Rapid Hot Composters Q&A

Question 1

Guest

Hi, we're delighted with our Big Pig here at Bagenalstown Community Garden however the contents are gathering into

Asked 5 months ago 1 answer

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Question 2

Kat Doyle

Hi Niall. I'm loving my big pig. I need a wheelbarrow which fits underneath but also robust enough for general purposes. Puma or garden buddy perhaps?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 3

RH

I'm having trouble with fruit flies developing in my hot bin - what can I do to get rid of the little buggers!

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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Question 4

Paul Whelan

My pig is operation for about 3-4 weeks. It has taken all my kitchen waste (which was a lot!) and fair amount of garden stuff already. I have stopped feeding the first side, it was very, very hot there for a while but has cooled down a lot now. Is th...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 5

Jill Burton

Hi, can you tell how the joraform composter holds up along the coast. The composter is quite expensive if it would be lost to rust in few years!Do they have a guarantee on the steel?Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 6

Francis Lamon

Has the insulation changed in the pig it use to be white and now I see in your videos its black,any reason for that

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 7

Sandra

Is the hotbin composter suitable for a small garden with no lawn or grass, just a veg bed and some shrubs? We would be using the bin for kitchen waste (not cooked food), newspaper, weeds and occasional prunings from the hedge and shrubs. There are only 2 ...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 8

Catriona Murphy

Can I put all cooked scraps into it or are there some items that should not added? Catriona

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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Question 9

M Daly

Can ivy clippings be put in the hotbin? Would that be suitable as bulking agent. We have a lot of ivy coming in from neighboring garden.

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 10

Stephen

HI, I recently purcahsed the Big Pig and havent yet used it, can you please tell me how much sawdust I should use in the The Big? I have lost the instructions could you please email these to me ? Many Thank

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 11

Nicky O'Donnell

Can I put shredded woody garden waste in the bin alongside soft green garden waste and food waste? A friend told me I needed to add sawdust?

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 12

Mary

What di I have to add to the composting waste??? Sawdust and wood pellets are mentioned

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 13

Georgina Keane

Hi. I am looking to buy a jotaform compost tumbler but uncertain what size I should buy? Thinking it would be between the big pig or jk400? We are 2 people in the household (so waste from a kitchen if 2 people), we have 4 chickens with waste from their co...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 14

Sandra

Hi. I sent a question yesterday and got an email to say there was an answer on the Questions page but there is nothing there. Could you repost the answer? Thanks

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 15

Will

Hi Andrew I have been adding cardboard shredded paper bulking agent, grass, uncooked food in a layered system there seems to be a build up of moisture at the top of the heap I’ve opened the vent a bit further then the 2mm recommended to see if this...

Asked 4 years ago 0 answers

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 16

keith dempsey

Hi where can I buy bulking agent for hotbin

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 17

Carlos

What happends when we ran out of the bulking material? What would be the ideal alternative? Also, we having issues with the temperature. After a month is stuck at 30-35 degrees and we have lots of flies and larvae, is that normal?Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 18

Mary FitzGerald

Can we compost those compostable coffee cups and lids I these hot bins?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 19

Noreen Horan

Hi I would like to buy a composter as I am a gardener and we have alot of house hold waste but I don't want to attract any rodents, how do I do this?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 20

Seamus

Niall, my hotbin arrived today thanks. I want to get a good start so I would like your specific advice on what to add and when. My main sources will be : soiled rabbit hay bedding; orange peels and vegetable/fruit peelings.Based on this, what proportio...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 21

Judith Langfield

When removing the compost from the bottom of the bin, does the flap open out just on the level, or can it open out lower than that, or can it be removed? The area where I propose placing it has a step and I could place the bin next to the step. If the fla...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 22

Judith Langfield

I've had the Hotbin for several weeks now and have only been putting in fruit and vegetable peelings as easily digestible (along with shredded paper and your wood chips) but we have no lawn so no grass cuttings. We can only manage one caddy a week of kitc...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 23

Ian

How do you decide on the best size?There are only two of here but we do produce a lot of compostable waste from the kitchen, from veg plot, flower garden and two acres of which about half is grassed and half woodland we planted 25 years ago.Will the res...

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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Question 24

Sinead dwyer

How do I get compost out ? I have a baby pig and I put stuff into both sides is that right

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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Question 25

Georgina Keane

Hi, I recently purchased the big pig as per your recommendations but it seems way too small for what we need. I'm starting to think that we have had the wrong size sent out to us? If it is that this is the correct size then we could do with a heap of them...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 26

stephen sullivan

why the 400l one so expensive? two 270 better value!

