KitchenAid 1.4 Cu. Ft. Built-In Trash Compactor with Display, Architect® Series II Use & Care Manual

1. Remove the mounting screws attaching the foot pedal to the 

compactor. Remove the foot pedal.

2. Remove the mounting screws attaching the toe guard to the 

compactor. Remove the toe guard.

3. Remove the mounting screws attaching the decorative panel 

to the compactor. Remove the decorative panel and discard 
the mounting screws.

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

drawer front.

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

screws as shown.

6. Attach a 15" x 

¹⁄₂" (38.1 cm x 13 mm) quarter-round filler 

along the top of the drawer front using glue or screws.

7. Reinstall the toe guard using the existing screws and 

¹⁄₂" 

washer. Then, reinstall the foot pedal.

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.

A

A

B

¹⁄₂

A

B

D

E

F

C

C