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Caution
• Do NOT use any anti-bacterial cleaning agents or products inside the composting system.
• Do NOT use sugarcane mulch or other stringy fibrous material.
• Do NOT use bowl cover when system in use.
• Avoid bulking agents with very fine particles that can become “cakey“ when absorbing
moisture, which will block the drainage of excess moisture.
• Only use peat moss, wood-shavings and hemp in your EcoLet.
Maintenance
• Check the fluid level indicator tube regularly and adjust thermostat accordingly.
– Fluid level increasing and above halfway = turn thermostat up
• Add bulking agent regularly (refer to Correct Setting on page 8).
• Empty the compost tray BEFORE it is full.
– Most people empty it once a month to avoid overfilling.
When to reintroduce the microbes
You will know when the pile is not composting as the matter will not be breaking down (which
reduces volume). This is most evident by monitoring the toilet paper, as it tends to break down
first.
As you use the system, the microbes that you introduce will spread through your composting
chamber which is aided by the mixing mechanism. If they are able to thrive in the composting
chamber environment you may never need to reintroduce them. An optimal composting
environment for these microbes is moist and warm. You will therefore want to consider
reintroducing microbes if your system has:
• Completely dried out. In dry conditions microbes will start to hibernate and eventually die
• Gone septic. If your system is full of liquid the microbes will drown
• Becomes too cold. Microbes will slow down start to hibernate in cold temperatures
It can also be “refreshing” for your compost pile to have some new microbes added into the
top layers. This can be helpful if you have been using the system for a long time or if you have
left the system unattended and turned off.
Thankfully, there’s two really easy ways to add microbes into the composting chamber:
• Add Nature Quick Microbes
• Add fully composted material (it will still contain a population of microbes)
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