Rapid Hot Composters Q&amp;A

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 3

Will

Asked 5 years ago 0 answers

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...

Question 4

Adrienne

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

interested in this for composting household waste, 3 adults in the house, would you think the small one would be suitable for us

Question 5

jackie smyth

Asked 9 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 6

Amy

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Do you ever run out of space in your beds to put the compost (or have to remove soil) say after a year or 2?If I was buying soil for a new bed - should I just but too soil so that I can complement it with my own compost over time ... or should I Still b...

Question 7

Garrat

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can you add lots of grass clippings and all food waste to the bin?

Question 8

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

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

Question 9

Jennifer

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

What ratio of pellets to green food waste do you recommend?

Question 10

Guest

Asked 1 month ago 1 answer

Wood Pellets for Composters

Question 11

David Maxwell

Hi, I have had a hotbin since early in the summer and it us great. I recently had my first load of compost out if it. On some occasions the temp got up to over 70°c. My question is: I have a lot of unused bird food, seeds, peanuts etc. I stopped feedi...

Asked 7 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 12

Paul

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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.

Question 13

M Daly

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 14

Samantha Rodgers

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, For an average load, how long would it take to turn the mixture into usable compost ? Weeks or months, definitely considering getting one..

Question 15

Dan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I bought the larger Hotbin from you back in 2019. This year, something has eaten a hole in it near the hinges. I'd say a rat could get in it now. It's no longer sealed, obviously, and there are loads of flies and maggots in it. I'm guessing I could st...

Question 16

Melanie Marshall

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)

Question 17

sue mcginn

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

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hello, I've just ordered one of these from you and I'm now looking at preparing where it's going to go. Does it need to go on really firm level ground? I'm hoping to just level out the soil at the side of my shed but I wonder if having uneven ground under...

Question 18

rachel

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Our juraform was steaming but after few days went cool again. This happened x3. I have now started on 2nd drum but contents of 1st drum has formed like golf-balls and is cool.Is this OK and will the balls degrade.

Question 19

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 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 20

Eddie Joyce

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 21

Alan Shuttleworth

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

I am interested in this composter, but am concerned about some reviews online complaining about rust issues. What is your experience with rust of the JK125/270 over the long term? What would be a realistic life expectancy for outdoor use in Europe?

Question 22

Philipp

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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 ...

Question 23

Ian

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 24

angela keay

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Does the Hotbin need to be in a sunny spot? Will it work less efficiently if it is in the shade? Thanks.

Question 25

Ann Weafer

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 26

Sandra

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 27

Michael

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I have just received my composter. But the center foam divider has gaps all around so the contents from one compartment can seep into the other. This can't be by design?

Question 28

John

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can cooked chicken bones be put in the hotbin

Question 29

Henry

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 30

Aileen

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 31

Catriona Murphy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

I have jk125 little pig and it's beginning to show its age. I have it many years and it's the type with one compartment divided in two. I intent to buy a new one and I hope to use my existing wall mounted bracket. Therefore can I buy the new composted wit...

Question 32

Paul hickey

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can I put in the compost from last years hanging baskets and will this be then good enough for next summers plants

Question 33

Anthony

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can you compost dock leaves nettles and thistles in it?

Question 34

Kathrina

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

1) I use the composting collection bags at pressent in my cade will i still be able to use them will they compost in the tumbler to. 2) Would I be able to use the sawdust / wood chips sold in a pet store for animal bedding.3) Would this tumbeler be to...

Question 35

Clive Lewis

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 36

Mary FitzGerald

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I have the little pig up and running and on the first batch. I had thought I'd filled it to the half way mark. I couldnt help sneaking a peek after two weeks and notice the contents has totally reduced down to quite a small amount- can I add more to t...

Question 37

Orla

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi,two questions please- We hope to get 2-3 hens in the near future....can I use their manure in the Little Pig? We are a two person household with no garden waste to speak of and mostly only veg peelings egg shells, bits and pieces of paper etc.Will this...

Question 38

Larry Reynolds

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

I lost the clip to close one section of my my big pig it was the older model I am lost without it . Many Thanks if you have one

Question 39

Angela Cummins

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 40

Georgina Keane

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 41

Michael Crowther

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

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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?

Question 42

Kat Doyle

Asked 6 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 43

Seamus greene

Asked 5 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 44

Claire Benbrook

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi guys, just watched the video. What gets added in with the food waste?

Question 45

Helen McCarthy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 46

Mary

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 47

Francis Lamon

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I was filling he composter for the last 4 weeks and it was nice and hot, mixing veg, grass and shredded paper a good mixture of eac. It now however seems to have cooled off, I've spotted maggots' in there, is there something I can do to re-start the p...

Question 48

Dan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can you please tell me what material the bin is made from. We have previously had problems with our homemade wooden composters because of rats eating through the wood. Do you think rats would eat the outer cover of the Hotbin you have for sale? Do you ...

Question 49

Marian Furlong

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 50

RH

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer