i have been experimenting with various ways of collecting heat from a compost heap my latest model was built with a with help of Johan ..thank you matey for all your help

Monday 13 June 2011

my first attempt has failed

hi everyone

the past month or so i have had to accept something is wrong with my heap and the only way to deal with it was to empty the chamber, as you can guess its not a pleasant task to carry out , which is why i had not done it until today.

on inspection of the compost i can see it is very wet in places and compact. this will have not been ideal for the bacteria to make them selves at home and generate the heat. there are also parts that are dry.

i have had difficulty in turning the chamber so i have repositioned the handles on to the barrel this will be easier to rotate

i have left 1/3 of the existing compost inside the chamber and i shall attempt to restart.

changes i need to do are turn the chamber once a day if possible, good exercise considering the size.

i am hoping this will mix the wetter stuff into the dryer stuff

will update before end of week

the existing temp inside chamer is 18c .. the same as external temp today