12 pm
Ambient Temp 22 C
Hotbin had to be refilled to the brim as it had slumped to less than a quarter full and the internal temp has begun to drop rapidly to less than 40 C - so I filled it up to the top with a mixture of weeds, grass and card, with a few handfuls of wood chips as bulking agent.
Found a slight issue when I tried to close the lid - if any debris gets on the flat surface...
The lid wont shut!
Easily fixed, though - just clear the debris away :-)
Dalek has slumped by 45 cm from the initial max fill level.
Internal temp in middle of surface layer 56 C - still working on initial charge of material.
Lots of steam.
Day 6
Wed 11 July 2012
Ambient Temp 18 C
Hotbin has begun to warm up already. Level has significantly decreased since the refill yesterday/
Internal temp using probe, as before, in middle of surface - 46 C
Lid Temp 35 C
Dalek
Internal Temp in middle of surface layer 60 C
Internal temp at edge of surface layer 50 C
Material slumped down by 50 cm from initial fill level.
Steaming and bin feels warm to touch from outside
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