Rickey A Grass Valley , CA May 01, 2016 My trash compactor's power nts stripped out and would no longer compact I removed the appliance to my work shop and tore it down to trouble shoot I decided at that point to replace every wear part I could so I replaced the drive gear assembly also. Read More... 6 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Bradley N Sanford , NC January 22, 2024 The trash compactor stopped working and the ram was all the way down I actually thought I was going to have to replace the compactor when the ram got stuck in the down position. I couldn't get the drawer to open and the motor was smoking if I turned it on for too long. So before I placed the order, $1,200 by the way for a new one, I did some research and came across the videos from Appliance Parts Pros. The first one showed me how to manually move the ram to the up position and the second, how to remove the bottom cover and inspect what was going on. I removed the bottom cover and found the drive gear had broken in half. I manually moved the ram to the up position and just followed the videos to remove the drawer and then the ram. I ordered the Drive Gear Kit and the Power Nut Kit (you need two) and received the parts to fix it and guess what? They all worked like a charm! Now, before I ordered the parts, I did some research and saw that I could have ordered the parts elsewhere and saved a few dollars but none of those suppliers had videos to tell me how to do the repairs. So I went with APP because they invested the time to make the videos that made the repairs easy to do. One thing - compactors are heavy so I spent more time taking the thing apart than doing the actual repair. Thanks guys for saving me over $1,000. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Billy M Grand Prairie , TX November 09, 2014 Trash compactor would not compact Installed new power nuts. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Socket Set
Conrad S Etowah , NC July 06, 2019 Compactor would hang up I replaced the power nuts and retainers. Also replaced a broken foot pedal while I had the compactor pulled out. Your YouTube videos were a great resource, as well. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers
Rick W Walker , LA June 30, 2019 Was making a horrible sound for about 6 months and then would not work After reviewing your helpful videos, I found out that the gears were broken. Ordered the drive gear kit and also the power nut kit. Replaced all of the parts in these two kits. Extremely easy after reviewing the videos. The compactor now operates beautifully and without noise. Thanks for the video and parts. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set