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Heat Recovery From Composting
March 24th, 2009 by peter
Heat is the natural byproduct of the biologic process that we call “composting”. It is not at all uncommon to see pile temperatures well above 140 degree Fahrenheit, sustained for several weeks.
Quite often, I am asked the question, “Can I recover some of the heat from my compost pile?” The simple answer is “Yes”, but [...]