VIVOSUN Outdoor Tumbling Composter Dual Rotating Batch Compost Bin, 43 Gallon Black Door

Pretty decent but center divider *** DOES NOT FIT *** repeat *** DOES NOT FIT ***
First, the pros:1) Extra screws and nuts were provided. This is rare nowadays, but this came with 4 extra sets of screws and nuts and 2 extra center pipe end caps2) The nuts are self-tightening: you only have to get them started a few turns then you can screw the screws from the outside (with the included Philips screwdriver) and they will tighten without having to hold the nut with your finger or a wrench. This is key since it is hard at times to wrap your arm inside of the bin to hold the nut while tightening the screw from the outside.3) Thickness of the plastic is pretty good for what this is. It presents as fairly sturdy when assembled.4) Large size. I got the 43 gallon model and I can tell it will hold a lot of compost.5) The tumbler rotates smoothly and easily.6) The legs are sturdy and easy to assemble.Now the cons:1) not that easy to assemble. I’m 60 years old. I’ve been around the Ikea block several times. I’ve assembled huge pergolas and gazebos and carts and sheds and all varieties of machines and devices. I have every tool. I can do plumbing and electrical work, carpentry, both rough and finish, drywall, irrigation, tile and marble. I’ve done it all. But this wasn’t that easy to assemble. The worst part was thinking the center divider should fit nicely into the center grooved channel that goes around the inside perimeter of the tumbler, when it doesn’t even come close. I think the manufacturer said, “let’s use one center divider for all the different tumblers we make, fit be darned.” I spent more time trying to make the center divider panel fit than assembling the rest of the unit. Check out my pictures to see how poorly it fits. I tried flipping it over, rotating the divider every which way, but nope, didn’t happen.2) You have to work your way around the tumbler, adding one panel at a time. It was difficult at times to hold the panels in place while I was screwing them together. There are these raised, stubby posts that are supposed to snap into holes on the adjacent panels and many times the snap was not as snappy as it should have been. Some of the connections seemed a little loose but upon completion, the sides seem to have pulled together as a team and the weight of the compost may push the edges out enough so that those posts snug up against the holes.Summary: I believe this was worth the price and it will function well for several years.

Good compost bin.
So far so good. Seems like a good quality. Easy to put together with minimal tools. I built it in less than 1 hour by myself. Instructions were simple and straightforward. Turns well, the one side is full already and it spins great. Perfect height. Stand is metal. The canister is plastic and has drainage holes so that it won’t fill up with water in the rain. Comes with two sets of gloves.

Study composter!
Nice composter. It was a bit of a pain to put together because the screw holes are so close to the ridges inside that it’s a tight area to put the nuts on. (Stop laughing. I didn’t know how else to word that!) seems really sturdy. Instructions were pretty funny…don’t put in direct sunlight, don’t put in a humid area to prevent mold, and don’t stand on the wooden boards (no wooden boards included). The only thing I don’t like is that the doors are pretty small so you can’t put more than a handful of leaves in at a time.

Tolles und gut verarbeitetes Teil, sehr positiv überrascht und begeistert!Zusammenbau rasch möglich – nun muss es sich in der Funktion noch beweisen!

Buen diseño buena calidad funciona.Los residuos se descomponen y después de armarse (más de una hora entre dos personas) el producto es estético y funcional.Detalles negativos : por los micro orificios de respiración nos ha pasado que salen fragmentos de cáscara de huevo por ejemplo. Nada grave pero ahí están.Otro detalle es que cualquier composta secreta líquido que se escurre particularmente al momento de girar. Vamos puedes un recipiente abajo. Sería recomendable ponerlo sobre pasto directamente para que estos micro-residuos y líquidos (pocos ml) caigan directo.Aún no hemos llenado el primero compartimento pero el grado de descomposición si avanza. Cuidado al abrir salen muchos mosquito, nada ofensivos.