
Before you specify
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this bag fit my Powerline FA 500.3?
No. The FA 500.3 takes the 168-gallon bag, part 3310000010, at 27 x 28 x 60 inches. This 96-gallon bag is dimensioned for the Crusher, 1049S, 450 and P44 cabinets and is both shorter and narrower than the FA 500.3 bin requires, so it would not reach the retaining frame.
How many bags are in a carton?
Fifty per carton. That is the standard and only pack size HSM supplies for this part number.
Is this the same as part HSM2523?
Yes. HSM2523 is HSM of America's catalogue number and 3310000009 is the article number for the same product: a clear 96-gallon bag measuring 45 inches high by 25 wide by 23 deep, packed 50 to a carton.
Can I use a cheaper generic bag?
You can, but fitment is the issue rather than quality alone. These machines use a retaining frame that the bag cuffs over, and a generic sack of a different width will not hold on it reliably. Once shredded paper starts loading an ill-fitting bag it tends to pull free and spill into the cabinet, which takes longer to clear than the saving is worth.
Why does a 96-gallon bag fill so quickly?
Shredded paper is mostly air. A ream of paper that occupies very little space intact will fill several times that volume once cut, and the finer the cut, the greater the expansion. That is why bag capacity on a shredder never maps to the weight of paper you fed in, and why cross-cut and micro-cut machines get through bags faster than strip-cut ones.