Rapid Hot Composters Q&amp;A

How do you empty the product?

Question 2

Michelle Parker

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Thanks Niall for your comprehensive video on construction as the instructions that came with was far than ideal. I find it very good, just wondering how long it takes for one side to fully finish and how do I prevent paper from forming a ball? Many thanks...

Question 3

PJ

Asked 6 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 4

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 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 5

Joan

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 6

Paul hickey

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 7

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Hi folks, I am interested in the JK125 and am a novice when it comes to composting. Will it work As well if put it in a shady part of the garden? Will it work throughout winter months too? Thanks,

Question 8

Alice donovan

Asked 5 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 9

Ann Sanders

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 10

Guest

Asked 10 months ago 1 answer

This is the second JK125 I have had. The present one about 8 to 10 years. In both cases the insulation has worn out, especially the centre divider. Is it possible to get an insulation kit for all the panels and ends as the rest of the unit is in reasonabl...

Question 11

Christopher Matthews

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Question 12

Guest

Hello

Asked 9 months ago 1 answer

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

Question 13

Mariele Hesper

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 14

Paul McCluskey

Asked 6 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 15

Chris O'Dell

Asked 9 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 16

Ionela Papai

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi.. i recently got a hotbin and in my research some sites say to keep tomato stems/stalks out of the compost. I need to prune my tomato plants and want to know if its ok to throw them in the hotbin

Question 17

Colm

Asked 5 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 18

Sandra

Asked 5 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 19

RayD

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 20

Margaret

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?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 21

Jane Doran

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 22

Kit

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 23

Ann Haccius

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 24

Clara Cleere

Asked 5 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 25

Elizabeth Hamilton.

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 26

Guest

Asked 11 months 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 27

RH

Asked 6 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 28

Sandra

Asked 5 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 29

David

Asked 6 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 30

Sandra

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Is this basically a 300 euro styrofoam bin?

Question 31

C. Obv

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 32

Rosaleen Killian

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 33

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 34

Guest

Can straw be an alternative to wood pellets?

Asked 9 months ago 1 answer

Wood Pellets for Composters

Question 35

Guest

Big Pig repair

Asked 7 months ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK270 'Big Pig'

Question 36

Caroline

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?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 37

Guest

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 38

Henry

Can cooked chicken bones be put in the hotbin

Asked 6 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 39

M Eacrett

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 40

M Daly

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 41

Samantha Rodgers

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 42

Tom

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

what is the hotbin made of?

Question 43

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 44

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 45

Ann Weafer

Asked 7 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 46

Ann

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 47

Michael

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

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...

Question 50

David Maxwell

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer