This thing works great.  I had seen some complaints that the hoses did not fit snugly, but mine are tight and don't need any tape, etc.  The only difficulty I have had, is that the hoses make the bucket a bit top heavy so it is easily tipped over, but watching how you set it up solves that quickly.  On another note, I first used a bucket from Lowes.  Although it is a good bucket, the handle did not lock down the lid.  The HD bucket handle is of a slightly different design and locks this down easily.  Nothing really wrong with either bucket handle, one just fits this devise better than the other.  This is money well spent.