Easy Pull Auto Dispensing No Mess Can Crusher
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Easy Pull Auto Dispensing No Mess Can Crusher
Customer Review: The Easy Pull works much better than "The Crusher".
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this model and one of "The Crusher" models. I mounted this one in the garage because it is not made of steel and put "The Crusher", a steel model outside.(We have very cold winters, here and I worried that the Easy Pull may crack or break outside.) The Easy Pull works great and out performs The Crusher easily. I keep a five gallon bucket lined with a trash bag underneath it and I like how the can just drops right in the trash without having to even touch it again. For best results just slightly squeeze the can and leave a small impression in it before loading it into the Easy Pull, it crushes it without using as much pull down force. The Crusher, although being made from heavier material, is a disapponitment. It does not automatically discharge the can, and it constantly spits the can back out when you pull down to crush it. It is a pain and a hassel and I wish I would have just bought two Easy Pull models, instead of just the one!Customer Review: Love it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased the Easy Pull along with the canister attachment and I have to say it is the easiest can crusher I have ever used. My kids can operate it safely and the cans drop into the canister without a problem. It does have to be mounted to a stud or the force will pull it out of the wall. I mounted this to the side of a sturdy built-in shelving unit in my pantry and it works great. Hint: do not bend or hand crush the cans ahead of time or they tend to slide out of the crusher, or not get crushed completely. I also make sure the cans are completely empty and rinse them out before crushing. When the canister is full, it easily slides out and gets emptied into a plastic lined garbage can. I wish I had thought of this a long time ago. We have bags and bags of uncrushed cans, and this device would have saved a lot of garbage bags. (We store ours until fair week when the recycle company doubles the rate per pound.)Customer Review: Best Can Smasher EVER!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am astonished at how well this can smasher works, zero complaints at all. I would buy another one if one wasnt enough for me. The rotating mechanism as the cans get crushed seems to work much better than the can crushers that I have used that just crush straight down. It doesn't squeak, creak, or make any noise other than the sound of an aluminum can getting smashed.
The plastic feels very very solid and sturdy, I have no worries that it may break at all.
Where I mounted mine on my closet wall I was not able to use the included screws to screw it into a stud. Instead I had to buy two E-Z Anchor Toggle Bolt Hollow Wall Anchors, they are rated at 100lb each, and used little washers with the wall anchor screws to keep the can crusher held snug against the wall. The thing is rock solid, and I have no worries that it will tear loose from the sheetrock wall.
Customer Review: Well constructed, but rather big.
Summary: 5 Stars
At 20 inches long and 6 wide it's rather unsightly in my kitchen. The can crusher works like a charm though, doesn't quite squish the cans as flat as the old stomp method but it does reduce them at least by half. It won't take anything larger than a standard 12 oz can.
A wall stud is a must for installation as it really does pull to smash the can. I'm sure if the unit were smaller it would need a lot more force to use so I won't gripe about the size of it as it is easy to use.
I think I'll be painting it white so it'll blend into my kitchen wall a little better instead of this huge black thing on my wall w/ it's additonal very large black (I opted not to use the American flag decal) collection bin that really is a must have addition.
It's going to be a welcome addition to our household and will sure cut my trips to the recyling center down.
Customer Review: It does the job.
Summary: 4 Stars
This can crusher does the job. It doesn't flatten a can as much as the "boot on the floor" method, but it is much easier to use. I mounted the crusher on a wall in the laundry room. I placed a garbage can with a plastic bag in it under the crusher. Pulling the handle down crushes the can; as the handle is returned to the up postion the can falls into the container. Pretty handy. I'm going to get two more: one for the office and one for a friend who uses a lot of cans. I will probably get the container that goes with this crusher for the office, since it seems a little neater than my method at home. It will take several trips to the metals recycler to pay for 3 crushers. But, I am confident the crushers will still be working when that beak-even time comes, And I will have the satisfaction that the cans are being recycled and not going to the landfill.