I previously posted this problem over a year ago. The chopper screen continues to fill up with food scraps and fiberous materials even though we rinse the dishes off. Every two weeks I have to remove the screen, clean it and replace it. From reading the manual evidently water is supposed to flow back and forth through the screen to keep it from plugging. Is that the problem? Also the chopper blade has very little pressure against the screen, could that be the problem?. When I install the screen and chopper, I can turn the chopper blades without the shaft turning. Does the shaft only engage the chopper blades when water presure is present?
[QUOTE=lkost;510902] How does the chopper assy engage the shaft? Where does the check valve go?[/QUOTE]
The check valve is shown as #5 on the diagram, but why do you need it? It has nothing to do with the problem you described.
A small wrench or pliers may be used to assist in reinstallation of the chopper assembly. Compress the spring and insert the wrench between the blade and the perforated screen. Release the spring and position part into pump. Remove wrench and verify engagement of chopper shaft with impeller.
Well, after reading all this stuff for over a year, I finally came to the realization that I kept mounting the chopper blade assembly in the wrong grove of the housing. Unbelieveable that it fits nicely in a grouve aprox 1/4 in farther away from the shaft so it never engages. I have a feeling from reading a lot of the comments that I may not be the only one who has experienced this error so I thought I would post my fopaw.:o
How does the chopper assy engage the shaft? Where does the check valve go?
How does the chopper assy engage the shaft? Where does the check valve go?[/QUOTE]