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The opening at the top is big enough to fit a full sheet of paper without having to fold it. Price: $79.99, available at, Staples retailersĬomment: This one is a little large, but it shredded a thicker envelope. Hopefully the tips we’ve given you here will help to make next time your shredder is jammed a little easier to fix.Price: $129, available at Comment: Easily shreds CDs and up to a few folded sheets of paper - but it doesn't fit thicker envelopes. Another handy tip is to avoid crumpling up paper before you shred it as the machines operate far more efficiently with smooth sheets. What other steps can I take to prevent a shredder jam?įeeding paper in too quickly can cause problems so take care to ensure that the machine has completed shredding one batch of paper before you introduce the next. One of the main reasons why you may have a jammed shredder is down to what you’ve fed into it. Feed through a few sheets to absorb any excess oil What should/shouldn’t I feed into the shredder?

Switch shredder on in reverse to evenly distribute oilĨ. By hand, apply lubricating oil to the top of the bladesħ. Feed through a few sheets of plain paper to absorb the excess oilĦ. Wait for the entire oiled sheet to shredĤ. Feed a shredder oil sheet through the shredderģ. Lubricating your shredder will help prevent jams and allow the paper to smoothly run through.Ģ.

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Want to know more about how to unjam a shredder? Our FAQs below has answers to some of the most common queries. Feed through a single sheet of paper to see if the jam is cleared Use shredder oil to lubricate the bladesĨ. If plastic is causing the jam, use a screwdriver to clear the blockĦ. Use a pair of tweezers to remove all jammed strands of paper from the bladesĥ. If your shredder cannot unjam itself, you will need to do this manually.ģ. What if my shredder paper jam cannot fix itself? Reduce the thickness of your load before re-shreddingĭo not feed in more paper than the machine can handle – giving it too much at once can cause paper to get jammed in the blades. If it’s now jammed in both directions you should then alternate between working it backwards and forwards as this can often shift the jam after a few attempts. If the shredder jams in reverse switch back to auto/forward If the shredder jam has still not been solved then try running it in reverse – most have a control that let you do this and it may well shift the blockage. There is, however, a risk that it may make the paper shredder jam a little worse. Empty the wastebasket, reconnect the shredder to the mains and see if this has resolved the problem. Quite often the simple cause of a jammed shredder is that the wastebasket is full. That’s because once you start to investigate the cause it could possibly start working again unexpectedly with potentially very dangerous results for you. This is the first and most important part of any attempt at fixing a paper jam. But there’s no need to panic, you just need to follow a few simple steps to clear it. You’re half way through a huge pile of paper which needs to be destroyed and suddenly, without any prior warning, the shredder is jammed.

Here’s our guide to how to unjam a paper shredder, as well as how to minimise the risk of one happening at all.

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Shredder jams can be especially inconvenient when you have a large volume of sensitive material to destroy, plus fixing a shredder’s paper jam can also be a very fiddly and time-consuming business. The main paper shredder jam causes tend to be:

For most offices the easiest, cheapest and most secure way of doing this is to use a shredder, but unfortunately, these are prone to suffering from a paper jam from time to time. Whatever business you’re in, there are always going to be documents that you need to dispose of securely.

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