I can't seem to detach the blade so that I can attach the chopper. It just won't budge. Is there a trick to this?
1077648
I struggled with it too and gave it to my husband. He detached it easily so it isn't the blade; it was me. He thinks he might have pushed it in a little before twisting. Good luck. It really works great when it works!
1077649
No. Notify the company & they will send you one that has been loosened. They have to know that this is a serious problem, not a one-off.
1962321
You unscrew the whole top; it will come off in two pieces. Place the blade between the pieces and screw it back together. It is quite easy to do. Hope this helps!
1750934
Why not Google "Quick Chopper" and email the manufacturer? Have you tried that? good luck
1245911
I've found I can get it to stop by tightening the nut on the bottom that holds the blade mechanism in place. It's a temporary fix.
2245562
When you pull the blade out, it locks. If you're holding the back of the knife away from you (blade in your left hand), the lock is at the base of the blade. You push that down and slowly close the knife. If that doesn't work, you may have a defective knife. Hope that helps!
2261263
If the knife is already open and you're trying to close it, I would suggest adding more force into the locking mechanism. If it's still stuck for any reason I would ask the seller for an exchange/ return for it being defective.
729013
I had the same issue. There is a catch in the handle of the knife. The catch is in the underside of the handle directly "facing" the sharp edge of the blade. Push it to the side and the blade goes back into the handle.
1971015
All you need to do is unscrew the handle. It's what holds the top together, then change out the blade. It took me a while to figure it out. The whole thing is really simple.
456051
I had the same problem when I first attached the blade....and the instructions sucked; I had to figure out how to do it myself. Vibrated so bad that I couldn't hold it. I simply took the blade off and flipped it over and reattached it and that solved it completely. It runs as smoothly and powerfully as I could want now.
1241970
I tried and tried to "wiggle" it to remove. No luck. Had I known - I would not have bought it. However it works well. Will continue to push the blades out and run over hot water to clean.
625000
Never had this problem. I'd check to make sure blade is engaged and take battery out & put it back in. May have just jiggled loose.
179575
I had some trouble too until I saw the two white arrows on the side. turn it one way to lock it in the 'down' position (as shown). Twisting in the opposite direction makes the top pop up. I found this a little annoying until I realized this function prevented one of the conditions that made my previous choppers (dif. brand) fail. Good Luck...
656869
Try several different size blade attachments. Mine worked fine. Hope that helps
487267
Lift the blade cover from the back and rinse between the blades. You can't actually remove the blade themselves.
845496
I had the *exact* same issue. I learned by tapping the unit on the side until the handle jiggles up and down makes it much easier to then simply lift the handle off the top. **UPDATE Fe b 20th** Nevermind, it has now become almost impossible to remove the handle. I now loathe trying to remove the top since it could take anywhere from 3 minutes - 10 minutes... along with a bruised palm of my hand.
845493
I had the *exact* same issue. I learned by tapping the unit on the side until the handle jiggles up and down makes it much easier to then simply lift the handle off the top.**UPDATE Fe b 20th** Nevermind, it has now become almost impossible to remove the handle. I now loathe trying to remove the top since it could take anywhere from 3 minutes - 10 minutes... along with a bruised palm of my hand.
1445561
I used some pliers. They are very tight. I had to tare off a chunk of it and keep pulling on it until it finally came off. Good luck.