Is anyone else having problems with possible over heating? We juiced about 15 apples and the unit stopped turning on.
1137949
No, No issues with over heating. It's just me using it so I would only make enough for one serving.
1137950
I had this unit for maybe 7 years and gave it away when I got a Vitamix, it worked fine 'til the end and I got it used in the first place! I did find that its motor noise switched to very loud when I'd juice a lot of the same type of produce. What I found is that if I alternate, it usually eliminated the problem (except sometimes very dry/hard things like carrots would still gum it up). In other words (if possible) do an apple, then a carrot, then a celery stick, then an apple, rotating between them like that. Each seems to somehow clear out a lot of the remnants of the previous one.
1137951
I have had mine for awhile now since April and never had a problem. You may need to send it back.
1137952
I have used this juicer for many years and have gotten to like it. It juices well for certain fruit and vegetables and not for others. It also does not do well when the quantity is too much for it to handle. I judge it by the amount of residual inside the machine. 15 apples may be more than the machine can handle in one sitting. If you would empty the residual inside the machine a couple times, I have the feeling that may work.
1137953
We juice about 12 small mason jars at once with a variety of fruits and vegetables. We have not had any problems with the juicer at all. But I will add that we stop and clean it after every 4 jars.
1137954
I only juice I glass of mixed items a day. You are overworking your juicer to the extreme. Spend a couple hundred for a heavy duty juicer.
1137955
I tend to agree with the other users, I think it may just need to be cleaned out in the middle of juicing if you are doing that many apples. I also always make mine right before I drink it so I only make enough for myself. If you are doing heavy duty juicing, your best bet might be a higher end juicer that can handle the load
1137956
I do not have this particular juicer, but I had a different one that I had for some time. A caregiver was using it and put a towel underneath to catch any drippings. Later, we figured out that the towel had blocked the fan and caused the motor to overheat and will no longer turn on. :^(Do not put a towel underneath!
284895
Run the juicer a bit longer...there will always be a bit of moisture in the pulp. Unless you want to go with the $1500 models on the market you can't avoid it.
1374708
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.
1383653
I have the same problem. Every time I turned it on, it started moving around and the pulp container came off. I had to turn it off, reassemble and clean the mess. I might have got a deceptive one.
1345322
1 year, but returned mine for a refund after the 1st use. Motor overheats juicing more than 6 oranges at a time and has to cool about 20 min. before continuing. You would be so much better off with a Cuisinart Pulp Control Juicer - excellent machine, this one is cheap and not good for a family.
1468821
We bought a new one because that's what ours was doing...dropping food every few seconds. Changed back up batteries (we use AC also) and turned it off for a couple of days. ...then it started working...don't know why. Kept the new one. ..just in case.
2112162
Good Morning,As you can see I purchased this just a week or so ago. The day it arrived I used it for 3 hours to purée my pumpkin for pies and had not one issue. I am unsure of what the problems are but just let the receiver of the gift know if something should go wrong to let you know!
1688420
Has yours broken? I was just thinking about ordering one. It appears that they have heating element issues with the old one. Maybe I will wait to see if someone orders it for Christmas and posts responses. Let me know what you think of yours.
123571
We have had ours for almost a year now. A few weeks ago ERR showed up on the LCD screen with the low battery light flashing. We changed the batteries and it worked for a few days and then ERR again. We use smaller pellet food and thought maybe it was jammed. We took it apart and air dusted the crumbs. It worked for 2 days and then ERR again. The motor has died as far as we can tell. Maybe something has gotten shaken loose or food bits have interrupted a connection. Try cleaning it out with canned air, gears, battery terminals, and wire connections. Helped for a bit for us.
2212145
I bought a Chefs Star Juicer, only three times, the last run only three minutes to stop moving, and now it has not been able to use, I suspect it is not good quality, perhaps my bad luck?
2005101
Must have been defective. My family has been using this juicer for years and they have never had this happen.
515534
I wouldn't count on it shutting off the heating unit, but I am going to check it and see. I did my 1st batch of eggs today which came out beautifully. Next time is the experiment.
904586
happened to me too...i contacted the seller and they told me that it usually shuts down if it over-heats and should work after some time...but that never happened to mine so i returned it and got a refund...
72300
Yeah had the same issue. Headed up with in 10 mins of use. The manual does mention not to use it for prolonged periods though. Mine didn't last too long after it started heating up
455754
I have not had any problem with over heating. However, my battery swelled and I notified JVC twice but they never responding back to my email.
1436553
I too haven't had any issues. There are heat settings that you can adjust. If it doesn't heat up, you may have a defective unit.
493929
Good morning, I have had mine for only a year and it has not had any problems. However, I had a couple of thoughts that might (or might not!) help. Have you tried a different plug in? There is a safety limit switch that will turn off the machine if it overheats that may have failed. Finally, the heating element may have failed. If you have not done so you may want to contact the people that built it - they are here in the USA so they should be available to help. Good luck, I would really miss mine! Dave