Oklin GG02 - Compost Removal and Handling; Breaking Up Compost For Removal; Removing Compost

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Using!Your!Food!Wa s te!Composter!
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Breaking!Up!Compost!For!R emoval!
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It!may!be!necessary!to!break!up!dried!compost!for!ease!of!removal.!To!do!this,!open!the!lid,!then!
press!and!hold!the!Check!button!down!for!3!seconds.!This!will!operate!the!paddles.!
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Warning:
!Keep!your!fingers!away!from!the!inside!of!the!unit!while!the!paddles!are!rotating.!As!an!
added!safety!feature,!the!paddles!only!rotate!while!the!Check!button!is!held!down.!During!this!
time,!all!4!control!panel!indicators!will!light!up,!and!the!alarm!will!sound.!
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The!paddles!will!rotate!for!a!maximum!of!1!½!minutes,!after!which!time!they!will!stop,!and!the!
On/Off!button!will!flash.!
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Repeat!this!procedure!until!the!compost!can!be!easily!removed!with!the!scoop!provided.!
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Removing!Compost!
•! You!should!never!completely!empty!your!Organic!Composting!Unit.!If!you!do!completely!
empty!the!unit,!you!will!remove!all!vital!microbes,!and!prevent!the!unit!from!working.!
•! When!the!composted!waste!level!reaches!the!MAX!indicator!line,!do!not!put!any!new!
waste!in,!and!do!not!remove!any!compost!for!24!hours.!This!will!allow!all!food!material!to!
complete!the!cycle.!
•! Turn!the!unit!off,!and!unplug!the!unit!from!the!wall.!
•! Scoop!part!of!the!composted!material!out,!down!to!the!horizontal!
•! paddle!shaft.!
•! You!may!now!continue!adding!food!waste.!
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Important:
!Ensure!that!enough!material!is!left!in!the!tank!to!
keep!the!paddle!shaft!covered.!NEVER!remove!compost!below!
the!horizontal!paddle!shaft.!This!amount!of!compost!remaining!
in!the!tank!is!essential!for!the!unit!to!continue!operation.!