Broan 1050 - Manual (Page 4)

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WHAT YOUR COMPACTOR DOES
Your compactor compresses household
trash up to 1/12 of its original volume.
The compactor will take normal house-
hold trash including milk cartons, glass
and plastic bottles, containers and jars,
tin cans, wrappings, boxes, food wastes,
etc.
HOW YOUR COMPACTOR WORKS
When you start the compactor, an elec-
trically powered ram moves down into the
compactor drawer, compresses the trash
and then returns to the “UP” position and
shuts off automatically.
NOTE: The ram travels about 2/3 of the
way down into the container. Because of
this, the container must be at least 1/3
full before you notice any compressing.
KEY LOCK SWITCH
The key lock switch on your compactor
is provided for your protection as a safety
measure. When the key switch is in the
“OFF” position, the compactor will not
operate. Lock your compactor, and re-
move the key for safekeeping to keep
children from operating the unit or to pre-
vent anyone from tampering with it.
NOTE: Opening the drawer during op-
eration will stop the unit. If the compac-
tor is stopped during its cycle, it will al-
ways move back UP when restarted.
DRAWER SAFETY LATCH (MODELS
1050L & 1051L ONLY)
The drawer latches automatically when
closed. To unlatch the drawer, move the
lever to the left and pull on the handle.
HANDS-FREE DRAWER OPENING
(MODELS 1050 & 1051 ONLY)
For proper operation, be sure compac-
tor is level. Adjust the level legs as nec-
essary.
Quickly depress foot pedal and immedi-
ately remove foot. Drawer will open for
easy access to trash container.
AIR FRESHENER
Your Compactor is equipped with Air
Freshener Panel, which can hold a solid
air freshener, such as a Stick-UP® Air
Freshener package.
Simply open the air freshener and fas-
ten it to the panel.
OPTIONAL CUTTING BOARD KIT
(MODEL 1004)
You can order an optional cutting board,
Model 1004, from your Broan Distribu-
tor, or write Broan Mfg. Co., Inc., Hart-
ford, WI 53027.
The cutting board rests on the top of the
compactor, and features non-marring
rubber feet and a gravy groove on the
top.
To keep your wood cutting board from
warping, apply a thin coat of vegetable
oil after detergent washing.
COLOR MATCHING
Your Broan Compactor is equipped with
a convenient color matching feature in
the door panel. Each compactor (except
Model 1052) has one reversible color
panel finish in black/biscuit (Models
1050 & 1050L) or black/white (Models
1051 & 1051L).
To remove and install the color panel on
your compactor:
1. Remove drawer and set it on its
back, with the door panels facing up.
(See section “DRAWER REMOVAL”,
page 7.)
For Models 1052, 1050L & 1051L use
instructions 6 thru 9 only.
2. With a commonhead screwdriver pry
off the retainer cap on each end of
the drawer pedal. (Fig. 4)
3. With a small Phillips head screw-
driver or 8 penny nail, push the
drawer pedal hinge pin out of one
end of the drawer. (Fig. 5)
4. Pull the pin completely out of the
pedal, and lift the pedal spring out
of its notch in the pedal. (Fig. 6)
5. Lift the drawer pedal off of the com-
pactor drawer.
6. Remove the two screws holding the
trim strip to the bottom of the door,
and remove the trim strip (Fig. 7)
7. Slide the color panel out.
8. Choose the color you want to show.
9. Slide the color panel back into place,
and reinstall the trim strip.
10. Reinstall pedal by matching it up and
sliding hinge pin through one hinge
bracket. (Fig. 8)
11. Use a needle nose pliers to hold the
pedal spring, slip it over the end of
the hinge pin and slide the pin
through. (Fig. 9) Push pin through
second hinge bracket and then the
rest of the way through the pedal.
12. Replace the retainer caps on each
end of the drawer pedal.
DRAWER PEDAL
RETAINER CAP
TRIM
STRIP
COLOR PANEL
HINGE BRACKET
Fig. 8
Fig. 7
Fig. 6
Fig. 5
Fig. 4
PEDAL SPRING
Fig. 9