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Customer:
Jerry from CLARKSTON, WA
Parts Used:
13030RP
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
My very old trash compactor's carrier bag wore out
This new one from part select I think fit better than the original so all I had to do was install the handles as the depiction on the packaging showed and install it. Less than 1 minute.
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Customer:
Jacek M from Bedford, TX
Parts Used:
WP9871099
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
lost cover (went into trash)
replaced
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Customer:
Carmen M from Port Orchard, WA
Parts Used:
13030RP
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Trash carier wore out
Upon the receipt of my part it just had to be slipped into place. I had the part I needed within 3 days of ordering.
My had ordered parts for various items in the past and we have always been very satisfied with the care and experteis of this company.
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Customer:
Jackie from Malone, NY
Parts Used:
882699
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Compactor stop working
I flipped this unit over,removed 4 screws to the drive gear.I tore apart found a nut came off the screw rod.Which broke the drive gear.I looked on line found the parts select page.That showed the diagram i needed,to order parts, i needed.The wife and i tackled this task,of repairing this product.The repair was quick and easy.It took less than 30 minutes including cleanup.The wife happy,that all that matters.
Jack
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Customer:
Jan from Gilroy, CA
Parts Used:
882699
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Jammed KitchenAid Trash Compactor.
With nothing in the KitchenAid Instructions nor anything on the internet… I had to go it alone.
Actually quite simple… I laid the unit over on its front and removed the 5 screws holding on the bottom plate. This exposed the motor and drive train which turns the two compacting screws on each side. The main drive gear was broken.
Taking a wrench to the main drive… I was able to free up the jam… a piece of glass from a broken bottle.

I went to the internet and did a search on KitchenAid Trash Compactor Parts and discovered PartSelect.com… They had me enter the Model Number of my unit and a parts diagram and list came up… I found the gear I needed… ordered it and in two days it was here. Instructions came with the gear on replacement and in no time I was back in business.

I was impressed with the simplicity of KitchenAid’s Compactor, and the ease in which I was able to get my part from PartSelect.com!
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Customer:
Saralyn from Dahlonega, GA
Parts Used:
WP9871099, WP4151750
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Smelly kitchen
Removed the old filter and screen and replaced with the new!
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Customer:
Larry from SANDY, UT
Parts Used:
WP4151750
Difficulty Level:
Very Difficult
Total Repair Time:
More than 2 hours
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers
need to replace the filiter in the refrigerator
Problem is, the filter holder is jammed on its holder and will not come off.Short of using a blowtorch, this is a permanent FAIL!
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Customer:
JOHN from DANVILLE, CA
Parts Used:
WP9871099
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
CLIPS BROKEN OFF PART WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE
PUT FILTER IN PLACE AND SNAPPED IN
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Customer:
Elbert from FRANKLIN, OH
Parts Used:
882699
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers
ram would not go up and down gears went bad
layed it in the kictuchen floor took of bottom and changed the gears that's all there was to it piece of cake
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Customer:
billy from HOUSTON, TX
Parts Used:
WPW10242556
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
More than 2 hours
Tools:
Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable), Wrench set
My compactor is over 35 years old. Needed rebuild. Noisy. Quick cycle. Overload.
Replaced the bearing assembly at the base of both ram screws (worn out and noisy)
Replaced the drawer switch in the lower back (broken)
Replaced the top up/down switch (old and faulty)
Replaced the nylon ram nuts.
Replaced the control panel on/off/start switch.
Replaced the chain, and chain gear set.
Replaced the motor.
Replaced both sets of drawer rollers.
Final cost in parts - $450 - new compactor $1100. Works like new.
Had to be creative in the 2 drawer switch as they are now longer offered for sale. Found suitable replacements.

This may be my last chance at repairing this.
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Customer:
Rellia from PADUCAH, KY
Parts Used:
4163646
Difficulty Level:
Very Difficult
Total Repair Time:
More than 2 hours
Tools:
Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Tried to screw button retainer in as instructed and screws did not fit-even using screwdriver to try and work t
Screwed in as far as I could get it but it never went flush with the wall of the compactor like the factory placed ones.
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Customer:
craig from OCALA, FL
Parts Used:
WP777811, 882699
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
none
As per directions
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Customer:
Cindie from DUNMORE, PA
Parts Used:
WPW10001130
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Wrench (Adjustable), Wrench set
Front legs were rotted.
Replace front legs. Very easy fix.
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Customer:
Jane from LUTHER, OK
Parts Used:
WP777811
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver
Compactor won't stop
Remove the compactor drawer. Remove the front cover from the controls. TAKE A PHOTO OF THE WIRING TO THE EXISTING SWITCH! Remove the screw from the side of the switch and pull the switch out from the machine. You have to look very carefully at the switch to see the color labels on each prong of the switch. Attach gray wire to top prong (GR), red wire to middle prong (R) and so forth. Compare your work to the photo you took. Replace the switch, front plate and drawer. IT WORKS. YAY. Warning, my husband is dyslexic and attached the wires in reverse order and the compactor did not run at all. So, be sure you match wire to label.
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Customer:
Robert from DELAWARE, OH
Parts Used:
WP777811
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers, Socket set
ON RETURNING WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING
REMOVE COMPACTOR DRAWER
REMOVE SCREWS ON FACE PLATE
REMOVE SCREW NUTS ON PART (SOCKET)
SAVE HOLDING PLATE WITH SCREW NUTS
TAKE PICTURE OF WIRE CONECTIONS (IN CASE OF POOR RECALL
USE PLYERS TO PULL CONECTOR OFF OLD SWITCH
REVERS INSTALL
TOTAL 25 MINUTES
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