Before you specify
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the 227124P1 and the 227154S1?
Nothing mechanical. Both are intimus 120 CP4 machines with the same 3.8 x 36 mm P-4 cutting head, 310 mm throat, 120-litre bin and 25-sheet rating. The 227124P1 is supplied with intimus's automatic oiler package; the 227154S1 is not. On a shared departmental machine the oiler usually pays for itself, because intimus's warranty policy makes cylinder lubrication a condition of coverage and manual oiling is the maintenance task offices skip most reliably.
Can it shred CDs, credit cards and staples?
Yes to all three. intimus rates this head for paper with staples and paper clips, CD/DVD/Blu-ray, plastic cards, floppy disks and foil. The important caveat is that media and cards are rated for intermittent use - feed them between paper runs rather than putting a whole box of discs through consecutively. Ring binders, binder clips and laminated pouches are not rated and should be stripped out before feeding.
Is a P-4 shredder enough for GDPR or HIPAA compliance?
For most organisations, yes. P-4 under DIN 66399 covers data whose disclosure would have a serious effect on the organisation, which is where ordinary personal, medical and financial records sit. Neither GDPR nor HIPAA names a DIN level directly - both require destruction that makes reconstruction impracticable, and P-4 is the level most retention policies and destruction contracts settle on. If your own policy or a client contract specifies P-5, the 120 CP5 is the direct swap.
Will legal, tabloid or A3 paper fit?
The intake is 310 mm (12.2 in). US Letter fits in either orientation and A4 fits unfolded. Legal (8.5 x 14 in) and tabloid (11 x 17 in) will only pass if fed lengthwise so that the short edge enters first. A3 fed on its short edge (297 mm) just fits. Anything genuinely wider than 12.2 in has to be folded, and a fold counts as two sheets against the capacity rating, so plan batch sizes accordingly.
How often will the bin need emptying?
The bin is 120 litres, about 31.75 US gallons. Cross-cut and micro-cut waste is airy, so a 120-litre bin holds substantially less paper by weight than the same volume of intact documents - and the finer the cut, the faster the bin fills for the same input. A department putting through a couple of copier boxes a week will typically change the bag once or twice weekly. If you are emptying daily, look at the intimus 130 chassis, which offers 135 litres.
Can I move this between floors myself?
It is on castors and weighs 45 kg, so one person can roll it across level floor and reposition it without a trolley. Getting it up or down stairs is a two-person job or a lift job - 45 kg in a 98 cm cabinet is awkward rather than heavy. The castors are intended for repositioning on a flat surface, not for being wheeled over thresholds and cable runs all day.
Does the cutting head need oiling?
Yes. intimus North America's warranty policy states that all cross-cut shredders require lubrication of the cutting cylinders in accordance with the operator's manual, and that failing to do so may null and void the warranty. Under-lubricated cylinders also grip paper poorly, which is the usual root cause when a machine that used to take a full stack starts jamming at half of it. Some SKUs in this range ship with an automatic oiler package; check the exact SKU you are ordering.