Cleaning-Outside; When Going On Vacation - GE Monogram GCG1000 Manual

The inside and outside of your compactor are finished with durable baked-on enamel.
Cleaning—Outside
Keep the outside clean. Do not wipe with a sotied
damage the paint. Do not use harsh or gritty cleansers
or scouring pads that may mar the finish. Apply a coat
of titcheflappliance wax when the compactor is new,
and then several times a year. Apptiance Potish and
Wax Cleaner (Cat. No. WR97X216) is avtiable from
GE Appliance Parts Marts.
To clean the cabinet interior:
1. Pull out trash drawer until it stops.
2. Lift up on drawer slightly, then pull out drawer to
second stop.
3. Lift drawer up and out of compactor.
4. Vacuum clean cabinet base, track channels and
5. Wash the cabinet interior and trash drawer with
normal mild household cleaners, rinse and dry with
a clean cloth. Be sure trash drawer is thoroug~y
dry before inserting a new bag.
To clean the ram:
With trash drawer out of cabinet, remove the ram as
1. Remove bolt in
center of ram with
a 1/2" wrench.
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When going on vacation

For vacations or other extended absences, remove the
trash bag to prevent a build-up of undesirable odor
2. Place hand on
ram face, being
careful to support
its entire length.
3. With other hand,
press back on fronl
of rm, sliding it
until it releases.
4. Clean ram with normal mild household cleaners,
rinse and dry.
5. Fit ram into grooves on the compacting mechanism
and slide it forward until it snaps into position.
6. Replace center bolt removed in Step 1.
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