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Whirlpool Trash Compactor Repair Manual

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TKiffl 3 TU 4000 Series (built-in model) s. freezers. Refrigerator-Freezers. 01 TF 4500 Senes and (free standing model) (shown) Ice Makers. DIshwashers. TRASHMASHER” Bwlt-In Ovens Compactor TU 8000 Senes (built-in model) and Surface Units. Ranges, TF 8500 Series (free standing model) MIcrowave Ovens. Trash Compactors. Room Air Condltmners. Oehumld Contents 2 2 2 3 Safety First. Installation Safety Before You Use Your Compactor. Parts and Features. Using Your TRASH MASHER * Compactor........... .., How the Compactor Works Removing a Filled Bag I Safety First Page Page 4 5 6 c 1985 Whirlpool Installing a New Bag.. Caring for Your TRASH MASHER Compactor. Changing Your Compactor’s Color ..,,,,,........, If You Need Service or Assistance. 7 8 10 11 Corporation Read all instructtons before using your compactor Do not let children operate or play with your compactor. Anything placed in the unit WIII be crushed or compacted. l Keep the compactor locked when It‘s not In use. Remove the key knob to a safe place. l Always place glass bottles, etc on therr sides in the center of the drawer so the wastepaper below and beside the bottle can help keep broken glass near the center of the bag, away from bag sides l Always handle a filled compactor bag with care. Never lift It by the sides Broken glass or other sharp objects In the bag can cause injury. l Always carry a filled compactor bag by the folded top or a bag carrier. Watch out for glass that may have cut through the bag sides l Always use the compactor only for the purpose It was designed to do. l Do not use the compactor as a counter for electrical cooking appliances nor as a cutting board. l Do not set hot pans, etc., on the compactor top a Do not spill any liquids on compactor top. l Always wipe off any broken glass before touching the ram cover. Do not shove items down into the compactor with hands or feet To avord being cut, let the compactor do the compacting. Do not compact any container or material whtch might contain porsonous or explosive products. Do not compact cloths or cans containing paint liquids. thinners. etc which could create a fire hazard. l l Installation Safety l l l l l l l l OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING ELECTRICAL CODES AND ORDINANCES. Be sure your compactor is electrically grounded in an approved manner. Do not remove the power supply cord ground prong. Do not use an extension cord. Use care when leveling your compactor, so that the unrt does not drop on your hand. Use care when changing front panels. As with any cut metal edges, they could cause injury if handled carelessly. Never operate the compactor when the drawer handle IS removed. Be sure your compactor IS properly installed in an approprtate level area and a place suitable for the size, function and protection of the compactor. . SAVE THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Before You Use Your Compactor It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your compactor: Has been installed where it is protected from the elements. l Has been installed on a floor strong enough to support its weight. 0 Is properly maintained. l Has not been installed where flammable materials are stored or used. Fumes from these materials may result in a fire or explosion. l L Your TRASH MASHER@Compactor TF, ‘TU Model Series &iiiiG$ y Atr Freshener Compartment (TF 8500 TU 8000 Series) - Restart . Key-Knob LightI . Model-Serl-rl Number Plate Drawer Handle Bag Retainers (TF 8500TU 8000 SerIesI Color Front Panel Pack Air Freshener Baa Carrier (T<8500’TU Lever-Actlo’ Handle 8000 Series I 4500/TU4000 Lock Touch-Toe Bar Drawer Opener (TF 8500’TU 800 Adjustable Toe Plate A’ Literature Storage (TF 8500 TU 8000 Series) Now is the time...to fill 1r-1the spaces below. You WIII need thrs Information If you call for service or assistance. Record all letters and numbers. There klodel ier,~ce - is no warranty registration card to be returned. No Company Telephone NO SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS / Series) Using Your TRASHMASHER’ Compactor 1. Open the drawer. Lift and pull the handle or press Touch-Toe Bar ITF 8500 TU 8000 Model Series) to open the drawer the 2. Put in the trash. Load almost any kind of trash. Wrap or cover wet or messy trash. Load bottles or cans on their sides In the center of the drawer l l l DO NOT compact: Any container or aerosol cans which might contain poisonous or explosive products Cloths or cans contalnlng paint liquids, thinners. etc. which would create a fire hazard Items that may develop offensive odors such as raw meat. fish. grapefruit rinds. disposable diapers, or personal hygiene items. l l l NOTE: Your TRASH Em MASHER’ Compactor l l l l The RESTART Light EST. i;T / use The compactor will stop at the end of the cycle. To remove the key-knob, turn It to LOCK/OFF. Remove and store in safe place out of children’s reach. To stop the compactor during a cycle. turn the