Compactor use, How your compactor works – KITCHENAID Integrated Compactor 9871915A User Manual

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Adjusting the Toe Plate

If the toe plate rubs the floor covering, the toe plate clearance
may be changed as follows:

1. Mark on each side of the toe plate the amount of toe plate

that rubs the floor covering.

2. Remove the drawer from the unit. (See Step 3 in the

“Unpacking” section.)

3. Use a ruler and a pencil or chalk to draw a line between the

marks on each side of toe plate.

4. Use scissors or utility knife to cut toe plate along line.

5. Replace drawer. If toe plate still rubs floor covering, repeat

Steps 1-4.

Trimless Panel without Handle

Dimensions

Use these dimension drawings to create a custom panel for use
without a trim kit. The panel should be a minimum of

¹⁄₂" (13 mm)

thick.

Installation

1. Align the bottom of the custom panel with the bottom of the

drawer front.

NOTE: The bottom of the custom panel should not extend
below the bottom of the drawer front.

2. Secure the panel from the back using four #8 x 1" wood

screws as shown.

3. Attach a 15" x

¹⁄₂" quarter-round filler along the top of the

drawer front using glue or screws.

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.

15"

(38.1 cm)

³⁄₈

(74.6 cm)

A. Custom panel
B. 15"x

¹⁄₂ " Quarter-round

C. #8 x 1" Wood screws

D. Toe guard

E. Washer
F. Toe guard screw