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Recently I decided to bring the Envirocycle back into the mix, and I remembered why I stopped using it: the latch was warped.

When the drum is approaching full, the contents can slam against the door, which causes the latch to bend.

Eventually the door will pop open while you’re spinning it.  Not good.

I asked for a replacement latch a long time ago, and it didn’t take long to realize that it’s not compatible with the older model.

Although metal is obviously superior, it only fits the newer/smaller Envirocycles (stick with the large model if you want good results).

The latch is off by just a few millimeters, but there’s no room to drill it out to fit- not enough plastic on there.

Back to the old style.  Customer service was great and sent out a replacement right away, no questions asked.  I appreciate that considering my Envirocycle is super old.

Let’s see how it goes this time around…