Ok, so I read some bad reviews on this and would like to set the record straight. This thing is cheap and works great. I bought the trashcan to go with it from my local home store and some of that foam weather stripping to line the inside of the lid where it makes contact with the can. It works great. Also, the flexible hose is supposed to go inside of it. I had the cheap grey flexible hose so it wasn't a snug fit. I would imagine that the clear stuff would fit more snugly. But that didn't really matter for me. I'm using this as a permanent set up so I just put a bead of caulking around the connection. Air tight, baby!