Kenmore makes a variety of home appliance repair Hartwick that are designed to make your life easier. They even have top of the line appliances to help with reducing and removing garbage from your home, like the Kenmore Elite 1 Horsepower Deluxe Disposer and the Kenmore Elite Trash Compactor.
Like with any appliance on the market, something will eventually break or stop working. It is important to know that the problems you encounter throughout the life of an appliance can often be fixed by you. By doing some basic troubleshooting, you can often times avoid having to pay for costly appliance repair Hartwick. There are many troubleshooting suggestions in the user manual. These suggestions come straight from the manufacturer so you know you can trust them.
If your trash compactor or garbage disposal do not appear to be working at all, a good first step is to make sure they have power. Check to see if the units are plugged into three pronged power outlets. If there is no power cord that goes to a three pronged outlet, make sure that all the wiring is connected properly. You can also check to see if you have a blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker. If there still appears to be a problem getting power to your appliance, or there are disconnected wires that you aren’t sure about, you may want to call for service.
Your trash compactor and garbage disposal will make noise when they operate. You may occasionally hear noises coming from your garbage disposal that are louder than usual or sound like some kind of inorganic material, like a spoon or bottle cap. To fix this, turn off the electrical switch and water. Once the disposal has fully stopped, remove the foreign object with a pair of tongs. Never put your hand or fingers into the garbage disposal even if it is off. If the object is lodged into the grinding mechanism turntable, you can dislodge it by rotating the turntable with a wooden broom handle. If you are unable to remove the foreign object, call a professional.
For your Kenmore Elite garbage compactor to work properly it must have the correct amount of trash in it. The drawer must be more than half full before the trash can be compacted. If you find that there is not enough compaction force, you may be adding too many items at a time. Make sure you use your trash compactor repair Hartwick frequently, and add only a few items at a time. Bottles may not break every time you run the compactor. Whether or not a bottle will break depends upon the type of bottle and the trash already in the trash compactor. It does not mean that your trash compactor is defective or broken if it does not always break bottles.
Sometimes the drawer of your compactor will not open. To open the door, lift up on the handle to pull the drawer out or press down the foot pedal. The door will not open if the ram is not raised all the way. Lift up on foot pedal to fully raise the ram.