Rapid Hot Composters Q&amp;A

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

Question 2

Guest

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 3

Guest

what is the hotbin made of?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi. Would this be suitable on a balcony? To compost for flower pots.

Question 4

Jane Dick

Asked 7 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 5

Cathy Burke

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

hi. i have been considering a composter for a while. 2 questions: should i put lawn cuttings in this and do i need to add paper, brown matter as well as food waste. I'll have plenty food waste and grass cuttings but not sure what else i need

Question 6

Rosaleen

Asked 7 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 7

Karen Wiseman

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Question 8

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 9

Patrick Mc Intyre

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 10

Frances Darcy

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.

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Does the Joraform Compost Tumbler take raw food as well as cooked food?

Question 11

Y McEvoy

Asked 8 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 12

Niamh

Asked 6 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 13

Ann Sanders

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 14

Frances Kelly

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 15

Elizabeth Hamilton.

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 16

Clara Cleere

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 17

M Daly

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 18

M Eacrett

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 19

Tom

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, just wanted to check if this bin would deal with a smallish lawn waste? Maybe about 1/3 of a acre cut approx once a week? As well as a family of four food waste

Question 20

Laura Halligan

Asked 7 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 21

Ann Weafer

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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 ...

Question 22

Sandra

Asked 6 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 23

Ann

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 24

Sandra

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

how long does the styrofoam last - doesn't appear to be a very robust material for this?

Question 25

Sue

Asked 7 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 26

Michael

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can cooked chicken bones be put in the hotbin

Question 27

Henry

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 28

Jane Doran

Asked 6 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 29

annette

Asked 6 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 30

Kit

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Is this basically a 300 euro styrofoam bin?

Question 31

C. Obv

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 32

Ann Haccius

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 33

Barbara Butcher

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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 34

Will

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 35

David

Asked 6 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 36

Will

Asked 6 years ago 0 answers

Does it need to be plugged in to electricity?

Question 37

Daniela

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Can you compost garden weeds

Question 38

Lindsay

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 39

Jennifer

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 40

Belinda Timlin

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 41

sue mcginn

Asked 9 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 42

Carmel Ní Shúilleabháin

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 43

linda uhlemann

Asked 9 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 44

Gillian Wharton

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I see that Hotbin are now offering a plinth (two sizes). Do you expect to stock these, and if so, how soon?

Question 45

Richard Cox

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I'm considering ordering a 200 ltr hotbin.As we don't have grass cuttings availeble, only garden and kitchen waste, will the hotbin work well?delivery to NL, what are the transportation costs? Do I need to pay VAT? How do I need my BTW?

Question 46

Albert

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I have a small yard with no grass just a few plants. Would the Hotbin work for us (2 people) if we don't have grass cuttings? I was also looking at the hungry bin but liked the idea of the composting speed of the hot bin.

Question 47

Suzanne Rushe

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 48

Melanie Marshall

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I assume you keep adding material to the bin until it's full, what happens then? Do you wait until everything has broken down to usable compost and empty it to another container and then starting again? Thanks for your help, Adrian

Question 49

Adrian Masterson

Asked 5 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 50

Margaret

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer