The handle of the winder is very jerky and I can't get it to turn smoothly. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you fix it?
2056379
Yes, I experienced that, too. It's terrible. My husband is a mechanical whiz (designs gears for a living) and he worked on it, trying to get it to run smoothly. It was hopeless. He said that the gears did not mesh--they were just made wrong--and they would never run smoothly. They actually grind upon each other and produce metal shavings because it's made so poorly. Sorry. I gave mine to the Goodwill.
1603333
Also make sure the metal part of the head is pushed up past the rollers. I just replaced the head of mine and I had to push the head up with my hands because the handle would not do it.
1918737
Try to lightly hold the handle but allow it to spin with the mop instead of holding the handle still. Should help with that.
139983
Check to make sure it's not screwed down too tightly. A little bit of lubricant in the part that spins might help also. The handle really does move it quite nicely. You may want to check to make sure nothing like packing material or debris is stuck in it, effectively jamming it tight.
568813
I have not had that problem....keep in mind it will only twist in one direction....good luck :)
41883
Sounds like it froze too fast. Try turning the handle the other way until you get good movement, then reverse direction again. I find that some very rich ice cream batters will be much stiffer than sorbets or batters with a little alcohol added. When I made maple bacon bourbon ice cream a couple of weeks ago it never really firmed up, but the pistachio I made last weekend got firm and hard to crank right away.
865163
I just got my unit also about two weeks ago and notice a somewhat annoying creeking and clicking sound with every rotation. I have written to the sellers about this but have not received any reply. Will have to call to get an answer.
562756
I would suggest contacting the manufacturer. One of the few design issues I have is the way the handle works, it's too easy for it to catch when I'm rotating the drum forward. Fortunately I've been careful and haven't had a handle break.
760668
I think it's a screwed up design, I have to get a screwdriver and flip the lever underneath to let the handle down and hope you don't push it all the way back up or you will have to do it again.My vacuum guy is looking at mine to see if anything can be done to fix it.
1120984
I haven't but the winder itself is a great tool. Keeps things nice and tidy. Very easy to transport and is a snap to real the extension cord back in!
1571214
Sorry to say, but I think you have a bad motor. I would return it if possible or call Proform to replace it especially if you recently purchased it.
568833
I would try contacting the company directly. Did you try super gluing the handle back together?
1105108
Handle should turn easy. Mine did from the beginning. Something could be wrong.
880391
When my slicer first arrived I adjusted the handle and wire and it hasn't moved since. Maybe yours is defective? I'm not sure because I have not had this problem. Maybe they will replace it?
816254
Hey Katie, I have one of these(a terrific product). If you still have it(or haven't figured out the problem) try using a very thin metal wire to clean the stem and the valve that makes it froth. I had the same problem and after reaming it out, it went back to working the way it should!
1080831
Same thing happened to me. If you wind it to much it will start making a clicking sound and you can break it. All I did to fix it was push the little leaver that holds the bb's from comming out until it unwinds completely because the crank isn't cycleing correctly. I did it a bout two or three times and it's working good now.
313400
I had the same problem and ended up switching out the handle with an older handle off of something else I was going to throw away. If I had not had another handle I would have used something to provide more friction or returned it.