Fellowes P45C

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My second one and has failed on both occasions with the same problem! I thought the first failure was my fault but now realise after VERY careful use and following all the instructions this was not the case. Even though it should shred up to 6 sheets of standard thickness A4 paper it really struggles! Even doing one piece of paper at a time it gets badly clogged-up. Using the reverse function puts a huge strain on the motor and then going into normal mode again it just seizes! Try a credit card and it barely has enough umph to turn. As an electrical engineer I made an attempt at doing some repairs. Same fault both times very weak motor that had burnt-out. Fellowes do not supply any spares, so you have to throw the whole thing away which is a criminal waste! By the way I NEVER misused the machine. Only ran it very infrequently and then for very brief periods. It really isn't up to the job. Model is Fellowes P-45C. Will I buy again? Never!

Pure rubbish.

Looks great and is very heavy but inside are tiny little plastic strips which are easily broken as the paper goes through and especially if there is one staple in the paper.

Sorry Fellowes,I will not be buying any of your shredders ever again!!

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS SHREDDER!!!

As others have said:

*it won't take more than 2 or 3 sheets of paper at a time despite its claim to be able to manage 6 sheets.

*constantly jams meaning time is having to be spent picking out paper between the rotary cutters

*the lid is very heavy to take off when emptying the bin

*plastic cog has now broken meaning it will have to be thrown away

This is my second Fellowes shredder and thought it was my own mis-use of the first one that was the reason for it breaking. I now know that as others have experienced the same faults as me, it is the manufacturing design that is at fault.

Avoid at all costs - shredder stopped working in less than 12 months

Did not last long bearing mind occasional use Plastic components failing inside and paper blocking system - not up to job at all.

would not take multiple sheets of paper

And I thought it was just my carelessness that had broken two of them! I had exactly the same problems as others I really recognised the comments about the cracking plastic noises! Does anyone know of a reliable brand?

If these are supposed to be the world toughest, it doesn't seem worth bothering with one at all.

Although it has plouged on for probably 3 yaers the performance has been poor. Slow with anything other than 1 sheet of 80g and clogged up a lot. Now something has sheared and although the motor works the shredder does not engage. A bit of a relief really beacuse I will now get arounbd to buying what I hope is a proper replacement

Had my P-45C for a year or so now. Bin size is too small and needs regularly emptying. Struggles to shred more than 2 sheets at a time and anything thicker than paper is a long drawn out affair. Shredding blades clog regularly and need clearing. This is a terrible piece of kit. Had two Fellowes shedders now and won't be buying another one.

Absolutely dreadful shredder. Weak motor, hardly takes one or two sheets at a time, not 6, constantly jams, eventually one of the plastic cogs inside has broken, after the housing sheared off and it filled its sealed electrical area with shredder paper. Yes, it feels solid, but its total rubbish.