20 Most Recent Dahle 41214 Shredder Questions & Answers

Paper shredders are messy. Fine paper dust covers everything, get a can of compressed air and clean under the shredding wheels. Looking up from the bottom check for any sensors that might be plugged.

How is the lubricating oil tank for fill level? Automatic OilerQuoteJust like any fine-tuned machine, your shredder needs to be properly oiled to run at peak performance. This shredder is equipped with an EvenFlow Lubricator which provides slow, continuous oil across the entire cutting mechanism.Also check for anything jamming the blades and forcing them apart. There may be an adjustment for tension. I have never seen a shredder with cutting rollers like this before!https://www.dahle.com/shredder/item/40434It is a $5,000 machine, so you might reach out to Dahle if oiling isn't the problem...

The most common reason for a false reading, where the bin full light comes on but the shredder basket is empty, is simply dirty sensors on the bottom side of the shredder head.

Good luck with that! Getting tech repair manuals is like finding gold. Call Dahle and they may sale you one. Otherwise just open the unit up, find what the issue is and then call them. Dahle's are phenomenal units and virtually never break down. What is the problem? If you're simply trying to pre-empt an issue then I say don't worry about it.

Most shredders have strict rules about running times. Usually the motor cuts off after 5 minutes use (or thereabouts) and you have to wait for a sensor to cool down, maybe 15 minutes

The motor has a feature to go forward and reverse and thus the forward (paper in) control has been compromised. The problem can be the switches. A rocker switch when in one position may control the forward motion or backward motion, therefore if the switch fails only one side is working. Then there may be two small switches on the so called rollers (Cutters) that sense the input of paper into the cutters thereby starting the motion and shredding procedure. If a sensing device is broken, only the unaffected switch works. Repair is usually expensive, thus a replacement is in order.

Sorry, you cannot buy spare parts for Dahle trimmers.