Fellowes Powershred P-45C Shredder (3240004)

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 14.2 x 14.8 inches ; 16.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009PYGRY
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 3240004
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Designed for the moderate duty needs of home or home office, the Fellowes® Powershred® P-45C shreds up to 6 sheets per pass into 5/32 x 2¿ cross-cut particles as fast as 65 sheets per minute. Patented safety lock prevents accidental shredder operation. Equipped with a 9" paper entry that easily accepts letter or legal size documents, the P-45C also features durable steel cutters that accept credit cards and staples. Pivoting head with handle allows quick, easy waste removal from 3.7-gallon wastebasket. Sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams, while the reverse function easily removes over-fed paper. Auto start/stop ensures quick, easy shredder operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Broke down in one week, couldn't shred ONE piece of paper, December 14, 2005

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A Quiet Conscience "Q.C." (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-45C Shredder (3240004) (Office Product)

I cleaned out all of my old financial statements and needed to shred them. Sounds simple enough, right? This shredder should be able to handle say, 3 pieces of paper at a time? Nope! This shredder handled 2 at a time with complaints and I finally gave up and fed it one sheet at a time until 2 days later, it got so clogged it stopped working all together. I have been trying to clean out the cutterhead and make it work again, but no dice. The shredder is strange: it "groans" as you use it, like the motor just can't handle the paper. It also "snaps" and "pops" because as the cutter turns, the plastic top gets pushed upwards and then "snaps" and makes a big popping noise as it goes back down. I kept wondering if the plastic was going to break. The safety flap broke off when I was emptying the can, as well. This is my second shredder and I'm not a power shredder. I try to be gentle with it, I don't even put as many sheets as the manufacturer says it can handle. I let it rest (it will get very hot after about 5-10 minutes of use and stops working until it cools down), I oil it. I think this is just a shoddy shredder and I strongly recommend you simply buy from another company. I actually feel weird complaining about it but hey, it's a shredder -- it's *supposed* to shred things. I don't think I should feel like I abused it by simply asking it to do what I bought it to do.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy a pair of scissors instead, October 22, 2006

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Laura B. Monteros - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-45C Shredder (3240004) (Office Product)

There is nothing except the safety feature in this product that lives up to the specs given. Two sheets of copy paper max, maybe a total of 6-8 sheets (two at a time) if you are lucky. Certainly not billing statements, since they are on heavier paper. Forget about your annual file-shredding! It's supposed to do credit cards, but that's a crock.

If you want it to work longer, you can clean the head every few sheets and/or send through a sheet of paper soaked in vegetable oil occasionally. I actually did this a few times hoping I could salvage it, but it turned out to be only a romantic notion.

I complained so much after I bought this that the manufacturer had me send it back and they sent out a new one. I shouldn't have wasted my time, because the replacement works only marginally better. The main problem seems to be that the shredded paper is not completely crosscut and strips wrap around the head. I also wonder why, with such a key design flaw, this product is still on the market.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A piece of junk, January 14, 2006

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Sharon (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-45C Shredder (3240004) (Office Product)

Bad from day one. Can't handle more than one or two sheets of paper at a time (though it claims six), and even then starts to jam and overheat after three minutes or so. By comparison, I had my previous shredder for seven years of near-perfect operation (had to leave it behind in a move). Strongly recommend that Fellowes simply take this product off the market.