rubbish compactor

sunnysoutheast

all

anyone had any experience of installing/using a domestic rubbish compactor? I know these are popular in the States.

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Thanks
SSE

Raiser

Hi Folks - have wondered about this too a few times......Would love to hear some opinions

p.s. is due to a recent trend of having to stand on the contents of my wheelie bin every Mon. morning

Hoagy

We installed a couple in the 80's, I think they were In Sink Erator.
Made to fit under a worktop with a pull out door.
Worked ok, but didn't catch on, maybe KAL could get you one if you wanted.
Big disadvantage was you had to use their cardboard/heavy paper bags, black sacks wouldn't work. So you can guess the cost.

mynameis..

hi we installed a bag compactor recently in the cinema i manage, what it does is compacts all waste (can be in bags or loose) into 1 bag. I think we can get about 9 bags down to 1. Its a great thing, saves us about 200 a month

dubtom

There was guy on some radio show a couple of sundays ago about his biz of a bin compactor, basically a contraption that you stick on the bin (grey/green) and squeeze the rubbish down,he rekoned you get twice as much rubbish in the bin with it. Ben Dunne is getting on board with him apparently. I though it was bit over priced delivery wise,http://www.bintrasher.com/
The other downside I imagine is the rubbish exploding out of the bag and all over you.

mynameis..

that looks good but the bag press im on about is for larger volumes of waste you can see more on this site
http://www.macfab.com/waste_balers/bag_press.html
they have videos to show too

Pataman

Have a looka at Wilson auctions, they normally have them.

trucksavage

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

all

anyone had any experience of installing/using a domestic rubbish compactor? I know these are popular in the States.

Mods - feel free to move thread if there's a better home!

Thanks
SSE

i had one until about 6 months ago when it died. I bought it 2nd hand off eBay in 2005 and it was brilliant; it lived until 2017 - Electrolux I think. If I could find another, I'd get it tomorrow

Ubbquittious

They are very hard to source here alright.

I remember years ago when I was a wee lad around 5 years old I was at this posh English lady's house and she had one. The door was open so I closed it and pushed some button for divilment. Of course that button sent the plunger down so door would no longer open, this scared the sh1te out of me as I was expecting a bollicking from the English lady