We live in Montana. It can get down to -40F and averages about 20F during the winter. can we put our kitchen waste in during winter?
276722
That is a good question. I just bought two this summer and I am wondering the same thing. We have two things in our favor. The enzymes in the composter should work. And, keeping the composter in a sunny spot should help. I believe that is why the thing is black plastic, to attract the sun and heat. I am in SE Wisc and I am anxious to see what happens. I will be watching it because I am curious about stuff and how things work.
276723
Yes, you can put kitchen wastes in during winter - they just don't break down as fast or at all if it's very cold. If the composter is in a sunny spot the temp can get above freezing inside and the alternate freezing and thawing will also break down the material - just takes some nice summer heat to finish the process.
128339
I have drained mine we get cold here and I don't want it to freeze and split.
842690
You can add scraps in winter, but outside, no composting will happen. Keeping inside might help, but it needs to be kept pretty warm to really stay composting.
1462405
I'm in Alaska. My worm composters are in my garage all year round. Other wise they would freeze over the 6 months of winter. They are very compact and don't take too much room.
1042371
Not really, composting goes on standstill during winter. Any temperature below 55 degrees is not great for composting.
1462404
I live in the cold, frozen north. I just keep my composter in my garage. No varmits and it doesn't freeze.
188203
From the research I have done, yes. Being installed in the kitchen of my North Florida home, water inlet temp here bottoms out at 67F; yours should be higher making it more effective. This is good for 2.5 points of use (sinks) so should be good but have not actually operated mine yet until the end of the week when kitchen remodel complete. Pay attention to circuit breaker/ wire gauge requirements; they are different than a tank system.
2279050
Ours gets warm to the touch....we have -20° to -30° temperatures where I live. It melts the snow/ice at least a foot away from the mat.
1334770
We live up in the mountains in colo. & we used it for a green house this summer & its still up . it is about 24F & lots of snow so we went out to check it out for you & its very bendable still in good shape hope this helps you out .
1322974
The fridge would be fine. I fill it with ice water which would be colder than putting it in the fridge.
82539
Last winter it was our only heat left on in our Northern Idaho home while we would be in and out every couple weeks. We were so happy that in our 3700 sqft home, it was left on in its lowest setting and we would arrive in the winter surprised to 50 degress and secure/safe plumbing. Love it.
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I don't think it is. We don't use it much in the winter but since we live in South Dakota it would be hard to maintain the temp even if it was insulated. I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas and he has been pretty happy with it. We have used it for chicken, pork loins and sausages so far as well as our Thanksgiving turkey which got rave reviews. There is plenty of room inside, but if you have specific questions I can try to answer them
1502007
Probably not since there is some output of heat. Probably best to locate it in your basement, (if you have one) below where the sink and dishwasher are and then the heat can circulate freely and dissipate.
1256838
No. I wouldn't think but I keep mine in 40 degree temp in winter months. You should be able to down load owners manual to be for sure.
254539
No, this is for a range of 20 to 80 degrees use in a refrigerator. There are others out there that will.
254227
As long as you keep it in a cool place, not generally refrigerated. Its winter so I think that it should be good by January...keep it in the pantry.
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We don't get really cold weather and snow here in San Antonio, TX but we do get lots of heat and it held up fine to that. We had an ice storm last week and there was no problem. The other day it was 28 degrees out and I checked the temperature in the greenhouse that is heated by a small space heater and it was 53 degrees inside. While it is not air tight, there aren't many leaks either.