key-knob to LOCK Then turn it to ON. The compacting can open the drawer. i for household 3. Close the drawer; turn the key-knob to START; let the knob go. 1 I IS designed or bottle wedges !Ixp,“, the ram: the drawer Push and hold the 0 Turn the key-knob l After the ram rises rearrange the load l If compactor stops l WIII glow and the compactor WIII shut off If a can open sllgntly. The ram will be in a partly down drawer shut. to START. let It go and the compactor before OFF ram will rise. When it stops rising. you stops. open the drawer the light goes out. repeat carefully Air Fresheners The Air Freshener Control IS designed There are many solid air fresheners TF 8500ITU l l l l 8000 Model to help control odors that might develop avallable on the market. TF 4500/TU Series Raise the door Put In solld air freshener Set dial to NORMAL Move to MAXImum or MINImum 4000 tf needed How the compactor The compacting ram does not go to the drawer bottom You WIII not see compacting of the first few loadings Model Put ‘adjustable compartment l Adjust according Check air freshener last 4 to 6 weeks l In the trash Series air freshener to dIrectIons occaslonally tn It should works CompactIon starts after the drawer IS about 3 full. You may hear a noise when glass breaks. Strong glass bottles may not break at all. The trash In a full I compactor bag be about !q the size of its ong bulk. Removing a filled bag TF 8500/TU 8000 Model Series TF 4500/TU 4000 Model Series Pull all four bag cuffs up Pull all four baq Cuffs up Tuck in slotted Tuck In slotted Bring Bring top edges together close bag \C\ and roll or fold to top edges together bag carrier and hold handles lever (down and tilt drawer from side Using both nands Push side-lock latch down and tilt drawer side opera Use bag carrif r lo ilft o&t bag and carrv 11 away Be care!ul BI!S ot glass may silt% through the big 6 and fold to close bag Push side-lock Remove retainers sides sides on the fold remove the bag Carry the bag only by the folded top. Be careful when removlqg and carrying tne fllled bag Bits of glass may stick through the sides of the bag Installing a new bag Before installing a new bag, be sure: 1. The drawer srde IS securely locked. 2. The container is clean and free of sharp debris that may have punctured the bag TF 85001TU 8000 Model Series TF 4500/TU 4000 Model Series Fit the bag caddy In the drawer Tuck the rope handles behrnd the bag retarners as shown Put unopened bag In drawer as shown Spread front bag corners and slide cuff over right--front corner Put unopened bag In drawer as shown Spread front bag corners and slrde cuff over right--front corner Spread rear bag corners over left-rear corner and slrde cuff fm3 Spread rear bag corners and slide cuff over left-rear corner. Tuck cuffs behrnd bag retarners as shown Press Inside of bag agafnst drawer bottom, srdes and corners for smooth Press rnsrde of bag against drawer bottom srdes and corners for smooth I+ you ‘Idw a TF iSOC Model Series. store extra bag: n the bag storage con #party vent In the top :t the bdck fit fit DO NOT USE ANY KIND OF BAG OTHER THAN THE PLASTIC-LINED PAPER BAGS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN YOUR COMPACTOR. TRASH MASHER’ Compactor bags may be ourchased from your Whrrlpool Appliance Dealer (Part No 675186) or from WhIrlpool Corporatron, LaPorie Division, 1900 WhIrlpool Drive. LaPorte lndrana 46350 Caring for Your TRASHMASHER’ Compactor As IS true of most appliances satisfactron Clean exterior l Wipe cloth l Wipe up the finish Clean l l Wear In the Wash water proper care needed right away. Some foods If left on the top spdls to give you contrnued Tilt the drawer surfaces with warm, sudsy water and Rinse. Dry with a soft cloth inside IS a damp l can mar the drawer rubber gloves There may be brts of glass drawer with a damp cloth usrng warm. sudsy Rnse Dry with a soft cloth side open Press side-lock latch down Hold latch and trlt srde of drawer clears the drawer front. l Removing l l l and replacing untrl the latch the drawer side To remove the drawer side. tilt It out. Then Ilft It out To replace It. slrde It back, tilted. Press the latch down while pushing the side to upright positron Lock the latch If you will be away for more than a couple tor bag. Lock the compactor and remove knob In a safe place of days. remove the compacthe key-knob Store the key- T -=& To remove and replace compartment l l the air freshener To remove it. lift cover and pul! To reolace It. set in the bottom Then snap In the top frrst TF 8500 TU 8000 Model SerIesi To clean drawer l l l inside the cabinet, (TF 4500/TU 4000 Model Series) remove Pull the drawer out until it stops Note the tracks In which the drawer move Lift the front to clear the drawer stops the l l l Grasp the drawer on the sides Pull it out the rest of the way. Set It down gently rollers Wipe off the ram cover . WEAR RUBBER GLOVES l Wrpe glass par!icles off ram cover with a cloth or paper towel-. l Use warm sudsy water to remove foods Rinse Dry with soft cloth Clean l l l l inside the cabinet WEAR RUBBER GLOVES Vacuum