Ron A El Centro , CA March 05, 2019 Appliance: KitchenAid Trash Compactor KUCC151T1 Bearings coming apart I couldn’t ,wrong part . My Kitchenaid unit is 26 years old ,couldn’t find the model number of My unit on the web so I guessed at it. Wrong,,, Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Royal J Crossett , AR November 23, 2018 Worn out. Replaced gears, bearing, power nuts, cleaned it up and repaint. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Screwdrivers, Socket Set, Wrench Set
Floyd G Charleston , SC June 11, 2018 Wheel bearings were badly worn which made the trash compactor difficult to open and close Removed the trash compactor from cabinet. Disassembled compactor shell to gain access to nuts holding the roller assembly. Replaced base roller assemblies. Reassembled. Replaced trash carriage roller bearing wheels. Reinstalled. AppliancePartsPros had a "how to" video that was helpful, though the model was different it gave insight which was useful. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers, Wrench Set
Stephen G Aspen , CO July 08, 2017 Appliance: Model TC 400 I had already cleaned out the accumulated dental floss from one of the compacting screw drives that worked fine so i decided to order 4 new rollers from the draw the two single rollers attached to The two single rollers that attached to the drawer were really easy. No instructions were provided or necessary. The pair of rollers that attach to the base were much more difficult. The printed insrtuctions were for a Kitchen Aid compactor. I have an early Jenn-Air. The instructions were not quite good enough as the part construction had changed but I watch a YouTube video. That plus the instructions and having taken the whole machine apart a few weeks before enabled me to get it done properly. It was harder than the YouTube but I have a lot of tools and got it done in about an hour. Next time it would not take more that 20 minutes on the same machine. I needed a small Vice Grip and a large socket set to get the old rollers out. The rest was easy. It rolls great. I still have to adjust the tilt because it rolls a few inches by itself. That will take 10 minutes. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Ralph H Cleveland , OK May 13, 2017 The door would stick shut after a compression cycle After trying extra screws on the pedal and rails, I read how others had fixed a similar problem by purchasing the rollers that mount on the rails at the opening. I decided to replace all of the rollers and the pedal, just in case the pedal had worn at the contact area. We have cycled the machine 3-4 times with the new parts and I can still open the door with about the same amount of force as when it was new. I just followed the instructions that were included except I had to take the front sheet metal cover loose along the sides to get a socket on the hex nut. I did not completely remove the sheet metal, just gently pulled it back enough to gain access. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Lewis B Bryant , AR February 06, 2017 Appliance: KitchenAid Trash Compactor KUCS03CTSS0 Door hard to open New rollers on the front and back Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set, Wrench Set