how many minutes of shredding before the motor is overheated?
1037691
I bought this shredder because it was highly rated by Good Housekeeping. The directions say to rest it after only 2 minutes of shredding. I have had no problems with overheating but I don't shred a huge stack of paper before giving it a rest.
1037692
I shredded for at least 20 minutes before overheating. It seems to be a nice little machine though.
1037693
I haven't really timed it. It says how long in the instructions. If I remember, it wasn't that long. I usually do a month's worth of credit card receipts and some offers for credit that come in the mail. Have had no problem at all. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful with this.
1037694
It depends on how many sheets I shred at one time, the junk mail envelopes about 5-6 min. I haven't had it to overheat on the single sheets yet.
1037695
Hi Mazie!Since we only use the shredder every now and then I can't really help with this one. The most we might do at one time is perhaps 10 pages, maybe 15. It has no problem with that at all. But if you thinking of doing hundreds or so we just don't have the experience to answer. Sorry.
1794231
Not exactly sure how long it can run, but shortly after I received mine I had a shred - a -thon far about 2 hours an had no problems. It also has a nice meter that tells you when it's starting to over heat.
173810
I had bought this when my boys were little and kept it stored high in my office closet and then only plugged it in when I needed it. Its standard sized so risk would prob be same for all shredders. I since have replaced it with a new one so can't remember but I do remember being concerned about it at the time.
1345322
1 year, but returned mine for a refund after the 1st use. Motor overheats juicing more than 6 oranges at a time and has to cool about 20 min. before continuing. You would be so much better off with a Cuisinart Pulp Control Juicer - excellent machine, this one is cheap and not good for a family.
794515
No, I don't think so... The motor gets hot after 20s work...then you have to stop for another half an hour to wait for the motor cooled down...
1796761
You should really ask the company, but in my opinion,it is for a couple of hours. If you leave any household machine on for days, it will burn up. See other reviews on how these machines failed.
971785
Very easy. Just run the tip of the oil over the rollers. Great shredder. I reccomend this unit.
1336995
@ Marian Further consideration.Tip on ALL electric motors (IF they get over heated once, they start to die. they will run for many hrs. after that OK but the process has started) Using it to cut pipe should be done with great care, watching the sparks direction and origin. Not to start fires and not to place the blade in a bind, causing the motor to overheat. (I always wear glasses). I can not recommend altered apps. of this tool, until the operator has become very proficient with the control of operation and is braced for blade grab.
1280066
I used it for half a day with no issues, nor overheating. Long term, I hope that it will last some time thanks to the water cooling of the motor.
196784
You should oil it, it will last longer. The manual says cooking oil is OK. Youtube has videos on how to oil shredders.
245595
Depends on how far one wants to break it down. If just taking tongue extension and wheels off, less than 30 min..
321393
maybe overworked it and burned the motor out. i did that with my big cuisinart blender today. i thought it was more powerful that it was and i burned that motor out. could be what happened to your little blender. i had to resort to a manual shredder than using this in small batches to finish making the laundry detergent. it's not a good day when your blender dies. means, you dont have a blender and you have to get another blender. same with your processor. honestly, i have a grown a strong dislike for this ridiculous little thing. the base keeps chipping and cracking. if you lived in little rock, ar i would give you mine. maybe overworked it and burned the motor out. i did that with my big cuisinart blender today. i thought it was more powerful that it was and i burned that motor out. could be what happened to your little blender. i had to resort to a manual shredder than using this in small batches to finish making the laundry detergent. it's not a good day when your blender dies. means, you dont have a blender and you have to get another blender. same with your processor. honestly, i have a grown a strong dislike for this ridiculous little thing. the base keeps chipping and cracking. if you lived in little... » Read More maybe overworked it and burned the motor out. i did that with my big cuisinart blender today. i thought it was more powerful that it was and i burned that motor out. could be what happened to your little blender. i had to resort to a manual shredder than using this in small batches to finish making the laundry detergent. it's not a good day when your blender dies. means, you dont have a blender and you have to get another blender. same with your processor. honestly, i have a grown a strong dislike for this ridiculous little thing. the base keeps chipping and cracking. if you lived in little rock, ar i would give you mine. « Show Less
1779441
I used it for an extended period of time, shredding 3 sheets at a time and pausing briefly in between . I paused for five to ten minutes every half hour or so, to let it cool down. Do oil the blades with vegetable oil before starting a major project. It was time consuming as I went slowly and do not let the shredder over heat.
1755934
You can continuously shred for between 20-25 minutes and then you need to let it cool down.
1000125
The speed of the cut is kind of quick. I am satisfied with this shredder. And it didn't over heat while using it. The waste basket for the shredder is kind of small so I had to keep emptying it (I had a lot of shredding to do).
1844183
I has not overheated up to one half hour of shredding, I stopped then because I was tired
2082516
The run time to shred something is about 3-4 seconds plus 1 more second of overhead for the device to make sure everything has gone through. If you are talking about how long it lasts, this is it's second year of service for me and it does not show signs of wear.