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 27

Sinead

Hi we have just moved to a property with 0.5 acre & a garden that needs a lot of tidying up! We always have a lot of household food waste- we are 2 adults but cook, bake and grow our own veggies...would this be required to meet our needs or the &ldquo...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 28

Kathryn Marsh

Hi Niall,How does the volume of finished compost from the Joraform compare with the volume from a similar quantity of ingredients in a standard New Zealand box?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 29

Stephen Pill

Another size question: while I've seen your answers to those asking about 2 people households, we, while only 2, have 2 full size allotments and currently run 14 dalek compost-bins, filling 3-4 at a time while the others (full) rot down. Produce goes to m...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

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Question 30

Lynsay

Hi,could you tell me when the JK400 Joraform compost tumbler will be back in stock? I think I'll need this size, I run a small horticultural farm & want a more efficient way of making compost. Roughly how much weight can it take daily?Also can you g...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 31

M. McDonald

How long does the foam insulation last? Can it be replaced? If so, at what cost? How long is the warranty?

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 32

Adrienne

Hi, I have 3 questions:1. For composting garden waste: Does it need to be broken up? I"m thinking of things like big squash, tomato, and cucumber vines.2. When composting kitchen waste: again, do things need to be broken up?3. Once a "batch" has begu...

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 33

Sinead Burke

Hi Andrew, is this composter really rodent-proof? We were met by a fabulously healthy rat when we opened our normal compost bin the other day so totally rodent-proof is what we're looking for. I reckon the rats here do a gymnastics course growing up - I'...

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 34

Sara

Hi, I bout a "big pig" last November and I've been feeding it and turning it regularly. I've tried to be careful about adding plenty of brown materials including stable sweepings (paper and manure) in an attempt to kick start eth heating proces...

Asked 7 years ago 0 answers

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 35

Patricia

Hi, considering an alternative to the ‘brown’ bin, especially for food waste. Does this need good sun exposure and can it be fixed to a wall? Thanks

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 36

Richard

Hi I have the big pig for many years now and has been great. However the metal bar that runs through the middle and connects at each end of the stand is broken. Do you have spares in stock? Thanks Richard

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 37

angela keay

we are hoping to use this compost tumbler for our school kitchen waste. what exactly can be put in the composter. just trying to decide how we can separate the waste. Thanks

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 38

Larry Reynolds

Hi, a strange question I know but do you actually need garden waste, grass, leaves etc, to make compost? We have very little garden waste apart from autumn but want to compost kitchen waste. Thank you

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 39

Ian

I've had the large Joraform for a couple of years and am still trying to get the balance of brown matter right. My most recent batch was mushy and smelly so I need much more brown matter.As it goes through wood pellets like there's no tomorrow I want to ...

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 40

Marcella

Does the Big Pig need to be place in a sunny location?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 41

Alan Shuttleworth

I loaded my Big Pig with grass cuttings, leaves and kitchen waste and after one day the temperature was coming up nicely. I rotated the unit every day for about 3 days and it got hotter and hotter. I then had to go away for a week but when I came back the...

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 42

Deirdre Dunne

Could you clarify for us exactly what can go in? Cooked meat and bones I see can but general meal leftovers - pasta, rice, sauces, cream/milk/dairy generally, break/crackers and sweet things like biscuits/sweet cereal etc. getting mixed answers. Sorry if ...

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 43

rhiannon benson

We keep chickens. What effect will a weekly tray of chucken poo/straw/sawdust have on a mixture which with otherwise be kitchen waste and grass cuttings?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 44

Clara Cleere

I have just put in an order for your hotline. However a second look at the picture does not seem to show the upgrade model with the drainage funnel to let off excess liquid from the bottom of the bin. Is this an oversight as you mention in the blurb as yo...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 45

Ann Haccius

I have had my Hotbin since mid-February, and have diligently followed the instructions, gradually building up the material (kitchen waste, torn paper and the additive which came with the bin, as well as the odd dead bunch of flowers. I also used the heat...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 46

Elizabeth Hamilton.

When I open my hotbin Composter a million + swarming 'insects' erupt...its horrendous!🙉😩 have to close lid immediately to stop being suffocated as they fly out in droves!I can only compare this phenomenon with the flies that used to come off Lough Neagh...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 47

David

Would it ever be possible for the bin to spontaneously combust?! Just wondering, as the temperature can get so high.

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 48

Anne

Is this completely rodent proof?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 49

Henry

Can cooked chicken bones be put in the hotbin

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 50

M Eacrett

Hi. Due to the pound sterling being more favourable to purchases in Ireland the conversion rate seems to be high on this product. Can you give me a current price on the mini Hot Bin. Thank you

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

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