPACTOR USE
How Your Compactor Works
The compacting ram is the part of the compactor which
compresses the trash. The compacting ram does not go to the
bottom of the drawer. You will not see compacting of trash the
first few times you load the compactor.
NOTE: The compactor drawer should be more than
¹⁄₂
full before
the compactor can begin to compress the load.
You may hear a noise when glass breaks. Strong glass bottles
may not break at all. The trash in a full compactor bag will be
about
¹⁄₄
the size of its original bulk.
Load bulky trash, bottles, and cans in the center of the drawer.
Bottles or cans not placed in the center may become caught
between the ram and the drawer. The Drawer Monitor Switch
then senses a “misload” and causes the ram to return to the “up”
position without compacting.
Loading
IMPORTANT: Do not push items down into compactor with
hands or feet.
NOTE: You will not see compacting of trash the first few times
you load the compactor. The compactor drawer should be about
¹⁄₂
full before the compactor can begin to compress the load.
1. Open the drawer. Lift and pull the handle or press the foot
pedal to open the drawer.
NOTE: Pressing the foot pedal opens the container only 3" to
6" (7.6 cm to 15.2 cm), depending on the load.
A. Mounting screws
B. Foot pedal
A
A
B
A. Custom panel
B. 15" x
¹⁄₂
" (38.1 cm x
13 mm) quarter-round
C. Panel screw
locations
D. Toe guard
E. Washer
F. Toe guard
screw
A
B
D
E
F
C
C