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At the bottom of the compaction plate stroke, the
plate will stop.
This setting is helpful for compressing waste for
several hours until it holds its new compacted
shape. Press the start button again to reverse
the compaction plate upward out of the waste
container. At the top of the stroke, the compactor
automatically shuts itself off and is ready to
receive more waste.
d) Close the door.
e) Press the start button at the top center of the
unit to begin compacting. The compactor will
automatically shut itself off when the compaction
cycle is completed. The “Ram Status LED” is
GREEN when the ram (compaction plate) is in
the up position and ready to receive more waste.
The LED will turn RED when the ram (compaction
plate) is moving or stopped in any other position.
See picture below.
Ram status LED
f) The compacting cycle may be stopped at any
time by opening the door. Once stopped, the ram
(compaction plate) will always move upward when
the door is closed.
3.2 Compacting Tips
a) Although it is not necessary to compact until
the container is full or nearly so, it is suggested
that for maximum compaction, the compactor is
started each time a significant amount of waste is
added.
b) At full stroke the compaction plate does not
travel all the way to the bottom of the waste
container. Waste in the bottom 1/3 of the
container will be crushed during subsequent
compacting.
c) Glass bottles can make a loud noise when they
break during compaction. Try to avoid compacting
glass bottles. DISPERATOR glass crushers are
better suited for this purpose.
d) Place a couple of folded sheets of news paper
on top of the waste to be compacted when:
• compacting glass bottles and jars (or any items
that might shatter). This will help prevent glass
fragments from flying out of the container into the
compactor mechanism.
• compacting unwrapped messy food waste. This
will help keep the compacting plate clean.
Try to avoid compacting glass bottles and food
waste. DISPERATOR food waste disposers
and glass crushers are better suited for these
purposes.
e) Large cans compact best when laid flat near the
center of the waste container.
f) Compacting extreme uneven loads may cause
the waste container to shift forward which
may cause the door to open and interrupt the
compaction cycle. Then gently push and hold
the door closed to activate the compaction plate
until it returns to the up position. Open the waste
container and reposition any objects that may
be causing the uneven load. Close the door and
reactivate the compaction cycle by pressing the
start button.
Caution:
Do not compact aerosol cans or
any other containers still holding
or which held toxic chemicals,
insecticides or combustible
contents. Fumes may be released
that are hazardous to health or may
result in fire or explosion.
Do not put paint, oily rags, lighter
fluid cans, paint thinner cans in
your compactor. Doing so could
result in spontaneous combustion
causing a fire and/or explosion.
Never push trash into the bucket
with hands or feet. Trash might
contain broken glass or sharp
pieces of metal which could cause
injury.
