4KUCC151T4 KitchenAid Trash Compactor - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Robert from Willow Creek, CA
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Primary Power Transfer Gear Split in Half
Compactor ram was stuck in the down position after hearing a loud bang during a compacting cycle. Removed outer compactor casing to determine cause, only to find gear housing underneath the compactor that contained drive chain and gear assembly. Primary gear had split neatly in half. Determined the appropriate part needed with partselect part finder (of course, an entire kit, and not just the gear), had part shipped and had compactor repaired in three days. The actual repair and reassembly of the compactor took less than a half-hour. Consisted of removing chain tension from gear hub by loosening four sheet metal screws holding motor assembly, removing circlip and old gear hub from chain and shaft, replacing gear hub with new part, lubricating the gear mechanism, and reinstalling in reverse order.
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- Customer:
- john from red bluff, CA
- Parts Used:
- 675382
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
broken rotary switch
remove drawer remove two phillip screws lift off front panel remove wiring and plug into new switch.slide switch through the hole in panel install nut reinstall panel screws and drawer job done.
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- Customer:
- Joseph N from Wheaton, IL
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Ram was stuck in the down position
changed out the big gear that was broken
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- Customer:
- Candace from Ocala, FL
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Wrench set
Ram stuck in down poaition
Replaced drive gears.They arrived in a kit from Parts Select with instructions.They fit perfectly and the compactor works like new.
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- Customer:
- BRUCE from CASPER, WY
- Parts Used:
- WP777811
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
compactor will not stop when compaction complete on top cycle
take 2 screws out on top cover with key switch. remove two screw holding directional switch. remove wires, one at a time, and place on the new switch. put new switch in place with two screws. put front cover on with two screws and test. works like a charm.
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- Customer:
- Steven from Elk Creek, CA
- Parts Used:
- WP9870444
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The panel got bent
Took the bent one out, put the new one in. The repair was not the story, the story was that we ordered the part on Monday afternoon and it was delivered on Tuesday! And the shipping was less than $8.00. Fresno to Elk Creek in less than 24 hours for that price was amazing!
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- Customer:
- Rhonda from ODESSA, TX
- Parts Used:
- 777941
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
minor replacement
Removed panel and replaced it...
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- Customer:
- Fred from Belmont, NH
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
20+ plactic gears striped them selfs who da thunk
took longer to pull it out and put it backunder the counter then to pull the panel take the chane gear & drive gear off and put it back together
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- Customer:
- janie from mcHenry, IL
- Parts Used:
- 675382
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
the switch did not click off
very easy to fix. all it took was pulling the compactor out to unplug,take off the removable front nob, unscrew two screws located just below the front panel.using needle nose pliers to remove the actual switch, unplug the wires conected to the switch and put the new one on the same way. It almost took me longer to write this discription than it took to fix!
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- Customer:
- Myles from Jackson, NH
- Parts Used:
- 13030RP
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
compactor was crushing the bag holder
easy ... got the new bag holder and replaced old one. the impressive part of the process is how easy it was to get the part info from partselect website. could have spun my wheels a lot without that.
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- Customer:
- Walter from San Rafael, CA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10242557
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
I changed the front panels from the original beige to stainless steel
The repair was a breeze, a piece of cake, a walk in the park, a day at the beach. The part arrived quickly and installation was fast and simple. A week earlier I had the misfortune of ordering these parts from another supplier. One of the parts obviously was not correct, so I called customer service. Although the operator was polite, she insisted that the part I received was the right one (even though it was 2 inches too narrow). I looked up the part at PartSelect.com and ordered it. It arrived the following day, and fit perfectly. Thanks, PartSelect.com.
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- Customer:
- jeff from lincoln, AR
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
stripped pinion gear
I took the hex screws out with a nut driver and then punched out the role pin in the pinion gear (the little gear) and replaced it along with the large gear, less than 15 minutes. I was surprised how fast (day and a half) the parts were here.
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- Customer:
- Mike from Campbell, CA
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Socket set
Large plastic gear cracked in half. Compactor was stuck in the compact postition
replaced the large gear and put it back together.
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- Customer:
- THOMAS from DENNISPORT, MA
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench set
Broken drive gears
Took out old gears replaced with new very easy with your dirictions.
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- Customer:
- Chris from Burlington, CT
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Socket set
Large ring gear - delrin - split in two
Laid appliance on side - removed top sheet metal cover and bottom sheet metal cover. Broken delrin ring gear was on bottom of bottom cover (housing). Gear had broken off of its hub, which also was the sprocket chain drive for both acme screws driving the compactor platten. Motor had to be loosened so that the chain could be removed from the old sprocket hub, and the new delrin ring gear - with new sprocket hub attached - could be mounted on its fixed spindle. With new delrin gear/chain sprocket mounted, the motor had to be spaced and tightened to allow 0.010 inch lash between the gears. The only instructions included with the new gear was how to do this - by placing a piece of paper in between the pinion gear on the motor, and the new ring gear, and then tightening the motor into place. This was done, the sheet metal covers were re-installed, and the compactor works just fine. There is a design flaw in the original (KitchenAid) engineering of the gear, however, and I expect that in the next four years this will probably happen again.
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