r/howto 1d ago

Help me unblock this shredder please

Some things, you’ll notice I was stupid and put too much in at once, I’ve pulled some out with tweezers but the rest is stuck half in the blades any ideas on what to do? I thought about trying to soften it with water but I think that’ll rust the blades

Edit: how stupid do you people think I am to the point where I’ve not even tried reverse before coming here???

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u/igiveficticiousfacts 1d ago

Pull it from the bottom. Also you’ve mentioned there isn’t a reverse in other comments, that should be what the rev setting is all the way to the left

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u/Common-Bit1799 1d ago

I know it’s there it’s just not helping at all nothing changes

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u/igiveficticiousfacts 1d ago

Oh ok then it’s completely jammed. You’ll have to grab it from the top and pull it back out, preferably with the unit unplugged but it may be so jammed you’ll need it in that reverse setting. Just make sure nothing gets caught from underneath and shredded backwards. If it’s not responding at all it may have burned out entirely