Paper Stuck In Shredder Guide

Disclaimer: The author assumes no liability for shredded fingers, broken machines, or marriages strained by the sound of a jammed shredder at 2 AM.

Once the jam is cleared—your knuckles bleeding slightly, your patience exhausted—you will look at the crumpled, shredded mess on the floor. That paper held your identity, your secrets, your boring bank statements. Now it is just confetti. You have won. paper stuck in shredder

If you smell burning ozone or see smoke coming from the motor housing (not the paper), the motor is likely burnt out. At this point, clearing the jam won't fix the machine, and it is usually cheaper to replace the shredder than to repair the motor. Disclaimer: The author assumes no liability for shredded