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COMPACTOR
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance
parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800-253-1301.
In Canada, call for assistance 1-800-461-5681, for installation
and service, call: 1-800-807-6777
or visit our website at...
www.whirlpool.com or www.whirlpool.com/canada
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TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPACTOR SAFETY..................................................................3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................4 Unpacking ....................................................................................4 Location Requirements................................................................4 Electrical Requirements ...............................................................5 Freestanding and Undercounter Installation .....
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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” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately fo
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WARNING INSTALLATION Excessive Weight Hazard INSTRUCTIONS Use two or more people to move and install compactor. Installer: Leave Use and Care Guide with the homeowner. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Homeowner: Keep Use & Care Guide for future reference and for local electrical inspector’s use, if required. 4. Place the other two corner posts on the floor to the side of the compactor. Grasp the sides of the compactor cabinet and Unpacking put compactor on its side on to
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Cutout dimensions Electrical Requirements WARNING 3" (7.6 cm) 1 34 " min. Electrical Shock Hazard (87 cm) Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. 18" min. (45.7 cm) Do not use an adapter. 24" min. (61 cm) Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. 15 " min. (38.7 cm) Recommended Grounding Method This compactor is for use on a single phase, 115-volt, 60 Hz, AC 1. Grounded electrical outlet must be a minimum of 3 in. (7.6 cm) onl
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To adjust for other cabinet opening heights: Freestanding and Undercounter Installation Loosen self-tapping screw just enough to clear stud from hole in position “A.” NOTE: Proper installation is your responsibility. Make sure you Move the rear wheel and stud to position “B” or “C” as have everything necessary for correct installation. It is the needed for your cabinet opening measurement: personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to contact Position B: 34¹⁄₄ in. to 34⁷⁄₁₆
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7. Carefully lift the front slightly and roll compactor into the cabinet opening. Changing the Decorative Panel Using the two #8-18 x ¹₂ in. screws, fasten the retaining There are three options for changing the decorative panel: brackets to the countertop with the mounting screws. Order an acrylic panel If brackets cannot be attached to the underside of Create a custom panel for use with a trim kit countertop, attach mounting clips to brackets. Fasten compactor to cabinet front with m
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Trimless panel with handle Trimless panel without handle Dimensions Dimensions Use these dimension drawings to create a custom panel for use Use these dimension drawings to create a custom panel for use without a trim kit. The panel should be ¹⁄₂ in. to ⁵⁄₈ in. (13 mm to without a trim kit. The panel should be ¹⁄₂ in. (13 mm) min. thick. 16 mm) thick. NOTE: A thicker panel may need rounded front corners and a cut-out for access to the handle. 25" ( ) 63.5 cm 13 23 /16" ( ) 60.5 cm 15" (38.1
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Loading COMPACTOR USE WARNING 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. Explosion Hazard You may hear a noise when glass breaks. Strong glass bottles may not break at all. The trash in a
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Load bottles or cans on their sides in the center of the 2. To stop the compactor during a cycle: drawer. Do not load bottles in an upright position. Press OFF. Press ON. The compacting ram will rise. When the ram stops rising, you can open the drawer. To remove the Key-Switch: 1. Turn the Key-Switch to the OFF/LOCK position. 2. Remove and store key out of children’s reach. 3. Close the drawer. Starting the Compactor Depending on your model, you may have a single control (Style 1) or a d
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Cleaning Inside the Drawer Installing a New Bag NOTE: You may want to wear protective gloves as there may be IMPORTANT: bits of glass in the drawer. Before installing a new bag, be sure: 1. Remove the bag. (See the “Removing a Filled Bag” section.) The drawer side is securely locked. 2. Press down on the lever-action lock (or Side-Lock latch). The container is clean and free of debris. Do not use any kind of bag other than those designed especially for use in your compactor. Order replace
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3. Grasp the drawer on the sides and pull it out the rest of the way. Set the drawer down gently. TROUBLESHOOTING Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnecessary service call. Trash is not compacting Is the drawer less than half full? Drawer must be more than half full before trash is compacted. 4. Vacuum the inside of the cabinet. Liquid spills or wet trash should be cleaned up by hand, or by using a vacuum Your compactor won’t operate designed to pick
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In Canada ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Call the Whirlpool Canada Customer Interaction Center toll free: 1-800-461-5681 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (EST) Before calling for assistance or service, please check Our consultants provide assistance with: “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow the instructions below. Features and specifications on our full line of appliances. When calling, please know the purchase date and the complete Referrals to loc
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® WHIRLPOOL COMPACTOR WARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY ON COMPACTOR For one year from the date of purchase, when this compactor is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or ® furnished with the product, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP replacement parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool designated service company. Whirlpool Corporation will not pay for: 1. Service calls to correct the inst
