Insulated Mini Hot Compost Bins
Hotbin composters work much faster at breaking down your food and garden waste by heating them up to 60°c. This extra heat enables you to compost 32 times faster than regular cold composters - and have a rich, useable compost somewhere between 30 to 90 days. It works so fast and thoroughly that turning or mixing the compost is not required. These bins have a smaller 100 Litre capacity to suit a 1-2 person household with or without a small garden. They are well insulated and contain foul odours, eliminating pests. They work all year round and will compost all of your food and garden waste, even in the winter months when traditional composters stop working.
New Features
The Hotbin now includes a leachate collection system. Leachate is the liquid run off from the natural composting process, and can itself be used as a liquid fertiliser. In the old hotbins, this liquid would just pool on the floor of the compost bin. In this new model, the leachate is funnelled towards the drainage cap where it can be drained via the tap and used as needed.
The lid has been redesigned to now include a raised step around the top edge of the bin: this locks together like a tongue and groove joint when the lid is closed. This extra security keeps the lid closed firmly and prevents any water from seeping in during heavy rainfall. The protruding hinge has now been removed from the lid and instead built into the hotbin, so that it is now perfectly square. The aeration mesh can also now be slotted into the bin's base.
Comes with all necessary composting accessories.
Included:
- Lid Thermometer
- 1 x Cam Strap
- Kick-Start Bottle
- Internal Thermometer
- Raking Stick
- Bulking Agent
Dimensions: 112.5cm x 45cm x 45cm
Capacity: 100 Litres
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4 Hotbin
Bought ours in late May and delighted with it so far so good.Reached the temp required for optimal composting within 2 to 3 weeks.Good time of the year to start with a new bin.Have gotten 3 to 4 liquid runoffs so far .So if it performs as well in winter it deserves the 5 stars.Gave 4 stars for now .
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
I got the first model second hand, which means I was reliant on the online instructions and tutorial. It’s a very tidy looking bit of kit, sitting right outside my back door and releases no odours. Set up and started off as per the instructions (search YouTube for videos) and was up to temperature in 10days. I’ve yet to try the resulting compost as it’s only been going a few weeks, but very happy with it so far. My only issue is the sound when you open and close it, polystyrene type squeak means the other half won’t go near it.
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
I got the first model second hand, which means I was reliant on the online instructions and tutorial. It’s a very tidy looking bit of kit, sitting right outside my back door and releases no odours. Set up and started off as per the instructions (search YouTube for videos) and was up to temperature in 10days. I’ve yet to try the resulting compost as it’s only been going a few weeks, but very happy with it so far. My only issue is the sound when you open and close it, polystyrene type squeak means the other half won’t go near it.
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
I'm new to buying online aside from the odd CD over the years so am hard to win over. I'm still not won over but I have no complaints with my order at all. It's a good compost bin and as I expected.
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
I'm new to buying online aside from the odd CD over the years so am hard to win over. I'm still not won over but I have no complaints with my order at all. It's a good compost bin and as I expected.
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
As described
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5 Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)
As described
Questions & Answers
Popular Questions
Sorry to hear that. To be honest i have never come across someone with a Hotbin that was eaten through. You can of course still use it to store and breakdown your general garden waste but yes the kitchen waste will only attract vermin. That is why the Joraforms are so good. They are up off the ground with a fully sealed metal surround which creates serious heat and you won't have any vermin issues. The Joraform will get through a lot more garden and kitchen waste than a Hotbin
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Definitely a Joraform as it offers the ability to put all cooked and uncooked food in and not have to worry about it. Due to the fact that it turns every time you add food to it the heat also builds up a lot faster. That said the Hotbin is a great product it just needs a bit more minding and won't get warm enough to add bones
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Thank you for your question. Can i ask you to email directly in to support@quickcrop.ie and our customer service guys will make sure to get this sorted for you
Niall
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The 200 litre for a family of four would certainly be a lot better however if you are putting a percentage of your food waste in the Hungry Bin already you might get away with the 100. That said for its size the 200 is much better value
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I am afraid we don't sell the Hotbin bulking agent but we do have wood pellets which work just as well if not better. They are 9.95 a bag
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The liquids make there way down to the base easily enough so the best place for the tap is at the base. The little pig is a much better system but as you can see the price reflects this. The main reason is that each time you add to it you just give it a turn and this helps the composting process no end. The Hotbin has to be turned with the mixing fork provided which can be a pain to get down deep in to it. That said once you do this it works really effectively
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