Fellowes ‎Powershred 79Ci 16-Sheet 100% Jam-Proof Heavy Duty Crosscut Paper Shredder Machine for Office and Home, Black/Dark Silver 3227919

Let me start by saying that I was very reluctant to spend so much money on a shredder, despite the fact that I clearly needed a decent shredder and despite my bad experience with a cheap, low-end shredder. I kept going back and forth, thinking that if I somehow just got "caught up" on my shredding, that once that happened then I would be fine with an inexpensive model for my weekly shredding needs. So why spend so much money on a shredder? It's not like I'm a business! Why would I NEED such a professional level shredder? But then I'd remember how annoying, time consuming, loud, and slow it is dealing with sub-$50 shredders. And, really, it's a huge difference, especially in time. Having to open everything, and feed in only two or three sheets at once--that takes some time! So I had this shredder on my wish/shopping list for something like a year before I finally pulled the trigger on it. And let me tell you, I am so glad that I did! This thing is AWESOME! I shredded about TWO full lawn and leaf bags worth of material over the course of a few weeks--hours worth of shredding--and this thing handled it all with ease. (Although, I will say that if you shred non-stop for long enough that you will trip the high-temperature interlock on the unit, which will then need to cool down for 15 minutes before shredding can resume. This happened to me only once, and only at the beginning when I was just hitting it non-stop with material. After that, when I was spending just a bit of time deciding what should, and what should not be shredded, it never tripped off on over temperature again) As others have said, this shredder is quiet and powerful, and will handle most credit card offers whole and unopened. The jam-proof sense system works exceptionally well, as does the system that senses when your fingers are too near the opening. In all my shredding so far I have only had one false activation of the jam sensor, and I just pushed and held the forward feed button to force it to chew up the paper anyway. Everything works, and it works well. And quietly. Very nice. And I am now into that once-only-dreamed-of state of having NO backlog of materials to be shredded. (And God, doesn't it feel good! The 79Ci really will set you free! LOL!) But even so, I still very much appreciate the 79Ci. Even just as a once-a-week use shredder, it's advantages still shine through and make a difference. Very happy I went ahead and purchased this shredder! As for oiling, yes there are no instructions in the manual for how to do so. Here is what I do, FWIW: first I make sure there's at least a covering of shredded paper in the bottom of the bin (to absorb any oil that drips through). Then, I push and hold the reverse-feed button while applying a drop of oil every inch or two into the paper-feed slot. When I get to the end of the slot, I stop, and switch to pushing the forward-feed button for 5 or 10 more seconds. Easy, simple. And you really can't do it too often. Paper and paper dust is hell on shredder blades so do NOT forget to oil your shredder or you will seriously decrease its working life. As for bags, they are ridiculous and more trouble than they are worth in my experience. Just let the paper fall directly into the bin, and be sure to empty the bin BEFORE the full light turns on (you can see the paper level through the plastic window in the front of the bin). I would just pull the bin and dump the shreds directly into a lawn and leaf bag then push it back in and be off and running again. Yes, you might get a few stray shreds here and there, but there's no avoiding that, I don't think. Bags just make it worse. And create a possible issue for people who don't have single-stream recycling. Anyway, there it is. Just wanted to share my experience and encourage others to divest themselves of the dead weight of unwanted, but propriety paper materials!

I'm happy with the way it runs. It's a lot quieter than my old shredder. It shreds a lot more papers with ease than my old. My old said 12 papers, but never liked more than 4 papers at a time. This seems to deal with a lot of pages as promised. I had lights to tell you warn you if you are trying to put to many in it. My late husband left me 20 years and paperwork. I've been shredding little by little. I let it cool off so it doesn't overheat. My only complaint is I'm not a strong person. I had a terrible time putting the wheels in it. I asked my neighbor and even he had some trouble. They should make it a little easier. I mean really? Plus wow the motor. I love that instead of getting light confetti that can be hard to pick up. These shredding are course and you can pick them up. If they are on the floor it isn't a big deal. I really appreciate that. I also appreciate the fact it shuts off if you don't use it. You have to turn it back on if you don't use it after so much time. That's great for saving electric! On con I had was trying to put the wheels on the lifting the motor. But it's set up now. One thing I don't care for is the bin seems cheap. My old bin I felt I could take it to the trash and tap it while it's full. I'm a little leary to do this. It feels cheaply made. I just lift the shreddings out by hand to solve the problem. The light let's you know if it isn't in all the way. It also lets you know if it is full. I really appreciate my new shredder.

So glad I purchased this. It is very quiet, efficient and never jams. Perfect to handle the thick loads I must thread.

We had a shredder, but it was a small one and it only handled 5 pages at a time. I hated opening mail to shred it so I tossed it in a box to do it later. Then I found out my area does a free shredding event so I collected my mail for it...except I missed it in 2023. And then they cancelled it in 2024 🫠 I had well over 2 years collected plus random papers and such I needed to shred and it was so overwhelming to look at, but the tiny shredder we had got overheated easily and was no match. Finally I went looking for a shredder and this caught my eye for having been sold for so long, having a huge capacity, and being able to shred so much at once. I've nicknamed it The Beast and it lives up to its name. The bags it comes with are honestly great. I used them to dump into larger ones and tackled my enormous pile in one day. It never overheated because I took care to shred in half hour bursts. 4 massive garbage bags later and I'm free of the shred pile. I love that I only had to open a few pieces of mail that were too large to fit. 90% of the mail easily fit into the Beast and shredded completely. I cannot recommend this thing enough. Nothing ever clogged, nothing ever got stuck. It was perfect. I did get lubricating sheets and used them 4 times during the shredding marathon to keep things going. I'm super sensitive to sound and this was pretty quiet honestly. The Beast is worth every single penny and my only regret is not knowing about it any buying it sooner

Sturdy little machine, and easy to set up. Shreds up to 10 pages of 20lb paper or 7 pages of 24lb paper. Definitely needs the lubrication oil to maintain blades, will jam up if too much is put in at once. This comes with a tiny bottle of the lubrication oil but you will definitely need to buy the bigger bottle. There were some thin clear bags to line the receptacle bin, but 13 gal trash bags works fine. Unfortunately the receptable bin doesn't quite slide in and out very well, the plastic is a bit thin and bends if you push too hard. Shredding is pretty smooth, and fortunately is quiet. The shreds do get clumped up at the bottom of the teeth after shredding. They fall when the bin is removed and it makes a bit of a mess. Shreds are great size for small animal cages though. Overall great value for money.

>> 1/14/2015 Just got this 99Ci to replace a 15 year old low grade/snail speed over a waste basket shredder. Have a lot of paper to shred and a local shredding company wants 10 moola for each shopping bag full, I figured I'll shred myself and get something out of it in the end. I was debating between this model and the AmazonBasics 24-Sheet Cross-Cut, finally decided on this, mainly due to the 100% Jam Proof, SafeSense, 10 FPM speed (no speed info on the AmazonBasics) and the larger 9 gallon bin features, plus it just looks more well built with better features that the AmazonBasics. Pros - Well built, feels solid for its price range. - The casters were easy to install by myself (this is a man's job) - Instructions were clear and easy to understand (this is also a man's job) - The bin slides in and out easily. - The capacity indicator is pretty cool, handy if trying to insert too many pages, which prevents jamming. - The SafeSense feature, good for safety, plus if you keep your hand on there for more than 3 seconds, the machine actually turns off completely. - First tested with 20 pages of 20lb copy paper, it was too thick and the capacity indicator was in the red, shredding would not even start, until I got down to 18 pages, then shredding went through without any problems. - My first real batch of shredding completely filled a 12"x12"x8" box, lots of old invoices and statements, took about 25-30 minutes, almost ran it continuously. The shredder finally overloaded right when I finished, went into cool down mode, but I noticed that the overload red light went off about 15-20 minutes later, but the motor felt pretty warm still. I have many more of those boxes of paper to go. - Within the 25-30 minutes of shredding, only one jam due to too many pages, hit the reverse button to back it out a little, then forward button to finish shredding it. - When shredding lots of pages, you can tell that the sound of the motor is stressing, but just a little though, still pretty quiet and will shred the 18 pages quickly, does not really slow down much at all. - 10 feet per minute seems pretty fast for this level of shredder, compared to my old snail shredder. - Junk mail: I luv it that I can just throw the average junk mail (unopened) right into the shredder. - Did try to insert stacks of paper in crooked, so that it'd fold during shredding, but it never got jammed once. Minor Cons - Even with a 9 gallon bin, because the shredded paper is pretty fluffed, it gets full pretty quick, even though the paper gets distributed in the bin pretty evenly by itself. Within the 25-30 minutes, I filled two bins and had to pad down the paper around 4 times per bin and oiled the blade at least twice per bin. If you are using a bag to hold the paper and you pad down the paper as much as possible, when you pull the bag out, the inside part of the bin window have cornered edges, which will rip the bag, but of course this will most likely not happen if you do not pad down the paper. - You have to insert the paper about 2-3 inches into the slot before it'll start shredding, but you'll get used to it quickly. Miscellaneous - Instructions state that it should be turned off when done shredding, not a big deal with a simple push of the on/off button. - Since the bin gets filled pretty quick and you are supposed to oil the blade with every emptying of the bin, make sure you get yourself a nice big bottle of shredder oil, or vegetable oil (non aerosol) and get an applicator with a long nozzle. - This model does have the Energy Savings Feature, it's not stated on Amazon, but it's on the manufacturer's site. Conclusion - As long as it last for years to come, am very happy with the purchase. I believe I read about a plastic gear that was used in the previous model SB-99Ci, hopefully the issue with that is now fixed with this current model. - Now that I have a much better shredder, shredding is "ALMOST" fun. BTW: I'm just kidding with the being a man's job comments, I believe in complete equality. You go girl! >> UPDATE 1/21/2015 Just out of curiosity, I just had to find some DVDs to shred, which I found about 10, threw each one into the shredder, one after another, no problems at all, it was actually fun and enjoyable, at least this first time. I was also curious about the shredding oil, so I called Fellowes to get more info, here is what it comes down to: - Any vegetable oil will work. - Typically, one found at super markets will have a smell to it and one found at office stores will not. The ones with the smell is for cooking, the only difference is that it has a smell, but both work the same. I prefer no smell, so I guess I'll have to pay a little more for that one. - The manual suggest that every time the bin indicator lights up that it's full(without padding down the shredded material), you should squirt some shredding oil on the blades. But, if you want to pad down the shredded material every so long, to prolong when it is actually completely full, so that when the bin is finally truly full even by padding down the shredded material, you can then squirt some shredding oil on the blades, so that you do not have to oil it as often. I luv this shredder, so far.

This paper shredder is a HUGE upgrade from the one I had before! It holds a great deal and it has a drawer you can pull out and put bags in for the shredded paper instead of you having to take the lid off to empty the bin. It's so simple, all you have to do is take the bag out, throw it away, and change it! It's also a lot more quiet than a lot of other paper shredders. It's been great so far. Hopefully it continues to be great!

**UPDATE** I purchased this shredder originally on 9/6/12. Now, just over 10 years later, I can say this is the best purchase I have ever made of any piece of electronic equipment. For the amount of heavy shredding jobs I do, this has NEVER once stopped working or given me any problem. I have never had to oil it or anything. A relative was even able to get the wheels on eventually and so now, it CAN be wheeled whereas I was not able to do so originally. It is very rare that one purchases a piece of equipment that is this sturdy and reliable and so I am more than happy to sing the praises of this unit! I just got finished shredding more bags of papers and was wondering at how long I have had this and how it still works just as great as day 1. I decided to come on to Amazon to see just how long it has been since I purchased this and realize that it was almost 10 years ago to the day and am amazed. I decided to update my review to match all of the other stellar reviews. It's sad that the best purchase I have ever made is in the form of a shredder, but I will take victory where I find it. ******** I purposely waited a few months before reviewing because whenever I get a piece of electronic equipment, something always seems to go wrong. Something did go wrong upon receipt. The wheels do not go on (as others have stated). Which was not a huge deal for me because it sits in one area of my house. So while it would be convenient if ever I did need to wheel it somewhere, I could live with it. I was more concerned about its shredding power. I must say this is a great shredder! I had a lot (and I mean a lot) of old school work and financial documents to shred but did not want to spend hundreds of dollars on a heavy duty shredder. This shredder was a great find! It shreds well, turns off when your fingers are too close to the opening and has a very generous-sized bin. I have not had a jam yet. When the bin is full, it stops and the orange light comes on, but that's not a jam. I am not sure if other customers know the difference. Maybe they are right and got lemons, but mine has not jammed and I have shred bags upon bags of documents (a lot with staples) and I have not had a malfunction yet. So far, the "jam proof" seems to be right on the money. I am very happy with this purchase.

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This is a big improvement on all the shredders we have had before. Just wish to bin was slightly bigger to hold more waste.

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Sturdy, quiet and well built.

This really has to be a top-of-the-line shredder for home or small business office, and I wish I'd purchased it sooner. I had a midget "5-page" shredder before (which could only really handle a couple of sheets at a time, and even then jammed more than Smuckers), and I recently had ENOUGH. This model tells you if you've over-stuffed it. Better yet, it tells you if you've UNDER-stuffed it: an indicator light meter reveals how many pages it could handle compared to how many you put in. If the light meter only goes up a couple of bars, that means it's hungry and you need to give it more on your next go-around. This thing even detects if there's any skin touching its gaping maw, in which case it won't operate until safe to do so. Best of all, there's a "do not put a baby in here" interdiction labelled on the side of the aperture. If you think you can get away with something smaller and cheaper, you might be right...but why would you want to be?