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That liquid will go black soon enough, temperature will hit 50°C easily and you’ll be dodging clouds of steam every time you open it. We used our hotbin most of last year but as it fills we found it hard to maintain enough oxygen and the composting process stalled. I’ve emptied it and won’t be using the contents and when I kick start it again I won’t be using any cooked food as I’m just too wary it’ll attract vermin if it’s not fully broken down.
inchpincher-
I found that by removing the soggy charcoal filter, that solved the problem of getting enough oxygen in there. Bit of a design flaw.
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I know it says there's no need to mix, but I might give it a bit of a fluff to work some air in there while I still can. Wish I had room for a normal compost heap, but I've got a tiny garden.
Are you putting the contents you removed back through a second time? Are they not usable at all?
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Marron
Have had hotbin going for less than two weeks - it's hovering around 0C outside, inside the bin it's 22C! And today I decanted approx 1L of clear, golden liquid. Should have taken a photo - it looked like olive oil. I think this means it's working??