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How to Repair Your Trash Compactor

Trash Compactor
If your trash compactor is broken, and you are not sure what to do, we have simple repair guide that breaks each issue down by common symptom. We walk you through how to troubleshoot and check different parts of your appliance. If your trash compactor is making loud noises, it if will not compact, if it will not complete a cycle, and if the ram gets stuck or jammed, we are here to help. More than 90% of our customers rate these repairs as “easy” or “really easy”, and on average they take less than 30 minutes to complete. Simply click on the symptom your trash compactor is experiencing, and use our repair help and troubleshooting videos to get your appliance running again.

Common Broken Trash Compactor Symptoms

Reported By

Unusual noise

If your trash compactor is making loud or unusual noises, learn to test and replace the compactor parts that cause this. Use our troubleshooting and repair guide.

79% of customers

Won’t start

If your trash compactor will not start, or will not compact, first check the start switch, directional switch, and drive motor. Troubleshoot with our repair guide.

12% of customers

Compactor ram gets stuck

If your trash compactor ram is stuck or jammed, check the directional switch, drive gear, and power nut. Troubleshoot with our trash compactor repair guide.

6% of customers

Doesn’t stop at end of compacting cycle

If your trash compactor won’t stop running, check the start switch and directional switch. Learn to test these and other compactor parts with our repair guide.

3% of customers

Won’t stay on

If your trash compactor won't stay on, if it will not compact or it will not complete a cycle, use this troubleshooting and repair guide to diagnose the problem.

3% of customers

Drawer is hard to open and/or close

If your trash compactor drawer won’t open, or if it won’t stay closed, check the drawer rollers or foot petal. Fix your jammed drawer with our repair guide.

3% of customers