Our Maxmatic has jammed solid for the third time in as many days.
Time for a replacement, I think, (it is 15 years old), unless someone
knows better!
Q1 What could be jamming and can it be fixed?
Q2 Where is the cheapest place to buy?

On Jun 8, 8:28*pm, Lawrence wrote:
Our Maxmatic has jammed solid for the third time in as many days.
Time for a replacement, I think, (it is 15 years old), unless someone
knows better!
Q1 What could be jamming and can it be fixed?
Q2 Where is the cheapest place to buy?

Do you mean the a) motor's siezed, or b) its blocked with crud?
a) bearings arent expensive
b) nor's a good cleanout
More info needed


NT

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:40:48 -0700 (PDT), NT wrote:

Do you mean the a) motor's siezed, or b) its blocked with crud?

SWMBO'd place had a waste disposal unit. Can't remember the make but
some parts of it weren't stainless steel, they rusted up and as it
wasn't maintained (ie flushed through regulary with clean water and
fed the occasional whole lemon) no amount of cleaning would have
unseized it...

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Cheers
Dave.

Do you mean the a) motor's siezed,
Seems to be. I can't get it to turn at all, even with the massive key that
maxmatic supply.
or b) its blocked with crud?
There is no crud in it. It cleared the last time it worked - possibly 3
days ago. It didn't make an excessive noise then so I'm not convinced that
it is bearings.
Lawrence

On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:09:14 +0100, Lawrence wrote:

There is no crud in it. It cleared the last time it worked - possibly 3
days ago. It didn't make an excessive noise then so I'm not convinced
that it is bearings.

What had you fed it? My flats Insincerator would occasionally jam on
a hard fruit stone of bit of bone. Just needed a bit of reverse
rotation to unjam it normally.

It has got power hasn't it? No fallen out plug, iffy fuse or switch.
B-)

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Cheers
Dave.

On Jun 9, 11:09*am, "Lawrence" wrote:
Do you mean the a) motor's siezed,

Seems to be. *I can't get it to turn at all, even with the massive key that
maxmatic supply.
or b) its blocked with crud?
There is no crud in it. *It cleared the last time it worked - possibly 3
days ago. *It didn't make an excessive noise then so I'm not convinced that
it is bearings.
Lawrence

time to remove and open it up then, good likelihood its fixable for
very little.


NT

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:09:14 +0100, Lawrence wrote:

There is no crud in it. It cleared the last time it worked - possibly 3
days ago. It didn't make an excessive noise then so I'm not convinced
that it is bearings.

What had you fed it? My flats Insincerator would occasionally jam on
a hard fruit stone of bit of bone. Just needed a bit of reverse
rotation to unjam it normally.

It has got power hasn't it? No fallen out plug, iffy fuse or switch.
B-)

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Cheers
Dave.




Power is fine but it just won't turn. On the previous occasions, the big
steel key was able to force it to turn (without the power) and it then was
able to turn quite freely. This time, I can't move it. SWMBO was hanging
on to the unit in the undersink cupboard and I was heaving on top!
Lawrence

On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:19:05 +0100, "Lawrence"
wrote:

SWMBO was hanging
on to the unit in the undersink cupboard and I was heaving on top!

Watch the lino burns on your knees.

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:19:05 +0100, "Lawrence"
wrote:

SWMBO was hanging
on to the unit in the undersink cupboard and I was heaving on top!

Watch the lino burns on your knees.


:-)

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Adam