By MyPros Staff

Trash compactors are a kitchen feature that has fallen in and out of popularity in Reston.  Depending on when your home was added to the development, you may not have one.  If you do, be sure that you take good care of your unit and seek professional help if you need trash compactor repair.

 
Reston, like many other municipalities, frowns on over-flowing garbage bins.  Trash compactors serve to reduce the size of waste, making it possible to fit more in your allotted garbage can.  However, many owners frequently overstuff their trash compactor.  This causes the compactor to jam and may cause the motor to burn out.  If you have a lot of trash, it is better to compact it in stages rather than overload your unit, push it shut, and hope for the best.
 
However, once your unit is broken, do not engage in do-it-yourself trash compactor repair.  Reston has many certified technician who will be able to replace a burnt out motor and appropriately rewire the trash compactor.  Furthermore, if the unit is jammed shut, your service technician will have the tools to disassemble the unit and fix the jam without damaging the surrounding appliances.
 
Trash compactor repair is fairly inexpensive, and unless you have a severe jam, you should expect the repair technician to have completed the work within a few hours of arriving.  The mechanics of a trash compactor are fairly straightforward, making repair easy for technicians who know what they are doing.  Thus, rather than messing with the unit yourself and potentially doing lasting damage to your machine, pick up the phone and get a service technician to come out and solve the problem for you.