Rapid Hot Composters Q&amp;A

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 2

Amy Judge

Asked 6 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 3

Sandra

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can meat and cooked food be added to this composter?

Question 4

Paudie

Asked 6 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 5

Paul hickey

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Will the composter provide a breeding environment for maggots?? I have found this is a problem with our brown bin, particularly during warmer weather. I hate the thought of opening the composter and find maggots on the inside of the lid!!

Question 6

Barbara Lyons

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, my composter is now full of maggots. Is this inevitable?

Question 7

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

What is the Hotbin made out of?

Question 8

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Trying to decide if I need 100L or 200L bin. We already have a Hungry Bin wormery, but also looking for something for the cooked food that will not attract rodents. Household of 4....what would you recommend?

Question 9

Paul McCluskey

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Considering the Hotbin but I will not have any grass cuttings, just paper/cardboard and food waste. I will have leaves to add in the autumn. Will it work without grass?

Question 10

Joan

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

when do you expect to have the mini compost hot bin (100 l) back on sale?

Question 11

Mariele Hesper

Asked 6 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 12

John

Asked 7 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 13

Larry Reynolds

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

does it take food scraps like fish and chicken skin?

Question 14

Mariele Hesper

Asked 6 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 15

Ann Sanders

Asked 8 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 16

Claire Benbrook

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 17

Y McEvoy

Asked 7 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 18

Orla

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

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 20

Clive Lewis

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

what is the hotbin made of?

Question 21

Guest

Asked 4 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 22

Laura Halligan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 23

Guest

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 24

Tom

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

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 25

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 26

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 6 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 27

Caroline

Asked 6 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 28

Rosaleen Killian

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Is this basically a 300 euro styrofoam bin?

Question 29

C. Obv

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Please add a photo of the "leachate collection system", showing where it is located and how it works.

Question 30

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Is this completely rodent proof?

Question 31

Anne

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 32

David

Asked 6 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 33

Elizabeth Hamilton.

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 34

Ann Haccius

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 35

Kit

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 36

Jane Doran

Asked 6 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 37

Karen Wiseman

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 38

Clara Cleere

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Question 39

Guest

Hello

Asked 11 months ago 1 answer

Can straw be an alternative to wood pellets?

Question 40

Guest

Asked 11 months ago 1 answer

Wood Pellets for Composters

Question 41

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 6 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 42

Guest

Big Pig repair

Asked 9 months ago 1 answer

Question 43

Karen Kneller

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.

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 44

annette

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 45

Ann

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 46

Sue

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 47

Jane Dick

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Question 48

Eve

How does it heat?

Asked 6 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 49

Rosaleen

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the compost out of the bin for use?

Question 50

Olivia

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer