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Table of Contents
Safety ....
Compactorcomponents
Howthecompactorcompacts..
Howtooperate(hecompactor ..
installingnewcompactorbag ...
CompactorFeatures .
ExtraPacCycle
AutomaticDeodorizerSystem.
Solid Air FreshenerSystem ...
BAGAWAYBagCaddy ....
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Tiit-OpenDrawer
RearRollersandFrontLevelingLegs
RemovableKey-Knob «.
Step-On-ltDrawerOpener
Color Panel Pack ,
ClosedDrawerInterlockSwitches ..
Howtochangefrontpanelcolor.......
Rulesforsafeoperation
ServiceChecks ....
Cleaningandcare .
Warranty ,,
MaintenanceAgreement
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• mrKenmore
Compactorarestampedontheplateshowninthe
illustrationonpage3.Copythenumbersinthe
spacesprovidedforreference.
MODELNO___
SERIALNO.
DATEOFPURCHASE/
INSTALLATIONDATE
*!*.-.

ImportantSafetyInstructions
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskof fire, electricshock,orinjury
topersonswhenusingyourcompactor,follow
basicprecautions,includingthefollowing.
*Readtheseinstructionsforimportantuseandsafety
informationbeforeysingyourcompactor.
•Closesupervisionofchildrenisnecessarywhenthe
compactorisusednearchildren.
•Donotallowcompactortobeusedasa toy, ortorun
unattendedatanytime.Lockkeyswitchwhennotinuse
andstorekeyoutofreachofchildren.
*Donottouchmovingparts.
•Haveapplianceexamined,repairedoradjustedbyan
authorizedserviceman.
•Donotcompact:
lighted cigarettes, cigarsorotherhotorburningitems.
-anycontaineroraerosalcancontaininginsecticide,hair
spray,paint,enginestartingfluidorotherpoisonous,
toxic,orexplosiveproducts.
-Volatileflammablematerialsuchasoityrags,thinner,
etc.,whichwouldcreatea firehazard.
•Donottakeapartthisappliance.Incorrectreassembly
cancauseelectricshockwhensubsequentlyused.
•Useonlyforintendeduseasdescribedinthismanual.
Donotuseotherthanmanufacturer'srecommended
attachments.
•Neverliftthebagbythesides.Brokenglassorother
sharpobjectsinthebagcancauseinjury.
•Thiscompactorisdesignedforhouseholduseonly.
»Unplugcompactorfromelectricaloutletbeforeservicing.
•Thecompactormustbeelectrically grounded. Seethe
groundinginstructions.
•Donotoverloadtrashbagwithheavymaterial
suchasglass.
«Neveroperatethecompactorif:
~itisnotworkingnght.
-itisdamaged.
-partsaremissing
-thecordset,plugormotorisdamagedinanymanner.
*Seeinstallationinstructions.
AWARNING
ElectricalShockHazard
Donotmodifythepowersupplyplugprovided
withthecompactor.Ifitwillnotfittheoutlet,or
ifyouareindoubtastowhetherthewalloutlet
isproperlygrounded,checkwitha qualified
electrician.
Failuretodosocouldresultinelectricshockor
personalinjury.
ForYourSafety
•Donothandlefrontpanelscarelesslywhenchanging,
metaledgecouldcauseinjury.
•Donotcompactwhendrawerhandleisremoved.
•Alwayswipeoffanybrokenglassbeforetouchingthe
ramcover.
•Neveruseorstoreflammablefluids(drycleaning sol-
vents, gasoline,kerosene,etc.)inornearyourcompac-
tor.Thesesubstancesgiveoffvaporsthatcancreatea
firehazardorexplosion.
•Donotinstallorstorecompactorwhereitwillbe
exposedtotheweather.
•Donotshoveitemsdownintothecompactorwithhands
orfeet.Letthecompactordothecompacting.
•Alwaysplaceglassbottles,etc.,ontheirsidesinthe
centerofthedrawer.Thewastepaperbelowandbeside
thebottlecanhelpkeepbrokenglassnearcenterof
bag.
•Donotusethecompactorasacounterforelectrical
cookingappliancesnorasacuttingboard.
•Youarepersonallyresponsibleformakingsurethat
yourcompactor:
-isusedonlyforjobsnormallyexpectedofhome
compactors.
-isproperlyinstalledandleveledonafloorthatcan
supportitsweight.
•Donotsethotpans,etc.onthecompactor lop. Donot
spillanyliquidsonthecompactortop.
SafetyFirst
Donotpermitchildrentooperateorplaywithcompactor
SaveTheseInstructions

EXTRAPACLIGHT
(13501and13505
MODELSERIES)
EXTRAPACCYCLE
CONTROL
(13501and13505
MODELSERIES)
DRAWERPULL
MODELANDSERIAL
NUMBERLABEL
REVERSIBLECOLOR
PANEL (13501 and
13505MODELSERIES)
BAGRETAINER^
DRAWERSIDEUTCH
FLEXIBLE
TOEPLATE
STEP-ONDRAWER
OPENER
(13501and13505
MODELSERIES)
"KEY-KNOB
ANDLOCK
DEODORIZINGLIQUID
(13501AND13505
MODEL SERIES)
CLOSEDDRAWER
INTERLOCKSWITCH
BAG-AWAY
BAGCADDY
(13501and13505
MODELSERIES)
LEVELINGLEGS
13405,13501 and 13505
MODELSERIES
13305
MODEL SERIES
UNDERCOUNTER
MOUNTINGBRACKETS
KEY-KNOBANDLOCK
CLOSEDDRAWER
INTERLOCKSWITCH
MODELANDSERIAL
NUMBERLABEL
DRAWERPULL
ROLLERS
REVERSIBLECOLORPANEL
BAGRETAINER
DRAWERSIDELATCH
LEVELINGLEGS
FLEXIBLETOEPLATE
SOLIDAIR
FRESHENER
COMPARTMENT
(13405MODELSERIES)
'NOTE: Youcan STOP YOUR
COMPACTOR AT ANY
TIMEWHILE THE RAM
ISMOVINGDOWN
byturningthekey-knob
to REMOVE. Aftera
moment,turnthekey-knob
briefly to START and the
ram willreturn to i!stop-
nnostposition soyou can
open the drawer.
Thecompactorisforuseona 120-volt,60Hz,AConly15amperefusedandproperlygrounded
circuitandisequippedwithagroundingplugasshown above. Foryourpersonalsafety,thecom-
pactormustbegrounded.Intheeventofanelectricalshortcircuit,groundingreducestheriskof
electricshockbyprovidinganescapewirefortheelectriccurrent.Thisapplianceisequippedwith
apolarized 3-prong grounding plug. Itmustbepluggedintoa correctlypolarizedmating 3-prong
groundingtypeoutlet,properlyinstalledandgroundedinaccordancewiththeNationalEfectrical
Codeandlocalcodesandordinances.Noadaptershouldbeusedwiththisappliance
POLARIZED
3-PRONG
GROUNDING
TYPEOUTLET
POWERSUPPLY
CORD

Howthecompactorcompacts
Compactorram
inlowest
position
Thistrashwill
compactlater
Araminsidethecompactorforcestrash
downtoaboutone-fourthitsoriginalsize
byusingpressureTheramdoesnotgo
tothebottomofthedrawer.Becauseof
thisyouwillnotseecompactingthe
firstfewtimesyourunthecompactor.
However,thistrashwillbecompacted
later
Thecontainermustbeatleastone-third
fullofloosetrashbeforeyounoticeany
compacting.
IMPORTANT:
E>
Glassbottles,jars,andother
glasscontainerswillsometimes
breakwitha loudnoise.Thisis
normal. Becauseothertrash
cushionssomeglass con-
tainers,allbottlesmaynot
break.
Bythetimethetrashbagis full, trashis
compactedtoaboutone-fourthofits
originalbulk.

Howtooperatecompactor
1. Opendrawer.
• 13501 and13505ModelSeries
usetheSTEP-ONdraweropenerorthe
drawerhandle
In
y
1
m
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2. Loadtrash.
» Loadanytrash,wetordry,intothe
compactor
» Spraycansandcontainersthatcontain
poisonousorexplosivechemicalsshouldnot
beloadedinthecompactor.(Seepage11)
•Wrapreallymessytrash.
» Loadcansandbottlesontheirsidesin
centerofcompactor(asillustrated)sodrawer
willnotpopopenIfthesecontainersarenot
loadedproperly,thetrashwillnotbe
compacted.
•Odorcausingitemssuchasrawmeat, fish,
grapefruitrinds,personalhygieneitems,and
diapersshouldnotbeloadedinthe
compactor.
3.ClosedrawerCOMPLETELYandturnkey-
knobmomentarilytoSTART.
4. Theramwillgodown,thenbackupandshut
offautomatically.Remember— thefirstfew
itemsineachbagwon'tbecrusheduntillater.
5.Whenbagis full, removeitandinstallnewbag(Seenextpageforcompleteinstructions.

Removingfullcompactorbag
fi p 1
f
L ^^"yl
1. Unfoldbagcuffs. 2. Foldendsin.Handlecare-
fullywhenbagcontains
brokenglass.
3Bringsideflapstogetherand
folddowntoclosebag.
•VR^l^a?'-''drawersidelatch. 5.Tiltsideofdraweropento
makefullbageasierto
remove.
6.LiftoutbagandCi:rr7b,
BAG-AWAYhandles.
RELOCKTHEDRAWER
SIDELATCH.
Installingnewpre-cuffedbag
1. PutBAG-AWAYbagcaddy
intodrawer.Tuckrope
handlesbehindbagretainers.
2. Putunopenedbaginto
drawerasshownThebag
ispre-cuffedforeasy
installation.
4. Spreadrearbagcornersand
slidethecuffovertherear
leftcorner.Tuckcuffofbag
behindbagretainer.(Cuffs
coverBAG-AWAYhandles.)
Pressbagagainstdrawer
bottom, sides,andcorners
forsmoothfit.
3.Spreadfrontbagcorners
andslidethecuffoverthe
frontrightcorner.
KENMORECOMPACTOR
BAGS
•Designedtofit
•Easytoinstall
•Toughandleak
resistant
BuyCompactorbags
intheApplianceDept-
atyourSearsstoreor
fromtheSearscatalog.

ExtraPacCycle
13501and13505ModelSeries
TheEXTRAPACCycleisa conveniencefeaturethatallows
youtousefewerbagsorextendtheuseofa baguntiltrash
pickupdayEXTRAPACCycleputsconstantpressureon
trashtokeepitfromspringingbackRegularuseofthisfeature
canincreasebagcapacityupto20%
TouseEXTRAPACCycle
•PushcyclecontroltoEXTRAPAC.
• Turn thekey-knobtoSTARTandrelease
•Theramwillstayinthedownpositionforextracompacting.
Rememberthedrawercannotbeopened.
<> Onmodels 13501 and13505theEXTRAPACLight
goeson
oForbestresultsuseEXTRAPACforatleastonehalfhourorovernight.
oToraisetheram,turnthekey-knobtoSTARTorpushthecyclecontrolbacktoNORMAL.
-Onmodels13501and13505EXTRAPACLightgoesout.
NOTE: FullycompactedtrashbagswillbeheavierthannormalHandlewithcare.

MoreFeatures
AutomaticLiquid
DeodorizerSystem
13501and13505 Model Series
Thisdeodorizersystemhelpscontrolodors
automaticallyA smallamountofdeodorizeris
releasedeverytimethedrawerisclosedTo
controlstrongodors,openandclosethedrawer
severaltimes
Toinstalldeodorizercan:
•Putdeodorizernozzleintoplasticholder
•Pushcanintoplace.
Becausethedeodorizerisliquid,itissubjectto
freezingItwillnotdispenseattemperatures
below320F{0oC).
UseSearsCompactorDeodorizingLiquid
availableatSearsstoresandthroughthe
Searscatalog.
CAUTION: Donotstoreanythingbehindspray
canItemsbehindspraycancouldcause
compactortojam.
SolidAirFreshener
System
13405 ModelSeries
Thesolidairfreshenersystemisdesignedtohelp
controlodorsthatmightdevelopfromthetrash.
Usedisc-shapedoranyofa numberofsolidair
freshenersavailablefromyourgrocer.Followair
freshenerpackageinstructions.
ChecktheairfresheneroccasionallyItshould
lastabout4to6weeks.
Toinstallsolidairfreshener:
•Raisethedoor.
•Putinsolidairfreshener
•SetdialtoNORMAL
•MovetoMAXimumorMINimumifneeded
Thissolidairfreshenerisusedmorerapidly
when(1)fully exposed, (2)temperatureis high, or
(3)airisverydry
Compartmentiseasilyremovedforcleaning—
simplypullforwardattopedge.
BagAwayBagCaddy
13501 and13505 Model Series
FitsrightinsidethecompactordrawerHelpsmake
removingandcarryingfullcompactorbaga simple
task
n
TiltOpenDrawer
Releasethedrawersidelatchandtherightsideof
thecompactordrawertiltsout.Thisrelievesbag
pressureandpermitseasy,convenientslide-out
removaloffullbag.

REMOVE
ROLLERS
LEVELINGLEGS
Key-knobcontrolcanberemoved
wheninREMOVEposition.
Thisisa safetyfeatureintendedto
preventsmallchildrenfrom oper-
atingthecompactor.
NOTE- Yourcompactorcomeswith
anextrakeyforyourconvenience.
13305ModelSeries
Rearrollersmakethecompactor
easiertoputintoposition.Frontlevel-
inglegsmakeiteasiertolevelthe
compactor.Remember,thecompac-
tormustbeleveltooperateproperly.
Thetexturedsteeltopresists
smudgesandfingerprints.Helps
keepyourfreestandingcompactor
lookingcleanandsmart.
Therearetwoswitchesthatare
engagedwhenthedraweris
completelyclosed.Oneswitch
islocatedatthefrontofthe
compactor,theotheronthe
back wall. Bothswitchesmust
beengagedortheramwillnot
godown.Thispreventsthe
compactorfromoperating
unlessthedraweriscompletely
andproperlyclosed.
13501 and13505ModelSeries
Providesconvenient,nohands
draweropening.Justpress
downonthefull-widthStep-On
DrawerOpenerandthedrawer
slidesopen
13305,13501and13505ModelSeries
Changefrontpanelcolor
anytimetomatchkitchen
decor. Orcreatea custom
looktomatchcabinets,etc.
Seenextpageforfulldetails.

rontPane!Color
Duringinstallation,orinthefuture,youmaywanttochangethecompactor's
frontpanelcolor.Yourcompactorhasa reversiblecolorpanelwhichiseasily
changedtomatchyourkitchendecor.
COLORPANEL
CARDBOARDSPACER
DRAWERTRIM
1. Openthedrawer.
2, Removehandlebyremovingthescrewsatthe
lopinsideofthedrawer,
3.Selectthecoloryouwant,thenswitchpanel
sothatthiscolorisshowing.
4. Replacecolorpanelandspacer.
5.Remounthandleandclosedrawer.
WARNING-REPLACEHANDLEBEFORE
OPERATINGCOMPACTORTOAVOIDINJURY
FROMMOVINGPARTS.
Inplaceofthecolorpanel,youmaywant
tousea 1/4"(.63cm)thickx 14%"(37.1cm)wide
x2215/i8"(58.2cm)longwoodenpanel(not
included)tomatchyourcabinetsoruseother
suitabledecorativematerialyouchoose.
SeeInstallationInstructionsforfurtherdetails.
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SSflJgr
1. DON'Tletsmallchildren
useorpiaywiththe
compactor.Turnkey-knobto
OFFandremoveitto
preventcompactor
operation.
2. DON'Tpushtrashintothe
compactorwithyourhands
orfeet.Youmaybecutby
sharpobjects.
3.DON'Tcompactcontainers
orragscontainingpaint,
paintthinner,oilorany
flammableorexplosive
material. Thesecouldcause
afirehazard.
4.DON'TcompactSPRAY
cansorothercontainers
whichmaycontain
poisonousorexplosive
chemicals.Dangerous
materialsmaybereleased.
5.But,youmaycompactspray
canswhichcontaincheese
spread, whippedcream,
shavingcream,etc.
6.Carryfullbagcarefully.
Brokenglassmaycut
throughthebag.
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ServiceChecks
ProblemsandAnswers
CHECKTHESEITEMSBEFOREYOUCALLFORSERVICE.
Compactordoesn'toperate?
OFFON SVxRl
Electriccordpluggedin?
Usinganextensioncord?DONOT
USE. Anextensioncordcould
reducevoltage,createa fire
hazard, andispotentiallyunsafe.
Thecompactorwillnot
operateifvoltageistoolow.
Isodora problem?
Fuseblown?
BreakerswitchON?
DrawershutALL the way? Trash
caughtbehindthedrawer?
Doorclosedsecurely?
Haveyouturnedkey-knobmomen-
tarilyALL the way to START (don't
force.)
Attemperaturesbelow20oF(-70C),themotormaytemporarilynotstart.When
"theCompactoriswarmerthan20oF{-70C),it "will operate" normally.
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Checktoseeifdeodorizeris
releasing {13501 and13505Model
Series).Replaceifempty.
Replacesolidairfreshener
(13405ModelSeries) Cleancompactor(seepage14).

L^.•"^ • I
Checktobesurecompactoris
levelfronttorear.Adjustfront
levelinglegsifnecessary.
Isflexibletoeplatetrimmed
properly?(SeeInstallation
Instructions)
DrawersideCOMPLETELY
closedandlatched?
Remember,compactormustbeone-thirdfullbefore
younoticeanycompacting. Thecompactorhasananti-jamfeature.Ifthe
ramencountersanimproperlyloadeditemonthe
waydownitwillreverseautomaticallyandgo
backupwithoutjamming.Reloadthecompactor
asshownonpage5.
ToreleaseExtraPac,pressNormalCycleorturn
StartknobLightwillgoout
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Whenyourcompactorneedscleaning-care
CAUTION:
Watchoutforbrokenglassorothersharpobjectsthatmaybepresentwhen
cleaningcompactor.
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Cleantheoutsidewithwarm
wateranddetergent,rinse,
wipedry.Wipespillspromptly.
Cleantheinsideoccasionally
byusinga vacuumcleaner,
warmwateranddetergent,
sponge,drycloth,paper
towels,etc.Wearhousehold
(rubber)glovessinceparticles
ofglassmay beinsidethe
drawer.
Tocleantheinside,remove
trashbag.Then,holddrawer
latchallthewayopento
removedrawerside.Liftout,
wash, rinse,anddryinside
drawersurfaces.Putdrawer
sidebackinplace.Besure
thatnotchesonlowerdrawer
panelmatchthoseonthe
drawerside.Relockthedrawer
sidelatch.
Removedrawer.Raisefrontof
drawertocleardrawerstops.
Liftdrawerout.Keepthe
drawerbottomcleantoprevent
sticking.
Vacuuminsideofcabinetand
drawertokeepdrawersliding
freely.
Tocleanram,wearhousehold
glovesandwipebottomofram
withsponge.Becareful,there
may beglassparticles.
Replacedrawerincabinet.
IfYou'llBeAwayForA FewDays
•RemoveanddiscardtheCompactorbagsoodorswon'tbuildup.
•LocktheCompactorandremovethekey-knobtoprevenllampf-nngwith(heiin't.
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