Compactor Use; How Your Compactor Works; Loading; Starting Your Compactor - Kenmore 665.1473 series Use & Care Manual

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
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 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.
IMPORTANT: Do not push items down into compactor with
hands or feet.
1. Lift and pull the handle or press the foot pedal to open the
compactor drawer.
NOTE: Pressing the foot pedal opens the container only 3"
to 6" (7.6 cm to 15.2 cm), depending on the load. Use the
handle to completely pull out compactor drawer.

COMPACTOR USE

Loading

2. Place trash in compactor.
Wrap or cover wet or messy trash.
Do not compact items that may develop offensive odors
such as raw meat, fish, grapefruit rinds, disposable
diapers, or personal hygiene items.
Load bottles or cans on their sides in the center of the
drawer. Do not load bottles in an upright position.
full
3. Close the drawer.
1. Lift and pull the handle or press the foot pedal to open the
compactor drawer. Load trash.
2. Keep Key-Knob (located on the control panel) in the "ON"
position.
3. Set Cycle switch to Normal Pac.
4. Close compactor.
5. Press foot-actuated START pedal to start the compacting
cycle.
NOTE: When the compacting cycle is completed, open the
drawer and turn the Key-Knob to "OFF." Remove the Key-Knob
and store it out of children's reach.

Starting Your Compactor

A. Control panel
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