Compost Bins Q&amp;A

Hi NiallI asked in March if you had spare insulation for a JK 125. You asked me to remind you at the end of April. Have you any supplies yet ?

Question 3

Christopher Matthews

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall hope you’re well. Regarding emptying the Little Pig what wheel barrow & the tools would I need? Thanks a million 🙂

Question 4

Michelle

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I’m not sure whether to go for little or big pig. I live alone but have a 3 acre garden with plenty of material for composting. I usually would fill a dustbin a week with garden rubbish and 2 small kitchen caddies with food waste. I always have loa...

Question 5

Claire Benbrook

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi folks, I am interested in the JK125 and am a novice when it comes to composting. Will it work As well if put it in a shady part of the garden? Will it work throughout winter months too? Thanks,

Question 6

Alice donovan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall,Many thanks for dispatching my JK 125. We assembled it at the weekend thanks to your very helpful video; instructions were brutal! Just a quick question, do you sell the brackets for wall mounting and is the same frame used when mounted on the w...

Question 7

Paul

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Thanks Niall for your comprehensive video on construction as the instructions that came with was far than ideal. I find it very good, just wondering how long it takes for one side to fully finish and how do I prevent paper from forming a ball? Many thanks...

Question 8

PJ

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

As an 82 year old lady of declining strength!! Would I find the 270 too heavy to turn?I live alone with 3 dogs, 2 indoor cats using wood pellet litter and 4 hens plus garden waste. Which would you recommend?I n

Question 9

Janet

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi We are a family of 1 adult, 2 children, 1 rabbit and 2 cats. We have a small garden, with no much garden waste other that tree pruning and weeding waste.I was wondering if the little pig would be enough to handle cooked food waste, small amount of ga...

Question 10

Katie sweetman

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi and thank you for your excellent advice and shop. We are trying to move toward zero waste as a family of 5, inc 3 kids 12 to 7 yrs and cats. We would like to be able to compost cat litter and can source different types of biodegradable litter, e.g. ma...

Question 11

Cathy Burke

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi,I think I should apologise to you for my earlier inaccurate accusations!! It seems that there was or is a JK125 which is much lower to the ground but there also seems to be a version of the JK125 that does have room for a wheelbarrow beneath it????My s...

Question 12

Ann Sanders

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi I am considering buying the JK270 ,my question is I have cats and use a wood based compostable cat litter.can this be put in the unit or could it be an issue with the metal.

Question 13

John Smyth

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hello I’m seriously considering getting one of these for a family of four. However I am concerned that it could be too big for us in winter as we have no where near 2.5 kg of waste per day. In spring and summer we have more from from grass cutting e...

Question 14

Anne Marie Cronin

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi there, Interested in getting a big pig for a family of 4. Id like to use card board pellets that guinea pigs have used as bedding (will have hay mixed in), will this be ok for the carbon mix? We have a large garden but currently not much grass to add t...

Question 15

Amy

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Is it OK to only use the same sources of brown material all the time, for me that would mainly be straw & shredded cardboard. Occasionally I would also have sawdust from freshly cut timber. Would those sources of brown material be OK or are the wood p...

Question 16

Eddie Joyce

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi Quickcrop! You are currently listing the Little Pig as no longer available. Are you intending to restock this and if so when? The Big Pig would be too large for our 2-person household. Thank you.

Question 17

Sue Esplan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Does the jk270 compost egg shells and if so how long do they take to break down.

Question 18

Michael Crowther

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Have chickens for which I use wood shaving for bedding. Can this be used as brown waste? Will I compost quickly?

Question 19

Liam FANNING

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I am a first tim user or 'big pig' and because I ordered mine ready built I received no instructions. I've been adding in waste from kitchen and garden but how will I know when one side is full? Also, reading the description it mentioned a metal plate tha...

Question 20

Elizabeth Flanagan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, i’m looking for a composter for a house we’ve just moved into that is coastal. Will all the parts of the JK270 be able to handle the salty air? Thanks, Gemma

Question 21

Gemma

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I’m looking to illuminate any raw or cooked waste. We have hens which take care of leftovers, but thinking about fish & meat bones, meat that may be gone off, along with our usual compost stuff. Which is better, the hot bin or tumbler?

Question 22

Zoe

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hello,What are the weight and measurements of the shipping package for the JK 400? I want to see if it can be checked in on an air flight.

