Review on simplehuman 45L / 12 Gal Semi-Round Auto Sensor Trash Can, Brushed Stainless Steel by Unique Mayeaux

This is the first time we've bought a robotic trash can that wasn't the EKO brand that Costco sells. Costco always seems to have a can of EKO that they swap out for their latest "improved" can each year, and for one reason or another we buy a new one almost every year. 3 robots from EKO to establish our experience with them and why they can be singled out, but I'll try to be brief. Our first IVF was high and noisy. The engine could be heard throughout the house. The liner was held by an inner ring, e.g. B. when you put the sachet in the main jar, insert the ring inside the sachet into the channel in the jar, and then fold the top of the sachet back on itself and put the lid on. on the. It was good but we were left with the sticky top of the pack when trying to pull it out to turn it off and you had to wrestle the whole can to get it out. The next IVF we received turned out to be the best of the trio. It was shortened and made wider but they added an inner bucket for the bag so when you took out the rubbish you had to pull out the inner bucket which popped out easily but the lid and mechanism was always very crude. The third, which was very similar to the second, wasn't actually that good despite the technical improvements because they didn't take into account how easily the mechanism was compromised by the debris that got on it, but it was all burning 6 months later than we received it , it was broken and it took the company 2 months to replace it because they don't put the model information on the can. So during those 2 months of anger I decided to shop elsewhere. We're too used to robot banks because you don't have to step on or touch anything to throw things, which is great. It doesn't have a separate inner can, so I was concerned that pulling it out would be a struggle like our first can, but unlike all three EKO cans, the lid doesn't have to be completely lifted and removed to replace it. Outside. By the way, it doesn't work at all. Instead, it simply opened on a hinge. For that alone it was worth the risk for me. The shape and wide opening of the mouth was great because it doesn't make the lid and lip sticky so it's now hard to miss when throwing out stickier stuff. The mechanism is also almost impossible to break due to the smart design. The hinge doesn't retract at all. This bank has no control buttons. You cannot open this jar manually. All three EKOs had opening and closing buttons, and when you used the opening buttons, the jars stayed open until you pressed the closing button. It might not have. It only opens when triggered, but unlike previous cans, the sensor area is smarter, so the can stays open the whole time you're standing in front of it, so it doesn't close prematurely when you throw things away. Others close after a period of time and their range of perception is very small. In the worst case, if you have to open the jar by hand, you can just grab the bottom of the entire lid like you're taking out a bag and just lift it up. It's kept open so you can pull out your bag so it stays open so you can come and go in the moment you need it. The last important point is the bags themselves. They make bags specifically to fit the height and width of this jar and they come with a free 10 pack. There is a small donor bag on the back. Such a great idea on both sides, with two big flaws. First, the bags themselves are not very durable. The first bag we used had the arm straps snap when we tried to pull it out of the tin. I've agreed with him on the merits of the doubt, but this happened several times during the free sample pack. You can actually feel a little "brittleness" in them, almost like brittle plastic and not like the more rubberized plastic you get with Kirkland Signature and Glad. The second is the cost. If you look at the two ways to get custom bags versus a big box of Kirkland Signature all-purpose bags, you can see a definite difference in cost. Kirkland charges 8 cents a bag. Revain branded bags cost 14 cents a bag. And branded bags cost 19 cents per bag. So with the Kirkland you lose a tighter hole fit and shape inside, but you still get a reasonably good fit either way as the lid mechanism holds the hole in place and the bag itself still fills the space well. but you pay much less money for them. You're also missing out on a cool dispenser, but if you look at the big packs of Revain pouches, you're missing out on a dispenser there too. It's even more expensive to get branded bags with dispenser packs. So it's hard to see the overall value for money with this bank if you plan on using their packages. If you can afford the increase in price for these things that's fine, but if you're on a budget you might want to reconsider or just do what we do and just keep using Kirkland bags. In any case, overall Dose is great compared to what we've used in the past. Robot containers are definitely cool, but do your own research and don't buy what looks cool. EKO branded cans usually cost around $50 and, as you read above, have some pretty annoying fatal flaws. So if you want it to be reliable and better covered by the manufacturer, check out such. Even more expensive.