GE ZCG3500 Manuale Utente

COMPACTOR DOES 

• May not be plugged into a live electrical outlet.

NOT OPERATE

• If plug is secure and compactor still fails to operate, plug a lamp or small 

appliance into the same outlet to determine if there is a tripped circuit breaker 
or burned-out fuse.

• Key lock switch may not be in ON position.

• Key lock switch may not have been held at START long enough to start the 

compaction cycle.

• Drawer may not be firmly closed.

• Compactor has an automatic thermal cutout. If you have just compacted 

repeatedly, this protector may have opened the motor circuit. Wait a few 
minutes and the cutout will reclose automatically.

• In the unlikely event that the actuator (on the inside of the door) breaks off, 

the compactor will not operate. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE 
COMPACTOR IN ANY OTHER MANNER. A replacement actuator can        
be ordered from Monogram Preferred Service, 800.444.1845.

DRAWER IS 

• Trash may have fallen behind the drawer and is preventing the safety switch 

HARD TO CLOSE

from being closed.

DRAWER WILL 

• On rare occasions, a large can placed near the side of the drawer may become 

NOT OPEN 

wrapped around the edge of the ram, interfering with the opening of the drawer. 
Grasp the drawer handle and move the drawer back and forth until the stuck 
can becomes dislodged.

• The Key/Lock switch may have been turned to OFF/LOCK before the ram 

returned to the full UP position. Close the drawer and turn the Key/Lock 
switch to ON. The ram will return to the UP position automatically.

• Unusual or unbalanced loads may result in compactor stopping before ram has 

fully returned to UP position. Turn key switch to START and hold momentarily 
at START, then release it back to ON. The motor will start and the ram will 
return to the UP position and stop. To avoid an unbalanced load, distribute the 
trash evenly in the drawer, keeping bottles and large cans flat and in the center 
of the drawer.

LITTLE OR 

• Drawer must be at least 1/2 full of trash before you will see any appreciable 

NO APPARENT 

amount of compacting because the ram does not travel all the way to the 

COMPACTION

bottom. Trash in bottom of drawer will be crushed during subsequent 
compaction cycles.

GREASE LEAKING 

• Early in the life of your compactor, grease from the mechanism may drop 

FROM MECHANISM

into the drawer or be found on the front of the bag. This is normal, and 
will soon stop.

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