NINESTARS CB-DZT-50-13/12-13 Automatic Touchless Infrared Motion Sensor Trash Can Combo Set, 13 Gal 50L & 3 Gal 12L, Stainless Steel Base (Oval, Silver/Black Lid)

The media could not be loaded. I received the two trash cans, and was able to set them up pretty quickly. However there was a mistake in the description that caused me to rush out to get new batteries. The description said that BOTH trash cans operate on D batteries, so I had those ready. However this is not so. The large Trash Can operates on three C batteries (see photo of the trash can lid upside down), and the small Trash Can operates on four D batteries.LARGE TRASH CANPhoto #1 shows the trash can open and closed.The outside dimensions of the large trash can with the cover on are:28" height x 16" width x 11" depthThe inside dimensions of the large trash can with the cover OFF:22" height x 15.5" width x 10" depthThe tall can with the lid open is 37 inchesThe inside dimensions of the large trash can with the cover ON:11.5" wide left to right and 6.75" front to backA dinner sized paper plate of 9" in diameter can be deposited without bending width-wise, but has to angled down since the front to back is narrower than 9".The trash bag that fits this can best is 13 gallon trash bag. My favorite is Kirkland 13 gallon Kirkland Signature Drawstring Kitchen Trash Bags - 13 Gallon - Xl Size - 200 CountThe big Trash Can operates on three "C" batteries. The battery compartment is under the cover. The battery compartment is easy to reach, and batteries are easy to change. The switch to turn on the Trash Can is also under the cover. Photo #2 of the Trash Can cover upside down.The Trash Can automatic opening mechanism is rather sensitive but I am able to walk by it in my small kitchen without activating it. The cover operates smoothly and closes well preventing odors from escaping.The Trash Can comes with a handy ring, which allows you to neatly tuck in the trash bag inside the can. Photo #3 shows the ring positioned correctly and incorrectly. The first time I put it on the trash bag was visible on the outside. The correct way of using the ring is to insert the bag into the ring, fold the sides of the bag over the ring, place the ring on the sides of the waste basket inside the Trash Can and tuck in the sides of the bag between the basket and the Trash Can.The two problems I encountered are related to the batteries.(1) Wrong size specified in description as I mentioned earlier(2) I normally prefer to use rechargeable AA batteries with jackets that convert them to C or D batteries as needed. However the construction of the large Trash Can is such that the batteries with jackets do not make proper contact in the compartment and are ejected. The regular "C" batteries work fine.SMALL TRASH CANPhoto #4 show the small Trash Can opened and closed.The outside dimensions of the small trash can with the cover on are:13" height x 10.5" width - 6" depthThe inside dimensions of the small trash can with the cover off:11" height x 9" width x 5" depthThe small can with the lid open is 20 inchesThe trash bag that fits this can best is 4 gallon trash bag. My favorite is Glad 4 gallon due to its nice thickness Glad Small Garbage Bags, 4 Gallon 30 bags.Note that Amazon price for 4 gallon trash bags currently is not good, I purchase my bags at a local grocery store (where the cost works out to 5 cents per bag). Amazon price often changes hopefully per bag price will help you determine when the price becomes good.The small Trash Can operates on four "D" batteries. The battery compartment is located on the bottom, under the waste basket. The battery compartment is a little awkward to reach since you need to have both hands into a fairly small tight tall area. Changing batteries of this Trash Can is harder than those of the large Trash Can. The switch that turns the Trash Can on is on the outside, in the back of the Trash Can.The small Trash Can is little less sensitive than the large one, which I thought was okay since in the tight space of the bathroom it is better that it does not react all the time. It comes with a removable waste basket.The small Trash Can has no ring to hold the garbage bag, and the fit between the removable waste basket and the Trash Can itself is very tight. I had trouble keeping the bag inside between the walls of the inside and outside container. I wound up using scotch tape to tape the sides of the bag to the can so it is not pushed up as I insert the basket back into the Trash Can. When I looked at the instructions, the instructions showed the use without the trash can liner. However, this is not practical as the inside of the bin is going to start smelling bad without the liner. When I closed the Can the trash bag taped to the basket was still bunching a bit at the lip level, and therefore the lid did not close tightly. This means some ordors will escape. Photo #5 show close up of the top the Can with lid open.The three issues I encountered with the small Trash Can:(1) The difficulty of inserting the trash bag. I can see that it will require fussing with it every time.(2) The lid does not close tightly because trash liner is pushed up by bunched up liner(3) I normally prefer to use rechargeable AA batteries with jackets that convert them to C or D batteries as needed. However the construction of the small Trash Can is such that the batteries with jackets do not make proper contact in the compartment and are ejected. The regular "D" batteries work fine.As I was doing research on this product before the purchase, I found a comment by H.Campbell that described how to solve a problem when the lid does not fully open even after the battery has been changed. This comment was one of several comments and was easy to miss. I am including the solution in this review so it is easier to find as several people mentioned this problem.Resetting the lid mechanism after the battery change:PROBLEM: The lid only opens 1 inch even after a battery change.SOLUTION: Manually push the lid into the fully open position and then forced the lid back a little bit more until you hear two clicks from the hinge area. Release the lid (it will go back into the closed position). From there on the automatic lid opener will works like new, going into the fully open position, as before.Overall I am pleased with the Trash Cans. The small issues I encountered with each are not deal breakers. The Trash Cans look good, and open and close well.Update 6/30/11After two weeks of using the trash cans I have two tips1) The tall trash can was opening more than I preferred. I have a small kitchen and often when I walked by it would opened and the trash odor escaped. I found that if I turn the trash can around to face the wall it is totally not sensitive when I walk by and it is still convenient to to use and not bad looking.2) It is difficult to put the trash liner into a small can because the fit between the waste basket and the trash can is very tight. However fitting the liner is a bit easier if you flip the handle of the waste basket forward (or totally remove it).Update 6/24/14Someone asked me where to find a replacement ring for the large trash can. I searched Amazon for "replacement ring for DZT-50-9" and found that it is being sold separately:http://www.amazon.com/Stars-Replacement-Stainless-Models-Gallon/dp/B008A8HPV6/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1403614641&sr=1-4&keywords=replacement+ring+for+DZT-50-9I am enjoying the convenience of touch-less trash cans! It is like having a helpful hand whenever I need it. Recommend!Ali Julia reviewP.S.Update 7/7/2013 Both cans are still running on the original set of batteries (25 1/2 months)Update 12/1/2013 The small trash can became slugging opening and closing, so finally I replaced the original battery (2 years and 6 months of daily use). The large can is still pretty snappy and is running on the original batteries.Update 4/26/2014 The original batteries on the large trash can died this week. 2 years and 10 months of daily use. This is much better than I expected.Update 5/5/2023. Still using both trash can, have not had to change batteries too many times. Came to look at this review to remind myself what batteries the small can takes :-) It has been so long that I forgot, it still kinda works so I wanted to have the batteries on hand before I removed the old ones.

