140L Dual Chamber Tumbling Compost Bin, Rotating Compost Tumbler with Compost Aerator Mixing System, Composter Bin for Garden - Rotating Composter, Compost Bin Garden Strong Design with Metal Legs

After much consideration I decided to go for this kind of tumbling composter. I'm very happy with my decision. It was fairly easy to put together, I only needed a Phillips screwdriver, a soft mallet would have been useful but it wasn't strictly necessary. It took me about 20 min, but I didn't rush it. With the box you get instructions and it includes a QR code to check the instructions online, but I didn't need to check online, it was fairly straightforward. It looks better than I thought It would and it's a good size. I really like the double compartment and it's much easier than turning your compost heap with a fork. I don't have a garden as such, I have a roof terrace and this is a must neater solution that a compost heap or bin. I've been saving my food scraps and garden waste for few weeks in anticipation to getting this bin, I had about 3 carrier bags full, it filled about 1/3 of one of the compartments loosely. It's quite easy to rotate it and very convenient to be able to have the sliding door at the top to fill it, I'd think it'll be easy to empty as well, just by rotating it and positioning the sliding door at the bottom. I'd definitely recommend it. I hope you have found this review useful

The rotary composter came securely packed. The instructions were clear - just be careful that you place the sections together correctly - you don't want two "door" sections on the same drum (as I did!) as it's a bit difficult to separate the "click" together sections once they have been press clicked together! It took me about 1 1/2 hours to put it together. Once it's assembled, try and find a place to put the machine where it can be left in situ. As I said, once it's full of composting material, it can be quite heavy to move. (I put wheels on mine which makes it much easier to move it into the Sun - to make it work more efficiently. (I was also taking mine into my shed during cold nights - as I guessed it does need some warmth to keep the bacterial process working). Turning the drums is easy enough. You do get a tiny bit of very small bits of soil/composting material coming out through the tiny air holes in the drums. You also get a lot of very small gnats breeding inside the composter. (as you might with any rotting compost heap). The instructions state that you can have compost ready in as little as eight weeks. I haven't been able to achieve this. (I've had the machine since start of April 2020, and the first drum is only now (mid July 2020) just nearing readiness. Realistically I think it will be another month before I can use the compost. I think its taken so long to work because I kept adding material to the first drum. The instructions does state that when you add fresh material to the compostor the process of bacterial breakdown has to start all over again. I've been putting a lot of "plain" undyed cardboard into the compostor. (You have to try and achieve a balance between "green" (Nitrogen) and "brown" (Carbon) elements required for successful compost. This can be (as the instructions indicate) a bit of trial and error for the beginner in composting. The compost looks OK - it's "coarse" as the instructions imply when using this method of composting. So far, I haven't had to add any water t the composter. You have to open the sliding lids once a week to check how wet/dry the material looks. (the instructions tell you to grab a handful and squeeze it to see how much moisture it contains - I didn't fancy grabbing a handful of rotting veg to find out! As long as it looked OK, I left it. I found the compost doesn't smell of rotting food (don't put any meat or fish leftovers into the composter!) so it must be working. That's about all I can tell you about this machine. I will post an update when I get to use the compost from it. (I intend to bag the compost and use it to pot outdoor plants, and perhaps sprinkle a bit on my lawns. P. Edwards. (Mr). North Wales. I haven't been given any inducements to write this review.

Bought the Gro Garden Products Dual Chamber 70Ltr Tumbling Composter as I didn't want an open compost heap in my garden. It cost £73.95 and arrived soon after ordering. Assembly was relatively straight forward although when clipping the sides onto the square pieces; due to the slots still having plastic material in where it hadn't been punched out thoroughly it was a bit awkward to clip them in. Once I realised why it was not clipping in easily I removed the waste material from each slot, you'll see the material I refer to in one of the pictures I've uploaded. One of the metal support legs had a tear by one of the bolt holes but this hasn't caused an issue so far. It says in the instructions to only load a compartment to three quarters full but remember the material collapses down quickly, my first compartment is less than a third full, I didn't want to keep topping it up as I wanted to see how long it took to make my first compost. On that note, my first batch has been in for two months and it not ready yet, as others have noted there is a recommended mix of browns and greens and so I've used shredded cardboard to make up the browns. My second batch is almost ready to leave to compost, I've added a bit of water and have been turning the compartments every couple of days. The 'brakes' on the side pop out of their holding 'pins'. The plastic 'handle' splays when it comes into contact with the side of the compartment and a couple of times has popped off. There's very little smell although as another reviewer mentioned when you open a door gnats swarm out. I am happy with the composter and really want to see nice compost before I recommend it.

I particularly like the availability of two separate composting chambers and the tumbling facility. Both chambers at 70 litres capacity each should be sufficient for a small garden with 2 person household green waste, ( I hope). I don't really know at the moment how efficient the unit is at producing compost, internal temperature will fluctuate more than a large compost bin. I think the tumbling facility will be useful if I use grass cuttings, as it will prevent clumping of contents Quite a small unit, relatively sturdy, and a colour scheme which makes it a bit of a feature. It has more visual appeal than a green plastic composter. Drums are raised above the ground, so hopefully rats will not move in. Easy to assemble with better than average assembly instruction book. Cross head screwdriver required for assembling. I am pleased with it.

I hope that this makes good compost come the summer. It is very neat for a small space. It is terrible to pug together. We are usually good at this ( my husband makes furniture!) But this needed too much brute force for sone of the assembly stages. Don't buy if your hands are even slightly arthritic!

I've had this for a little over a year now and live in Leeds, UK. I'll start with the positives. Very easy to assemble, the spinning is very easy and I seemed to be getting some good results after getting the right brown vs green ratios. Now the bad. The issue is that even when half full the product cannot withstand Yorkshire winters. Just recently the plastic component supporting the legs bent due to rain getting inside the bins and adding extra weight. This meant I can no longer spin the bins as they are both resting on the ground now due to a bent plastic component. If this support was made out of metal you'd have to believe I wouldn't be having this issue. After contacting their slow to respond (days and days to respond to each query) customer service I was told there is no warranty, which is very surprising this day and age. Surely a compost bin would be able to live outside and not have to be under cover?? Anyways, be careful here. No warranty, can't withstand half full and a Yorkshire winter. I won't be buying from this company again.

This was a replacement for our old hot-bin which was good but was damaged last winter. Honestly we struggled to feed it enough to keep it ‘Hot’ so it wasn’t as efficient as it could have been. In getting a new composter I wanted a smaller unit but ideally a double so that we could have one usable at all times. This fitted the bill. It was delivered earlier than due and though was a little tricky to put together solo, the pieces slotted together well with no issues. Just read the instructions first so you don’t miss out the door section as once slotted in they are difficult to remove. So far no issues. It rotates well and the door is well sealed when closed (but tends to slide completely out when opening if you are a bit heavy handed like me). Overall can’t fault it and hopefully will be able to update once we have first batch fully ready in the summer.

Really need two people to assemble this, particularly when fitting the last side piece and the legs. Overall quite easy though and sturdy when complete. The two access doors are a good size and a small spade can fit. My only criticism is the clips that hold the drums in place. They're all plastic and easily pop out if you don't match them up to the slots.