GE GCG1540 - Manual (Page 7)

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Lift the trash drawer handle or
press the touch-toe bar and pull
the drawer out.
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Lift the trash drawer handle or press the
touch-toe bar and pull the drawer out.
Remember:
■ Bottles and large cans compact best when
laid flat near the center of the drawer.
■ To help keep the ram clean when
compacting messy food waste, place a
couple of folded sheets of newspaper or a
large grocery bag on top of the load to
be compacted.
■ Items too bulky to go into the drawer
can be folded to fit. If it cannot be folded
to fit into the drawer, do not attempt to
force it in.
■ Folded newspaper will also help prevent
glass fragments from flying out of the
drawer when compacting a large glass
bottle, or several bottles or jars, or any
other items that might shatter.
■ Although it is not necessary to compact
until the drawer is full or nearly full, we
suggest that, for maximum compaction,
you start the compactor each time a
significant amount of trash is added.
Compacting
To start the compactor:
Make sure the drawer is fully closed.
Turn the key-knob to START. Let go of
the key-knob. The motor will start and
compacting will proceed.
The ram travels downward into the drawer,
compacting the trash. At the bottom of the
stroke, the ram automatically reverses
direction, retracts out of the drawer, returns
to its starting position, and the compactor
shuts off automatically.
The cycle takes about one minute.
As the trash drawer fills, cycle time gets
progressively shorter.
NOTES:
■ Glass bottles can make a loud noise when
they break during compaction. This is
normal. Also, bottles in the trash drawer
will not always break during the first
cycle. Breaking glass and associated noise
may occur several cycles later, depending
on the type and volume of the trash.
■ When bottles and cans are compacted,
small tears in the bag may occur. This
is normal and in no way affects the
performance of the compactor. Keep
the bag away from your body to prevent
injury from sharp objects that may have
pierced the bag.
CAUTION:
■ Do not force the key-knob when turning.
The key-knob should always rotate easily.
Forcing may break the key-knob and
damage the switch.
■ When emptying waste baskets into the
trash drawer, some items may spill into
the compactor behind the drawer.
Items
behind the drawer could prevent it from
closing completely and prevent the
compactor from operating. To remove
such items from behind the drawer,
open the drawer and, if necessary,
remove it to clean them out. See the
Care and Cleaning section.
To stop the compactor:
The compactor may be stopped at any time.
Turn the key-knob to LOCK/OFF.
Turn the key-knob to ON and the
compacting ram moves back up to
its starting position.
You can then open the drawer.
To restart the compactor turn the
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