Worm Nerd WN41 4-Tray Worm Composting Bin Kit with Coco Coir Brick for Recycling Food Waste, Worm Castings, Worm Tea, Vermiculture and Vermicomposting, Black

This composter does the job for around 2 people. I cannot put all the scraps for the entire family since it would be too much to feed for one week. What I do is put some of the kitchen waste in the compost and others in the city compost bin. This is my winter bin to keep some worm alive when it is -30degree Celsius outside. During summer I have a bigger one outside that holds all the waste. For what I can put in it does the job really well and the worms are happy. One drawback is that the worms falls in the bottom bin , then every few days I need to put the worm back on the top ( as per documentation) . This mostly happens when you start your first bin. Happens less with 2 bins.

The bin seems fine for the food waste from family of three. Easy to use and seems to do the trick. The spigot was too big for the hole though, and we had to file down the spigot and add silicon adhesive to then attach/ seal it to the tray. I don’t think many people would go through that trouble to make it work, considering it should be a ready to use new product. Still waiting for the silicon to fully dry before trying out getting compost tea. Fingers crossed it works and doesn’t leak.

I bought this as a home to raise red wiggler worms. My first time. I keep to the phrase, "a little dry is better than too wet" and they are doing well. No smell, not even when I churn the old food into their bedding. Some moisture collects on the lid and in the bottom compartment, which I just recycle on top the bedding until I can produce worm tea. I have tested whole, frozen and blended, no smell. I give plenty of spent coffee ground and ground eggshells to aid in digestion. Two egg shells sit at the bottom of their home to encourage mating, and their population is increasing. This unit does an outstanding job of compacting a home to raise worms without smell.

worms get stuck in the bottom and can drown also the little spigot will get clogged easily but other wise its ok just keep an eye on the bottom

Very easy to put together and no leaks or issues. I put divided cardboard along the bottom instead of newspaper (don't have that, just circulars with lots of ink) and mixed half of the included coco coir (which was loose in a bag and not as a brick as stated) with equal amount moist shredded paper and drizzled about a tablespoon of ground egg shell and oats (from coffee grinder) and let that sit for a couple days before a small order of 50 worms arrived. I lightly spread them around and covered with dry shredded paper to near the top of the tray. I made sure the lid closed tightly and that was two weeks ago and none have crawled out the top or drowned in the bottom tray, and I saw a few when I last buried a small (2 tbsp) feeding. I thought I might have prepped it a little dry, but there was a decent amount of fairly clear water in the bottom tray later when I checked and the spout worked well to drain most of it out. No odor at all, but I haven't put much actual kitchen scraps in yet. If you want to get castings sooner or give larger feedings, you should get more worms than I did, and I didn't save much with a smaller order, but I don't mind waiting since we're months away from spring and they're more likely to grow in number with more room, and I already compost waste with bokashi, as well. I'm not sure how to use the clear tier, and the instructions don't mention it. Putting it on the top would encourage the worms to go deeper away from the light, but not sure how that helps, unless they're trying to escape? I'm not sure a third tray is really needed anyway. The seller included contact info, so will reach out in the future if they don't maybe respond here. Lastly, I recommend also getting a "succulent cultivator" to help gently move bedding/soil around.