Rapid Hot Composters Q&amp;A

Does it need to be plugged in to electricity?

Question 2

Daniela

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

How do you get the finished compost out of the bin?

Question 3

Jean Prince

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Are the kickstarter and bulking agent readily obtainable and at what price please?

Question 4

Belinda Timlin

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, does the hot bin need to be in a sunny spot (I'm being optimistic Irish here)? Can you explain bulking agent? Thanks, Carmel.

Question 5

Carmel Ní Shúilleabháin

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can I put cooked food waste such as meat, pasta, cooked veg in the Hot Bin . I've made compost for years but I'm careful to exclude any waste foodstuffs. I usually use green veg waste, paper, cardboard etc.

Question 6

linda uhlemann

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

I am considering getting a composted. I have had a wormery for many years but, can't put cooked food, chicken bones, fish skin, etc in it. We don't have grass cutting and there are only 2 people in the household. What composter would you recommend? A ...

Question 7

Gillian Wharton

Asked 3 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 8

Melanie Marshall

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hello Quickcrop, I'm thinking of getting a small Hotbin but I'm wondering is it difficult to access the leachate with the tap being so low down? If it was a choice between the small Hotbin and the Joraform "Little Pig" would you have a recommend...

Question 9

Virginia Chipperfield

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi, do you sell the bulking agent for the Mini hot bin composter separately, for when the initial amount has been used up? And how much does it cost?

Question 10

Margaret

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we (my husband and I) have very little food waste (afew chicken bones, bit of fish skin once a week) but plenty of veg trimmings and fruit peelings, paper, cardboard. Will the mini hotbin work for us?

Question 11

Sandra

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

hi, i got lots of flies and magots in the last two weeks.what can i do?it doesnt seem to be hot enough.

Question 12

Ionela Papai

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

What is the Hotbin made out of?

Question 13

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

does it take food scraps like fish and chicken skin?

Question 14

Mariele Hesper

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Does the bin need to be in a sunny position to generate the heat? And will it function well if much of the kitchen waste is fruit peeling such as banana and orange skins?

Question 15

Mary

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

if i keep adding to the bin how do i have access to the final product( the compost). do I stop using the bin when full and leave for a few weeks. I so do i need two bins so that i can continually dispose of my kitchen waste.

Question 16

Niamh

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can you say what exactly is Green Waste and What is Brown Waste?What category do meat, bones,and mouldy food fit into?

Question 17

Barbara Grehan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can meat and cooked food be added to this composter?

Question 18

Paudie

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, can this be used as one large chamber without the central divider?

Question 19

Guest

Asked 2 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 20

Guest

when fully assembled and facing you, is the spinning handle to the left or right?

Asked 2 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 21

Guest

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

Asked 1 month ago 1 answer

Hi,We've been using the 125 for a few weeks now and there are quite a few maggots in it. Is there anything we can do about this? also, it doesn't appear to be very hot inside and we are in the middle of a hot spell with the composter in a sunny spot in ...

Question 22

John Lawlor

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Our Little Pig is attracting flies, maggots and now wasps. I am putting a large bowl of mixed scraps and newspaper or cardboard strips into it daily. Today when I spun it three wasps flew out tje ventilation holes. Any advice?

Question 23

Alanna

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Question 24

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

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 25

Frances Darcy

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I’m dithering between the big and little pig composters. I live alone so kitchen waste is relatively low, (about 25 litres per month), but I have quite a big garden (0.5 acres) and would have plenty coming out of it in future. Which would you su...

Question 26

Amy Judge

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi,can I ask how does one remove the compost from the JK125 seeing a barrow doesn't fit under it?Throw it out on a sheet? I msut say I am a bit disappointed in the inaccurate photo of the JK125, the photo is clearly not a JK125 and in fact is probably the...

Question 27

Ann Sanders

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

The waste in our composted is very sludgy. How can we make it dryer?

Question 28

Frances Kelly

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

We have this for last month! Nothing seemed to be happening at first but this week there was loads of steam! It seems to be breaking everything down really well but when we open it, it does smell. Is this normal as meat etc has gone in? It looks black and...

Question 29

Rozz

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

I am finding the use of 'little pig' somewhat difficult. We are a two person household so the amount of household waste is small. I supplement this with some garden waste, brown and white paper, cardboard from centre of toilet rolls, egg cartons, egg shel...

Question 30

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Is this composter suitable for composting general garden waste?

Question 31

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Does above Compost Tumbler need to be in a sunny position or may it be placed in a duller area in garden?

Question 32

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Your photograph of this device shows it free standing on a metal support, but in the text you say it bolts to the side of the house, which would not be suitable for me as I would need it to be free standing. Which is correct?

Question 33

Chris O'Dell

Asked 7 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 34

jackie smyth

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 35

Catriona Murphy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 36

Helen McCarthy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Question 37

Pat.Doody

Does it come assembled?

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Can the Joraform be left indoors in a garage for example or does it require additional external exposed weather for heat in order to reach higher temperatures within the unit?

Question 38

RayD

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 39

Paul Whelan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I have hens and use wood shavings as their bedding. Can I put hen droppings and the wood shavings into the pig? Would this suffice as the dry material for the pig? Thanks.

Question 40

Aedín

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, can I use leaves instead of wood pellets in this composter?

Question 41

Paddy L

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Have been mulling over buying the big pig for a couple of years. Do you absolutely need wood pellets/saw dust? I would have a ton of cardboard coming through the house (4 kids). Also I my neighbour has a massive oak tree in his garden, each year I ...

Question 42

Paul Whelan

Asked 3 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 43

Dan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

We use compostable food liners in our kitchen caddy. Are these ok to put into the 'big pig' and will they decompose?

Question 44

Martha Chester

Asked 3 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 45

rachel

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

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.

Question 46

Jill Burton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I recently purchased a joraform and want to ask if there is anything that cannot go into it? Specifically can tea bags, egg shells and avacado skins go in it? And are there any recommendations around how often to open it to load it? Ie - is it ok to l...

Question 47

Anne Marie Cronin

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Niall.We purchased a Jora composter JK270 and using it for the past year. On one side of the composter, we have a nearly done batch but the compost contains a large group of grapefruit sized balls.I break the balls up and it seems like compost, bu...

Question 48

Brian Donovan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, could I put in cow manure mixed with straw?

Question 49

Denis

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

I have a big number of apples what do I need to include with them to keep the balance right

Question 50

Walsh

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer