Paper Shredder | Fix Jammed

To prevent future jams, make sure to:

Often, a shredder stops because the bin is too full, forcing paper back up into the blades. Unplug the unit. Empty the waste bin completely. fix jammed paper shredder

Elias sighed. He pressed the reverse button. Whirrrr... click. Nothing. He pressed the forward button. Whirrrr... grind. The paper was lodged tight. It was a paper jam of epic proportions—a jagged, white clog in the throat of the beast. He tugged at the protruding sheets, but they tore like wet tissue, leaving the core of the blockage firmly in place. To prevent future jams, make sure to: Often,

For a second, nothing happened. Then, a low hum began to build. The gears started to turn, slowly at first, then picking up speed. The red light flickered one last time... and turned a solid, healthy green. Elias sighed

He plugged the machine back in. The red light was still blinking. He held his breath. He toggled the switch from 'Reverse' to 'Auto'.

Elias stood over the wastebasket, holding a stack of documents that constituted the better part of a decade’s worth of outdated tax returns. He had been overzealous. He had ignored the golden rule of the Swingline 5000 : "Feed it slowly, or it will choke."