I love this set of garbage cans.I have had no issues at all with the kitchen or bathroom garbage cans.I have had them for a year now and have not had to change the battery's in either one of them yet.Great product!!!!

Adding to the 4 year old review, another two years later - STILL GOING STRONG AT SIX YEARS OLD!!!My sloppy (now young adult) children splatter food into the gears, the bottom of the lid, and overstuff it - every part of the inside has had gross wet foodstuff morphed into dried up grime at one point or another. I clean it with a damp sponge. Three or four times I could not stand it and removed the batteries and gave it a good thorough toothbrush scrub and rinse under full water flow, let it drain and then dry for a couple days, and it still RUNS! I wish I could find some replacement decals to go over the buttons to keep them protected, but so far it just won't die! Apart from the cracked open plastic over the buttons, it still looks like NEW!!!P.S. - when I got this, my 80 year old mother remarked: "Oooh. What a sexy garbage can!" ..... OK, Mom.----------------- 4 year review ----------------Adding to 2 year review below, another 2 years later: Still going strong, amazingly - but the plastic covering the buttons have cracked open and thus water can get in there during cleaning - when that happens it goes berserk. But wait a couple days for it to dry, and it's fine again. I think cleaning the top part is the weakness - so I just try to never splatter when putting things in the garbage can - not so successful with teenagers - but that is also a testament to the endurance of the one I got - it has lasted four years with two teenagers in the house!!!------------2 year review----------------I didn't want the little can one and it's sort of an afterthought - it has a weird bucket in it - I think it might do well for a large counter top compost bucket. we don't use it - batteries wore out surprisingly fast, not the greatest design, doesn't behave well, etc... HOWEVER, the large can is amazing and I LOVE THIS GARBAGE CAN. It is so good looking it can be live as an appliance at the end of our center island. The battery life is amazing and it has good logical behavior and the "open" button is an awesome addition for those slow scraping operations. I have overstuffed the can repeatedly and it holds up amazingly. Nearly two years old and it's going strong. Tonight the top fell off a two feet high ledge directly onto the lid which was held in the open position ... I thought for sure it would break some plastic component but - it did NOT and so I decided to write this review. There are some in my house who insist on shoving the lid closed, against the servo motor - out of habit of linving in a manual world, and I keep thinking it's going to break the thing but it keeps going. Did I say amazing battery life? Looks really nice still after two years of use ... love it.

