While I do like the automated trash bins. This has had problems from the get go. One side would open and the other would quit. I'd reset the power and both would work for a short time and then stop again. I finally just stopped turning it on and let people open the tops manually. Also the design is odd inside. My husband hates it and tried to get me to give the whole thing away. Each container is pretty small. It's a pain to get the trash bag in and out. I wish I had saved my money and bought something else.