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Good morning so I went from a compacted base layer which was not letting sit through to now struggling to get my HotBin to run bellow 60 degrees Celsius. I had taken the lower part of the base layer out added bulking agent and paper / cardboard and mixed in. I also used a bamboo pole to push down to create chimneys to pull the air back through from the base. I then added a first lawn cut and now it is all Cooking away between 65 and 75 degrees Celsius for over a week. Is this okay or is it just killing off all the bacteria? I have fully opened the top vent but that has not reduced the temperature as advised by HotBin. Many thanks
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Sounds ok to me,
My bin has been running hot (60-75C) on first few lawn cuts for a week as well. I just add more cardboard into the grass to slow it down a bit and prevent the ammonia smell you can get from grass. -
Most folks would love to get their Hotbins running this hot. Its what you need to kill all the pathogens and seeds and its perfect if you have a lot of material you want to get rid off. Its also great if you have food waste like fish, chicken carcasses etc. you want to compost.Comment
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Thank you. Also I have had a load of dead maggots coming out with the leachate when I open the cap. I don’t know when they got in but wonder whether they have burrowed down to get away from the heat. What do you think ?Comment
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I think they have either moved down to avoid the heat or they have hatched before there was enough leachate to drown them. I would think its more the heat. Another poster had the same issue with worm and worms don't like the heat. I managed to get 75 degrees the other day in my bin. I really didn't think it was possible to get that high, but it appears it is.Comment
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