I have had this juicer for about two months. I use it properly ever time. The auger is always in correctly. I never abuse it. My auger now has visible gouges/scratches on it. If it is made of such hard plastic, why is this happening? Anyone else have...
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You should contact Omega. The juicer is under warranty. They will trouble shoot this with you to find out what the problem is. They will replace any parts that need replaced and advise you on any changes that need to be made in your juicing proceedure or any thing else. Their phone number is 800-633-3401.
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If you check the champion website it says that this problem is due to cutter hole needing to be cleaned or lack of lubrication. This shouldn't happen, I would make sure the cutter is clean and the shaft is clean, makes sure I'm not juicing to slowly to heat up the juicer or using vegetables like grass that are causing too much heat and then if your still having problems get a new cutter.
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Same thing here also. I was concerned that mine might be defective. Probably should not say this, BUT, I just had to open it up, very carefully, and check it out. The motor wasn't hot or anything. The motor was an open face, made completely of metal, and was not hot to the touch. Looks like it should last for a while. The smokey residue was from the brushes. I have used it 2 times afterwards, with no apparent problems, and the smoking part is not as much. Works fine for me!!!
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Great question! When I wrote my initial review of this juicer, my only complaint was the warranty. Unfortunately I exercised my warranty privileges early on and found out what poor services they were. I was fortunate, I guess, that my machine broke within the first year or else I would have been out of a juicer. I wouldn't recommend this product based on the warranty alone.
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I have one that was on a job site that we used maybe 2-3 times a week with finish guns that is 1 year old now that quit working about 4 months ago. So after 8 months of use, the motor stopped working. I sent it in because it was still under warranty but they said it was to dirty to honor the warranty. I spent 500 bucks on what I thought was a air compressor that I would have for many years but this was not the case. I ended up going to Home Depot and buying a makita compressor. California air tools is a really small company. When I got the compressor it had some small issues strait out of the box. some of the screws were loose and there was some small damage to the stainless steel face plate. You can tell from opening the box that it was not a big organized company. It looked like a 5 year old packaged it up with a little bubble wrap and tape. No foam padding that was molded to the machine. I would not buy this!! Keep away!! Its not even that quite. My Makita is just a little louder then the Cal air tool. Hope this helps and good luck. Thanks, Matt
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No....the body (chrome part) is metal and the transmission inside the body also contains metal gears........the parts that do the actual juicing are plastic, but there are two types of plastic.....the food chute is a typical clear, thick plastic.....the black pieces like the auger and nosepiece are made from a new heavy duty plastic that resists wear....I use this juicer everyday and the plastic pieces are holding up fantastic.......in fact I can see no wear whatsoever on the auger and nosepiece.......I could easily see this lasting for many years before worrying about replacing anything.
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It is made of a very sturdy plastic. The auger is made of metal. I love mine! I use it often and it works great!
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Hi, lightly pressing the half section of citrus fruit on the auger starts the motor. Releasing the pressure changes the rotation direction of the auger which maximizes juice extraction. I really enjoy owning this juicer.
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I washed the slicer well before I used it and have never experienced this issue. I also keep my hands clean when cooking. Maybe these people are experiencing a reaction between the metal and food particles on their hands?
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I have had mine for 2 years and use it daily I never have had a problem I have heard others say that thy break. the only fix is to buy a new one and do not apply a lot of pressure unnecessarily. You can buy a commercial grade one but costs a lot more worth it . if you do a lot of juicing.
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No! Mine is smearing on many of the boxes. I am also having trouble with the plastic being brittle and cracking/breaking in places. Maybe there is a bad batch of boxes? I have contacted the manufacturer to see if they have any comment.
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It started very well for me. It cuts the carrots well. And the left-over was quite dry which means all juice was crushed out. But now after using about 3 months, it is becoming not that effective. The left-over becomes very wet, which means a lot of juice did not come out. I don't know if it needs some repair or sharpening or what. Otherwise, it is a good machine, easy to use, easy to clean.
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I'm not sure but I can tell you that when I received mine it had rust on the inside. I sent it back and bought a different juicer
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If you've been able to use it before and this just suddenly happened, it's probably broken. The same thing happened to mine after only two weeks. I had cleaned it twice before this occurred, so I know that wasn't the cause. I returned mine to Amazon.
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I purchased this item about two years ago and use it at least weekly. I have had no issues. Sounds like you may have a defective item.
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its the design of the machine..tobacco will not pack properly with an auger....it "segments" it....with a regular ingector it clumps it together so there is no segmentation
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It could be defective. Had mine for some time now and it still looks brand new. We have hard water and I make sure it's clean and dried after each use.