Description
BLACK+DECKER Compost Tumbler
Overview
The BLACK+DECKER Compost Tumbler is a dual chamber composter with a 40-gallon capacity designed for efficient and easy composting.
Key Features
- Easy to Use: Features a large, built-in handle with a gear system for minimal effort when turning the barrel.
- Accelerated Process: Equipped with internal mixing bars that aerate the material while spinning, speeding up decomposition.
- Always Have Compost: The dual chamber design allows you to add ingredients to one side while the other side finishes decomposing.
- Fast Composting: Aerating vents enhance air flow to promote quicker composting.
- Simple to Load: Two sliding doors facilitate easy loading and unloading of compost materials.
This composter is ideal for anyone looking to streamline their composting process while ensuring a continuous supply of nutrient-rich compost.
Gary Butler –
I bought this as a gift for a friend and her family loves it! Only downside is it is pretty big and you need minimum 2 people to set it up.
Dave –
For some reason, this large and heavy box was sent via the US Postal system, consequently it was undeliverable and I had to go get it as the post office, even though I dutifully went online and specified when I’d like to receive it, refused to do so. I am wondering how this happens when there’s a fleet of UPS and FEDEX trucks running up and down my street all day.
I did tackle assembling it myself, and got to the last step, which really does need two people. Good instructions, all parts easy to figure out, well-engineered. Looking forward to making the garden grow better.
Sic Semper Tyrannis –
I wasn’t crazy about buying a product labeled Black & Decker since they’ve kind of been a joke brand for the last 40 years. But I’m genuinely impressed with this composter. I’ve had other plastic yard accessories in the past and the fact that I don’t have them now was a big warning sign.
However I have to give them full credit for the sturdiness of the construction and the ease of assembly. The plastic sections are all really close to piston-fit with each other. The only material that will be moving in between chambers is going to be liquid.
The barrel sections are held together with threaded rod that goes through the entire assembly, similar to how induction motors are held together, which is very secure.
I’ve written documentation professionally and this set of instructions is a case study in what companies should be shooting for. At one point I wasn’t matching up the A and B ends of the barrel sections but that was my fault for skimming, and the giant A and B stamped on the pieces prominently told me “hey dummy, you have the ends mismatched”, so the assembly is actually also partially stamped into the actual product.
My only real concern for longevity is the metal sections – they are coated, heavily, but I don’t know what the coating is or how long it will withstand the elements (and compost goop).
Turning the barrel is easy and the compost appears to mix well. Kitchen scraps tumble perfectly but a small pile of chickweed that I got compacted & tangled isn’t un-tangling after one day, and I’m not holding that against it.
I didn’t want the gear reduction, because I saw it as an unnecessary complication, but it’s already getting heavy and it’s kind of nice that I can tell the 5-year-old he can turn the crank whenever he wants and that it’ll actually move.
The unit gets marked down one star for two issues:
One, the barrel rotation lock is janky. It’s not something that stays put when you want it to so if you want to lock the rotation you have to hold the lock down – which is fiddly. I will probably rig something better.
The second and more important issue is the door size. I think it’s too small. I just dumped my first mixing bowl full of kitchen scraps in it, and some of it didn’t make it in. For something children are probably going to be doing, it should be a bit more fool proof.
All in all I’m happy and looking forward to seeing how long it takes to make finished product.
Gary Butler –
The assembly is easy. However, I am missing the shaft to complete the assembly. I call Black & Decker to get the missing part and they tell me another department handles the warranty. They transfer me to Orbit who has no clue what a Tumbling Composter is. However I need to order the part from a text service/AI that needs the part for the order process to happen. However the Tumbling Composter is not on the Orbit website nor an exploded view/parts list to get the part number needed. In the manual it’s only referenced as part H. So I speak to Black & Decker customer service 6 different times to explain I need the part number. They send me back to Orbit that many times and they won’t give me the part number because I ordered from Amazon. I go back to Amazon and get to customer service and it states I need to contact Black & Decker for parts. I am completely disappointed with their “customer service “. This is the biggest joke of customer service I have ever experienced. This is for a $2.00 part that was missing. They packed an extra set of rods versus the shaft (see the image). From time to time this happens, which is understandable. However to order a part from a company that is too big and too dysfunctional is painful. Amazon asked me if I wanted to return and I do not. My solution after researching online is buying the shaft myself from Dewalt. The part number Dewalt has for the shaft is not recognizable by Orbit or Black & Decker, but works well for Dewalt which I am sure owns Black & Decker and Orbit. This entire experience has caused me 5 days of back and forth and $13.55 for the part and shipping cost to complete the assembly of a product that had a missing part from the factory. Black & Decker you can do better! Terrible, terrible job at customer service.
Greg Wright –
Very sturdy stand, easy to assemble, lock worked Great, Very Happy with Purchase.
Marissa Giamportone –
I like this product very much. It is making my painful shoulder from digging into compost healed up.
HopeItHelps –
Having purchased sevearal cheap Black + Decker tools many years ago, made me hesitant at first to purchase this Compost Tumbler. However, I liked what I saw in the reviews and on the images for this item. I also watched videos for this and other similar tumblers and could already see how the assembly process of the B + D tumbler was better than any other I saw in this price range. The assembly instructions were some of the best I have ever seen for any product have ever purchased. Packaging was great and all parts were clearly labeled. This product was clearly desgined to be as customer friendly as possible. B + D has raised the bar on quality of materials, design, and packaging, and has made me seriously consider buying any product they make in the future.
Amazon Customer –
J’ai mis 4 étoiles à Robustesse parce qu’avec la chaleur le plastique se déforme légèrement; ça fait moins beau mais ça fait la job.