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Compost Heating System

March 15, 2023






Greenhouse - Heating with Compost Power
video

Compost heats up to 160' or higher and must be monitored.
Temperature gauges are kept in the pile, adding water as needed.
The water pump circulates water through hoses
from the pile to the greenhouse floor heating setup.






How to make Compost - The Simplest Easy Method
video - just one of many varieties

Gardeners claim that you always need a natural
source of bacteria to activate the heat of the pile.
Chemical inoculation does not work well.
Urine is commonly used.
Anything can be composted... even dead animals.
Could this be an alternative to sewage disposal?
...if the compost was only used on bushes, not veggies.






Compost heating system experiment
video

He has a circulating fan pushing air through the pile and back.
Notice that the north side of the greenhouse has mylar/foil.
Foil is reflective and is also used in structure weatherization.
It will hold heat in or keep it away... in floors, roofs, walls.















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