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I mean how are they built inside.
Basically I am guessing that these items are a steel bin that is insulated. I am unsure how they are insulated, but it is probably just insulation material sandwiched between the outer casing and and an inner metal skin? Having said that, composting needs air circulation to function efficiently without losing the heat. Really that has to be correctly balanced.
The size/capacity of the one linked to, seems to be similar to that of a council roadside litter bin.
They are not far off £200. I will assume that they work quite well. If they do , then my interest would be scaling one up to something much larger.
If room is available, a larger one would be good for composting leylandii cut-offs every year for example, instead of travelling to the local tip. Conifers are not normally as easy to breakdown as other green waste, but heat would make a big difference.
Anyone got one or messed about with one?
My link does not seem to work, but they are called hotbin composter.
Basically I am guessing that these items are a steel bin that is insulated. I am unsure how they are insulated, but it is probably just insulation material sandwiched between the outer casing and and an inner metal skin? Having said that, composting needs air circulation to function efficiently without losing the heat. Really that has to be correctly balanced.
The size/capacity of the one linked to, seems to be similar to that of a council roadside litter bin.
They are not far off £200. I will assume that they work quite well. If they do , then my interest would be scaling one up to something much larger.
If room is available, a larger one would be good for composting leylandii cut-offs every year for example, instead of travelling to the local tip. Conifers are not normally as easy to breakdown as other green waste, but heat would make a big difference.
Anyone got one or messed about with one?
My link does not seem to work, but they are called hotbin composter.
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