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Pros & Cons
Pros
Mantis composter is great for composting. Compost makes good mulch around planes. Easy to assemble.
A very nice looking and large capacity compos tumbler with an easy crank. I've tried several types of compost tumblers, butthis style is my favorite. Fyi compost tea my old and smaller compost bin has a collection tank for compost tea.
Took some tome to assemble. The instruction booklet is pretty clear as far as it goes. Operation of the completed machine is straightforward.
For the fastest composting, try to give it a nice sunny location. I am up north in omaha where the summer temperatures are often cooler.
Cons
Metal is very very thin - mystery asian/china alloy. They work great until they rust out or the plastic parts break, which they do periodically.
Mantis is no longer able to supply replacement parts. The hard copy instructions are complicated and unhelpful. I contacted customer service, was asked to resend information.
Highlights
Quality
Easy assembly, appears to be good quality.
Worked well, but after about two weeks the wheel that turns with the crank, broke.
I notified mantis and the company stood behind their product.
Despite the fact that we live in a cold climate, it still appears to be producing some heat with the compost last time i checke... Read More
Shipping
No charge for the gear and no shipping charge.
Packaging/appearance
The turn handle makes turning / mixing the compost very easy, hardly any effort needed.
Competitiveness
We ended up calling the manufacturer and they replaced the broken piece at no cost.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
plastic, rusted, great, new and easy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 187 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 24 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The video shows one person putting it together but it really seems like a 2 person job
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When it rusts or the plastic parts break i just order new parts
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
None have held up nearly as well but the lifetime ones have good customer service
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Note that some of the plastic ones i have purchased do not aerate well and then tend to get stinky
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Worked well but after about two weeks the wheel that turns with the crank broke
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Called amazon and they were going to send a new unit but we had to disassemble to send
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We ended up calling the manufacturer and they replaced the broken piece at no cost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We have been using this composter for just over a month
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