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Your disposer is equipped with a
thermoelectric control which protects
the motor when overloading occurs.
When overloaded. the motor will
automatically stop.
If disposer stops during use:
Remove the stopper.
. Remove cause of overload. See
CAUTION below.
. Wait a few minutes for the
overload control to cool.
Press reset button on the bottom
of the disposer.
Insert the stopper to restart
disposer.
Overloading can be caused by:
Packing food waste into disposer
too tightly.
Metallic object falling into the
unit and jamming the flywheel.
. Putting items such as leather,
cloth, string, rubber, seafood shells,
artichoke leaves or com husks into
your disposer.
If the disposer will not restart after
you have removed the apparent
cause, remove the splash guard and
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use a lever such as a wooden spoon
or wooden broom or mop handle to
turn the flywheel to free the jam.
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OR A LARGE SPOON
TO REMOVE OB~~
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If disposer will not start:
Remove the stopper.
. Remove splash guard.
Use a large wooden spoon or broom
handle as a lever to rotate flywheel.
If You Need Service
To obtain service, see your warranty
on the back page of this leaflet.
We're proud of our service and want
you to be pleased. But if for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.
FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
If flywheel rotates freely:
. Depress reset button unti I it
clicks and remains depressed.
If reset button is already
depressed. check for a tripped
circuit breaker or a burned-out fuse.
If fl}wheel does
rotate freely:
not
Check to see if a foreign object
such as a nail or a metal beverage-
can tab has lodged between the
flywheel and the shredding ring. If
so. dislodge the object by rotating
the flywheel with a lever such as a
broom handle or large wooden
spoon and remove the object.
If disposer makes an unusually
loud noise:
This is normal when grinding
bones or fruit pits.
Accidental entry of a spoon,
bottle cap or other similar objects
can result in unusually loud noise.
To correct:
Remove the stopper.
Turn water off.
. Wait until flywheel stops.
. Remove object with tongs or a
tong-handled wooden spoon.
NEXT. if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number-to:
Manager. Consumer Relations
General Electric
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
FINALLY. if your problem is still
not resolved, write:
Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North V'acker Drive
Chicago. Illinois H
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