GX900QPGS1 Whirlpool Trash Compactor - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Michael from Painted Post, NY
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Broken Drive Gear
Removed the gear cover at the bottom of the compactor. Loosened the slack on the chain. Replaced the gear drive. Replaced the gear cover. Worked like new. No major obstacles.
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- Customer:
- Michael from South Boston, MA
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Compactor ram was stuck in the down position and door would not open
After inspecting to make sure the actuator was functional and that power to the unit was not an issue I was able to find that one the drive gears cracked in half and made the compactor inoperable. It was easy to remove the bottom casing with a nut driver. This casing covered the drive gear which operated the ram. After slightly loosening the gear mounts and I was able to replace center gear and re-attach gear chain and re-tighten. Then replace bottom casing and the compactor was back in action. Huge savings!
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- Customer:
- Hal from Granada Hills, CA
- Parts Used:
- 882699
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Ram quit moving
Removed bottom and replaced gears
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- Customer:
- Walter from Sudbury, MA
- Parts Used:
- WP9871267
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Broken handle
Inserted three screws in pre-drilled holes.
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- Customer:
- Barbara from Lutz, FL
- Parts Used:
- WP9871267
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Handle fell off
Removed two screws, replaced handle, replaced the two screws. This was so simple! I can't believe we put up with the inconvenience for so long before fixing it!
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roller bearing for trash bin was damaged and would not allow canister to roll
the bearing were the perfect match and instructions helpful. sysem is rolling smoothly
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- Customer:
- Gerald from Wickenburg, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WP777811
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Unit cycled when on switch operated and would not stop until Off switch was activated.
Replaced the limit switch. This did not alter the problem. Took off the On/Off/Start switch and dissasembled. I found the the Start switch was stuck in the on position. I reassembled the switch mechanism assuring that the Red "ON" indicator moldings were correctly positioned and reassembled everything. The Compactor now works properly. Need to add "Check the Start switch" to diagnosis.
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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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Buddy from Taylors, SC
- Parts Used:
- WP9871267
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
broken handle
Hey real easy, remove old handle and replaced with new one. had to drill holes for the ends.
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- Customer:
- John from San Antonio, TX
- Parts Used:
- WP9871267
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Socket set
The plastic handle on the compactor was broken
Removed the three screws holding the broken handle to the compactor and used them to attach the new handle.
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Compactor would travel down at the bottom of its range would just rumble like a Jack hammer until I unplugged
Looking at the information I found online it was either one of 2 things the directional switch was bad, or the drive gear was broken. I replaced the directional switch 1st since that was the easiest and that did not solve my problem. I put it all back together and thought about it for a little while. After a couple of days. It occurred to me that I could see the ramrod's spinning as the plunger goes down, then when the plunger reached as far as it would go. The ramrod's would stop spinning. I reasoned that the problem had to be somewhere between the motor and those rods when I opened up the bottom of the trash compactor, Iran the cycle again and I could see that the drive gear was still spinning, but the chains to the ramrod's were not spinning. Once I saw that I realized that the sprocket that was attached to the drive gear had broken. The sprocket is metal and the drive gear is plastic and they fit together perfectly, but through age or stress. The plastic have become rounded and no longer fit perfect on that nut when you applied a good deal of pressure. I didn't have the tool that I needed to replace the small drive year. I think you need some kind of a punch to get that pin out. So I left that one in place loosened the nuts that hold the motor in place to create some slack in the chain chain came off the new drive gear one on. I tightened the motor back up in the correct position is reassembled everything and it's working perfect again.
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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:
- 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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