rnslde of cabinet Wash. rinse and dry InsIde Replace drawer Changing your compactor3 color Behind the color panel on the front of your compactor’s drawer is another color. There may also be one or two extra panels, depending on the model you have. The panels have a different color on each side, so you can have a choice of two to six colors for the front. The Consumer Buy Guide label lists the color choices. To change the color of your compactor’s front panel, follow the directions All you need is a medium-srzed screwdriver l l l l l Slide out drawer until it stops. Lift front to clear stops. Pull straight out. Remove the color panel you want. Be careful -edges may be sharp. l l l l l l l 10 Remove two screws shown. Remove handle. Install desired color panel in front, behind drawer trim. Reinstall the remaining color panels between cardboard spacers. Make sure panels are all the way down. Replace handle and screws. WARNING: REPLACE HANDLE BEFORE OPERATING COMPACTOR TO AVOID INJURY FROM MOVING PARTS. l below. Option: Match your kitchen’s color scheme by replacing color panels with your own creation (wallpaper, panelling). See “lnstallation Instructions:’ Replace the drawer: -Put drawer rollers over stops in the gurdes. -Slide drawer back to stops. -Lift front of drawer to clear stops -Slide It all the way in drawer If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps: 1. Before calling for assistance.. Performance problems often result from thongs you can find and fix yourself wrthout of any krnd If the compactor won’t Is the electrrc Is the drawer before it In7 closed7 all the way to START turned stops during operation: Is the RESTART ltght on3 Push drawer tn while turning key-knob to start. Repeat if necessary. Rearrange trash load-do not l must be at least ’ 3 full to see compaction Not enough l Bottles l compaction works are loaded. frequently don’t best when only a few 9999999 9999999 @ASHlNG MACHINES DRYERS 8 IRONERS -SERVICING; break trash every load To rarse the ram. push drawer WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES FRANCHISED TECH-CARE time. below ram it IS all the in firmly. turn key- knob to START, release Open drawer lay cans and bottles center of drawer. Start compactor COMPANIES OR will upon WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES FRANCHISED TECH CARE SERVICE XYZ SERVICE CO ‘23 MapIp UP again FSP 13 a reglstered trademark of WhIrlpool CorporalIon for quality parts took for this FSP symbol of quality whenever you need a replacement part 8 for your WhIrlpool appliance FSP replacement parts WIII IIt right and work right. because they are [made to the same exacting speclflcatlons used to build every new WhIrlpool appliance 0 XYL SERVICE CO 123 Maple SERVICE Use the compacting Drawer won’t open: Drawer WIII open only when way SERVICE COMPANIES ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE’% MAJORREPAIRING 8 PARTS or force: break: Not all bottles depending sERvcE OR Compacting items cycle 3. If you need service WhIrlpool has a natronwrde network of franchased TECH-CARE8 Service Companies. TECH-CARE servrce technrclans are trarned to fulfill the product warranty and provrde after-warranty service. anywhere In the United States To locate TECH-CARE servrce In your area, call our COOL-LINE servrce assistance telephone number (see Step 2) or look In your telephone drrectory Yellow Pages under WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES FRANCHISED TECH~CARE not compacted: Drawer SERVICE APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLDMAJOR SERVICE 8 REPAIR load rigid Items at front of drawer. Trash LTEbH-CARE FRANCHISED IS released? If compactor l plugged the main fuse or circurt completely Is the key-knob and talk with one of our trarned Consultants. The Consultant can Instruct you In how to obtain sabsfactory operatron from your applrance or. If servrce IS necessary, recommend a qualrfred servrce company In your area operate: cord securely Have you checked breaker box” lrttle tools 2. If you need assistance- . . . Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ service assistance telephone numbers. Dial free from: Continental U.S. . . . . . . . . . (600) 2X3-1301 Michigan . . . . . . . (600) 632-2243 ... . (600) 253-l 121 Alaska & Hawaii key-knob flat in SERVICE SERVICE COMPANIES XYL SERVICE CO 1 n vap1e 9999993 4. If you have a problem. Call our COOL-LINE” service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to: Mr. Stephen E. Upton Senior Vice Prestdent Whirlpool Corporation Admlnistrative Center 2000 US-33 North Benton Harbor, Ml 49022 If you must call or write. please provide- model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a complete descrrptron of the IS problem This Information needed In order to better respond to your request for assistance 11 Maklng your world a httle easier Printed in U.S.A. Part No. 780212 Rev. C c 1985 Whirlpool Corporation Wakers Dishwashers Bu~ll-In Ovens and Surlace Units. Ranges. Microwave Ovens Trash Compactors. Room AM Condjllaners. Oehumldlllers. Automatic Washers, Clothes Dry