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: Crush-o-matic
Summary: 5 Stars
This crusher is not 'flimsy' and has a good feel to it. The included attachable container is kind of silly as it doesn't hold very much and would need to be emptied. The best feature of the crusher is that the crushed cans fall out because the crushing jaws articulate downward so that as soon as the jaws open gravity removes the crushed can from the jaws. Put a garbage can on the floor under this crusher and you are set. Another nifty feature is the rotating handle. Makes crushing cans almost fun. I live in a colder climate and some overzealous crushing did break off both of the safety stops that keep the lever from crushing the can smaller than necessary, or fingers I suppose, but the crusher still works just fine. I wish the crusher were made of iron and not just heavy duty poly-nylon-plastic but then it would just cost too much. If you want to have fun easily and rapidly crushing cans, get this machine.
That was my original review in January 2007. Since then a gentlemen from Easy Pull contacted me to say that they had improved the design of the safety stops and wanted to to know if I would like him to send me a replacement Easy Pull can crusher. I graciously accepted and have since mounted the new Easy Pull can crusher to studs in the wall of the recycling area of my pantry. With the newly beefed up safety stops AND the detachable container, which I know think is great, rather than "silly" because it actually helps the crushing process take up much less space. The old crusher still works and is in the garage. If you like to crush your aluminum cans, in my opinion, dollar for dollar, the Easy Pull is the best can crusher you can buy. It is a five-star product made in the U.S.A. by a five-star company whose employee's are willing to make that extra effort to ensure 100% customer satisfaction!
Customer Review: Great Crushing device
Summary: 5 Stars
Crushed 500 cans as soon as Easy Pull was screwed into stud. Did them at about a can per 5 second rate. All kudos in all the reviews were confirmed. *****Instructions say pull swiftly, but a relaxed, somewhat quick pull seemed to get the same results. A nicely, evenly(roundish) crushed can. Only once did a can not eject and when I gave it a very slight touch, it fell into the box I had put under it. ***** I'm using a nice, tall, skinny cardboard box under it(the mfg. box my Greenworks 20V, 7AH, li-ion weed whacker came in-from Amazon) and the box holds about 5 lbs. of cans(approx. 150 cans). ***** I'm right-handed, but I pulled with my left hand and fed cans with my right. Seemed to be more comfortable and smoother/quicker. Once I catch up with the uncrushed cans I have in bags(about 500 more) I won't have to be a robotic feedmaster and can leisurely crush to my content. ***** I don't like the slight twisting the device has when pulling down(I'm careful to be smooth/consistent-and it is not twisting because of stud movement[I can see the stud])so I will add some bracing to it. I will use the holes on each bottom side to attach bracing(holes must be for optional catcher). ***** The lightness of device gives me an impression of weakness and undurability, but hey, maybe it will last like it was made from titanium or block/plate aluminum. ****** By the way, I was using a softball bat and PVC pipe for can crushing. It worked great, but was hard on my old bones and made me not want to keep up with crushing(1000 cans behind!-soda cans. No beer here. Coke Zero). ****** The Easy Pull makes it Oh So Easy to stay ahead of the game. ***** As far as no mess. Don't know. Cans were rinsed/dry and put right side up into device(the correct way-sits in there like there is an aluminum magnet). Cool. Ain't it!Customer Review: Awesome So Far
Summary: 5 Stars
Hey.... I don't review things often, so here goes because this item does deserve to get its accolades....
Don't first off waist your bucks on cheaper items (they are out there for $10 bucks or less).... BECAUSE you will get the lesser performance along with it. If you're going to put screws into whatever wall or door, well <duhh>... why not make sure you won't be patching those holes and replacing that unit nearterm, eh?
This unit is so far ultra-fab!..... I have used it for a few months, but that should translate into the average usage of 1 yr. by most folks I figure (we are a big can usage family, perhaps crushing 30 cans per day maybe). I would recommend adding lube to the cylindrical shafts more often than recommended with heavy usage, but other than that, this baby whirrs along without any need for worry. It's easy to use, easy to mount, and easy to maintain- what else do you need?
I placed this unit in my pantry, just off the kitchen. If you have this option, do it! Why walk to the garage and endure nonhousehold temperatures if you don't have to? I have a lined box below the unit to collect the crushed cans, and when the pantry box gets filled.... well then I walk to the garage bin. Works for me. No one sees it in your pantry but household members and it's very convenient to access there.
It works for small cans too (like my 5.5 oz. V8 juice cans every morn)..... you just have to take slightly more time to make sure the unit connects before pressing down on the lever. I've never tried anything larger than a 12-oz. can, so let someone else talk about that. For my needs though, this unit is a great addition..... I don't get as much as I'd like for a truckload of squashed cans, but it sure beats getting nothing!
Customer Review: Best of the best!
Summary: 5 Stars
For the last eight years I have been giving my local city government my aluminum cans by putting them out in my recycle container. I finally decided to quit being so lazy so I went about researching for the best can crusher and that's when I learned about the Easy Pull Can Crusher. I read all the reviews here on Amazon.com and it's true it's a great product.
I went ahead and installed it outside on the side of my garage under an awning so it wont be rained on but it will be exposed to sunlight. I was unsure if this was okay so I called the company and they stated it would be okay as long as I put a little Vaseline on the two stainless steel guides once a year or so.
Since installing this I have made crushing the cans a part of how my children earn their weekly allowance and they are excited to do it! My son who is seven has no problem fully crushing the cans. I mounted the can crusher at the 49" mark as recommended on the back of the can crusher and it worked perfectly for him and me both.
One thing I would definitely buy with the Easy Pull Can Crusher is the collection bin. It holds 48 crushed cans and when it gets full I just dump it out in a plastic shopping bag like you get from the grocery store. Those bags hold about a 100 crushed cans and I have lots of them around the house.
Well that's all for now. If you haven't bought one yet please do it. It's a truly awesome product and you wont regret it.
Jason
Customer Review: Good Can Crusher
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this can crusher for about 3 months now. Being plastic made me a bit leary on its quality, but it is holding up very well. I don't use the optional can catching device. But I make sure that all the cans have been rinsed clean and dried since cockroaches and other nasties like the dried soda surup and I don't want to entice them into my house. I wish it would crush cans thinner as I could do with my old metal unit. I thought this would be a problem with the tilting action of the unit, but when I crush the cans, I catch each one in my hand and set it aside. Since they have been pre-cleaned and dried, my hands stay clean. Next I take 3 cans and put them back into the crusher stacked one on top of another and crush again. Then I let them fall into the container I keep under the unit. This process crushes them much thinner and allows you to put more cans in a bag, so less bag storage space, fewer bags but also heaver so more money per bag from the recyling center. I have tried with 4 or 5 pre-crushed cans trying to smash them thinner but this puts more strain on the crusher and 3 pre-crushed cans seem about the same height as a one uncrushed can and doesn't strain the crusher any more than normal crushing. So as far as I am concerned this is a very good unit and is manufactured quite well. As long as it is mounted into a stud at a comfortable height it does the crushing very effectively. I am well pleased with the unit and recommend it highly.