I really love this thing. It's a hit at my house when guests arrive. It's a great deal for the two. I've had it for a year now and the sensor just started going crazy. I really didn't want to purchase again so I tried to fix it myself.I took the screws out the back and opened to see what was going on with the sensor. There will be a green chip screwed into the front of the can attached to some wires. I didn't disconnect anything, I just moved it out of the lid so I could inspect it. I found that the sensor worked fine outside the can but when I put it back in it wouldnt work. The sensor would open buy wouldn't close; it must have been picking up something. I then looked at a little black box in the middle of the circuit that was askew so I adjusted it to be straight. ( I'm not sure if that really fixed anything but figured I would mention it). I screwed the chip back in and took off the sticker that says open/close. It exposed the sensor and now it works like before. I believe the red circle of my sticker was dented causing the sensor to think something was there when there wasn't. To make it look better I cut out of the red part of the sticker and put it back. Now it works!Long story short: it might be the red portion of the sticker that is blocking the sensor signal. Take it off and test it, you may not even need to unscrew anything.

Love these. The small one is in my bathroom and the large in the kitchen.Surprised at the large capacity of the kitchen one. They are so streamlined and sleek in appearance

These are the second and third of these that we've gotten. Very happy with the first one, we got 2 more.They look great, hold the bag securely, operate easily, keep any smells inside. The batteries last and the product itself is durable.I'm buying one for each bathroom.

Great product! Easily opening with one touch option!

Product is great but the customer service is terrible, I thrived on amazons great customer service right up till this transaction they price adjust 3 times with in a hour then told me to pay the higher price and thet would adjust when I received only to say sorry 2 agents gave you that info . Send them back buy them at the lower price they are again listed for , also promised call back in 72 hours that never happened. I have always found Amazon's customer service the best and purchased 90% of my online shopping from them because of this , but the hours of time on the phone and the end result of them basically denying the issue has left me with never wanting to buy anything from them again . This trillion dollar company thrived to look after their customers but I guess they are far enough ahead now that they don't need to worry anymore. Any one who has been with Amazon amd purchase alot of items will definitely understand where I am coming from , I am sure me never buying from Amazon will not concern them or hurt them , and I hope this is a educational review for future customers be very aware that Amazon's customer service is declining , only upside is they will ship things all over the country un nessacarily . So if this is the definition of good customer service then I guess no one will have problems, but if you look for true customer service where a company actually values you has a customer then I guess you should look further cause these days have gone since Amazon has built there company to a huge empire. I looked forward to shopping on Amazon now I just look forward to canceling my account .

The media could not be loaded. Puede que Ninestars no sea popular y si que desconfíe en la marca, PERO puedo garantizarles que es un GRAN producto, su composición de aluminio en el cuerpo del bote incluyendo la tapa da una elegancia y estética al producto, la funcionalidad de apertura es inmediata al pasar la mano sin tocarlo, lo que permite limpieza.El deposito de la basura es amplio y la tapa también, tiene un mecanismo de apagado para cambiar la bolsa, se quita la tapa completamente y la bolsa se guarda con una pieza que quedó alrededor para que quede ocultaNOTA: la descripción dice que usa pilas c y d, MENTIRA! los dos usan 3 y 2 pilas c/u tipo "C" atención con eso.CONTENIDO: 2 Botes Grande 67.56 cm alto Chico 29.21 cm altoCONCLUSION:Quede muy satisfecho, lo recomiendo y compraría de nuevo