Question 23

David Bruns

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 24

Michelle Hall

can I add cardboard in my composter as well as cooked and raw food?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 25

Patrick Mc Intyre

Hi I am looking to buy a Composter but I am not sure of which size would suit me capacity wise When I mean capacity I don’t mean outport I mean the capacity of storage in terms of being put in. So to clarify my question if I have a garden and I...

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 26

Noreen O'Byrne

how do you rotate the bin? Is there a winding handle you use? And how difficult is it to use? I have back problems are need a composter that is super easy to use.

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 27

Amy Judge

Hi, if you had to pick between the hotbin and the little pig in terms of performance and quality of compost produced, which composter would you choose? I want to compost all food waste (cooked and raw) as well as garden waste, and my garden is large. Idea...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I am considering to purchase the 200lit hot bin. The main solids source would be soiled bedding (straw) from 2 pet rabbits. Would this be suitable and if so, what would I need to mix in to make the compost efficiently?

Question 28

Seamus greene

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi Andrew I’ve been adding cardboard shredded paper etc from the start it’s been done in a layered system pulp from juicer non cooked food wood chipping paper& cardboard And grass cuttings a lot of moisture builds up inside the lid from t...

Question 29

Will

Asked 4 years ago 0 answers

Hi I have my hit in a few weeks now and it as reached the desired temperature I have set it up as per instructions but I have juices coming out from around the the gap of the opening we’re the cam straps go at and it’s also coming from the air...

Question 30

Will

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi normally with compost bins you need at least 2 dont you -one to fill and one doing its job .as the hot bin works so quickly would you say that 1 is sufficient ( given that it would be quite expensive to purchase more than 1)

Question 31

annette

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can you put chopped up prickly prunings in the bin such as rose stems,blackberry stems, hawthorn, Berberis and holly leaves. If so will it take longer to compost.

Question 32

Karen Kneller

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi NiallWhat's your current delivery time on a hotbin? I've been wanting to invest in one for ages.Also what can be used during the winter instead of grass clippings? We produce plenty of food waste and have waste paper _ I'm just worried about what w...

Question 33

Karen Wiseman

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I would like to purchase a hotbin composter. I live in Dublin. What is approx delivery time?

Question 34

Jane Doran

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi - do you have to fill the bin then leave it untouched for the process to work or can you keep adding kitchen/garden waste as you go?

Question 35

Kit

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

i got my hotbin during the cold spell and the temperature has hovered at about 60 or a little above. should i stop adding material to get the temperature up to 80 (per the instructions) and just wait or keep adding and mixing material in? I have added the...

Question 36

Rosaleen Killian

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Is the hot bin easy to use? We want to start using a compost bin, would this one be the easiest to use? Which size would be most suitable for a family of 2 adults and 2 children?

Question 37

Caroline

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 38

Samantha Rodgers

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Is the bin suitable for Irish weather e.g. plenty of rain?

Question 39

Tom

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we currently burn turf in our wood-burning stove. I know that wood-ash is ok for the garden, but is turf-ash? Not briquettes. If so, can I put it in a composter, or directly on the ground?

Question 40

Ann

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Another question on pesky rats and food waste!Other compost bins have no bottom so as to allow worms work their way up thru the soil...On this type, is the bottom sealed also or could a rat burrw up?

Question 41

Michael

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can you put mares tail, couch grass and dandelions into this hotbin ?

Question 42

Barbara Butcher

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi can you list for me exactly what you can put into the hot bin composter? And what you can't?

Question 43

Aileen

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can you compost garden weeds

Question 44

Lindsay

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Does the bin need to be positioned in an open, sunny sight like a 'normal'composter?

Question 45

Jennifer

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi Andrew. You have stated here that the bulking agent is just to add carbon and that paper will do when you run out. However the HotBin website specifically says that the paper is just to balance moisture and the bulking agent is for airflow so you don't...

Question 46

Eamonn

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Hello, Is the hotbin able to cope with the daily waste of a golden retriever along with kitchen & garden waste? Also, would it be able to cope with cut grass from a 1/2 acre site or would an alternative composting method be best for this waste?

Question 47

Marie Cloke-Hayes

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Thankyou Nick for your answer. Are the kick starter and bulking agent that come with the composter both vegetarian.

Question 48

sue mcginn

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Are all the materials in this composter completely vegetarian friendly? Sue McGinn

Question 49

sue mcginn

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

thanks for your last answer. The next one is do I have to keep buying the bulking agent

Question 50

linda uhlemann

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer