Home Zone Living Electric Composter for Kitchen, Helps Turn Food Waste Into Pre-Compost, Features Auto-Cleaning Cycle, Large Capacity 3 Liters Size

Awesome composter, work refillable carbon filter

6 Month Update: Totally stopped working. I have gone through all of the troubleshooting steps to no avail. Seems like others have the same problem within the same timeframe. Wish I didn't purchase this product for it to stop working so soon. I was hesitant to buy this at first because I wondered how well it would actually work, how limited it would be on the food waste it can take, etc. I have been blown away. It is small, looks chic, fits neatly into the corner of our kitchen counter, has no odor, and runs very quietly when it is on (about a third to a quarter of the noise as a dishwasher). On top of that, it has been able to process nearly everything I have thrown at it--meat, egg shells, melon rinds, bread--even dead flowers and plants. After a few hours I've got a bucket of dirt that I use in my flower beds and inside planters. Not only that, but because there's no food sitting in the trash, we don't have fruit flies anymore. The only thing I would say to be careful of is if you have a pet (we have a dog), they will smell the dirt initially as food and might try to eat it. Our dog did this once so whenever we put the dirt on our inside planters, I sprinkle cayenne on top of it and we haven't had an issue since.

This machine is so fun. It's large enough to handle up to a week's worth of scraps for our family. It looks elegant and is simple to use. The bucket is really easy to clean, just wipe it out with a damp cloth after each use. And the smell of the fresh mulch is wonderful! We keep a bin beside the machine to collect our scraps throughout the week. That way the machine doesn't get moldy waiting to be run. Be sure to chop hard pieces (like tomato vines) or stringy scraps (like celery) into smaller chunks so you don't jam the machine. But if it does get stuck, it just stops and you simply soak it and clean it out in the morning. Gotta be careful not to put in too much sweet or wet things (like water melon). The sugar will cause the compost to get rock hard and the machine will error out. But again, a short soak and rinse fixes everything. A monthly water (steam) clean (following the instructions) will keep it in great condition. Also if you notice an odd smell when it's running, it simply needs a filter change (usually every 6 months or so). Charcoal pellets are available by the bag, so that's cheap and easy, too! I've had this about 8 months and still love it. It's a quality product! UPDATE: It stopped working in our 2nd year of weekly use. I changed the filter and did everything I could think of to get it to work again, with no luck. I contacted the company directly, asking them for advice. They asked me for my Amazon proof of purchase, then informed me that I was still under their 18 month warranty (I was actually 1 week over). So they sent me a brand new machine! VERY HAPPY with their customer service, and I still love this composter. Looking forward to another year or two of using it! 🤩

Disappointed! This composter worked for about 6 months. Purchased in November '24, used once to twice weekly until April as my "Winter Composter" it worked only one last time when I needed to use it beginning September '25. So did it die of inactivity?? It's not heating up anymore, and after a few hours it goes into E1 fault. I loved this composter and highly promoted it amongst family and friends. Now I feel like I betrayed Mother Nature. Add this piece of machinery to the long list of failed modern inventions that end up in land fills. I'm sorry I ever fell for this idea. These things are too expensive and longevity too short for me to repurchase. I'm resigned to compost outside again when winter returns.

Had to replace filters within 2 weeks and after replacing I see I will have to replace them frequently. But the device but she works really well.

We've had ours for 8 months without a problem. With use one discovers what best NOT to include: it will do for instance, banana peels, even bananas but leave a heavy film on the basket so we don't put bananas in or melons. Melons are mostly water - they take up a lot of room but shrink down to almost nothing so we don't put either of these in the composter. I saw a picture here of someone who reported that it didn't dry out the waste. Either there was too much water or goo or the heating unit was defective because it says specifically you cannot put things like soup or liquids into the composter. Put in just things like vegetable peelings, egg shells, coffee grinds and things that are listed on the booklet. See if it works then. You wouldn't put in batter or sugary items either. Having said this - our "filter" light is blinking. The charcoal seems fine so I'm not sure what we are supposed to do. It's working fine though. I would definitely recommend this composter.

I bought this composter in April 2024. It worked great for 6 months and it stopped working. I tried several times to get it to work, but the scraps stayed as they were and never broke down. I was still within the one year warranty so I called Home Zone and after 3 months, they sent me what I thought was a new unit. Customer service was good. Well, guess what?! It worked 2 times and then stopped working. This company has a lot of work to do in fixing the quality of these machines. Don’t get too excited when you get yours. It’s so disappointing when it breaks. I researched and researched before I bought one of these. Ughhh!!! If I could give it a zero, I would.

This machine came packed very nicely. Instructions were clear. I have done around 6 loads so far with no issues. No noticeable smells coming from the machine. Unit uses about .85 Kwh of energy from start to finish. It took roughly 5 hours per cycle from start to finish. When it goes into the mixing/grinding mode it has a noticeable noise. If you turn on the TV or have a fan running I don't think you would notice it too much. I start mine in the morning before I leave for work for this reason. The end product itself doesn't smell bad. It is probably about a 90 percent reduction in size from before the cycle start to after the process is completed.

Even though lid is closed, it attracts fruit flies.

سيء جدا جدا جدا لا يعمل من اول مره والبائع لا يحل لك المشكلة كان لدي منتجل مماثل شريته من السوق المحلي( ساكو) قبل ٤سنوات ولا يزال يعمل ولكن سعته صغير اذا تريد الشراء فانصحك بالشراء من المتاجر السعودية الإلكترونية او المحليه اقل شيء في ضمان وتجاوب سريع السعه أفضل شيء يكون من ٤لتر ففوق اذا كنتم اكثر من ٤ أشخاص

En menos de 8 meses que la compré dejó de funcionar, solo emite un pitido pero no trabaja .. no he logrado contactar a algún distribuidor o técnico que la revise.. no encuentro donde llevarla .. alguien puede ayudarme con esto? Es muy cara para solo durará 8 meses de funcionamiento

I tried two batches using this but it just looks like sludge and nothing like the dried soil that it looks like on the product photo. I don’t think it heats it up properly so that it doesn’t dry out enough. I can’t see how anyone would use it as compost on their house plants. It looks revolting. It even leaves a lot of solid bits in it so it doesn’t break it down properly. Also the plug is for the USA. I had to get an adapter to use it in Australia. I contacted the company asking for help but no one got back to me and I couldn’t find any information on how to work it properly. It’s been a complete waste of money. Definitely do not recommend.

Lo compre el 25 de mayo, lo ocupaba una vez a la semana y desde el 13 de septiembre dejo de funcionar, al apretarle star solo emite el pitido pero ya no hace nada.