How much do these things smell? Want to put composter inside a small area behind our shed if the smell won't nauseate the kiddos...
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As long as you only place vegetal material in it, it's odorless. No meat scraps or fatty substances. I toss in egg shells, coffee grounds, and cigar butts plus vegetable and fruit scraps. Mine is in a mostly shady spot behind the garage. No aroma and no insects, even in midsummer.
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Mine doesn't have any noticeable smell. It sits against the side of an outdoor shed, but my yard is an acre, so maybe someone else will better answer. When I add kitchen waste I try to make an indent in my pile so it's covered up--that probably helps with there not being a smell
1407923
The universal rule of composting is that if it smells bad, then you're doing it wrong. As long as oxygen can get to all the contents, nothing will ever rot.
1407924
Ours does have a mild smell in the summer, but it can be minimized by adding layers of brown material such as fall leaves or newspaper on top of each green layer of food scraps. Also, if you add a little garden soil once in a while that also neutralizes the odor. In the winter, it doesn't have any odor.
1407925
Just turn the compost every few weeks. Shouldn't be a problem. Check your ratio of brown material to green.
1407926
We have one in our backyard and I almost never smell it. The only time I have noticed a smell has been when the lid is open and I am dumping more kitchen scraps in it and even then it's not that often. All the compost books say if it does smell bad that means you need more greens or browns depending on the smell.
1407927
Mine is about 6' from my door and I smell nothing - had a similar one for many years and never an issue.
1771344
I hung ours on a door that is a walk in closet. It's in the closet so I notice no smell. Try fabreezing the inside or using dry cache's of your favorite potpourri.
841597
Yes, just let them sit outside for a few days, I use them in the winter, don't have a problem with the smell at all.
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The smell is not a problem to me, it goes away quickly. For a washer or dryer they should work pretty good. I was using them for a roof-mounted air conditioning unit and they helped a lot.
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Can't help on thermometers/activators (I haven't felt the need for those). You might consider getting some kind of compost pail for your kitchen to collect material you'll eventually transfer to composter. I got a neat little stainless pail, nice enough for countertop, but keep in cabinet under sink. Size should match your expected material amounts. Mine is full enough to take out every 2-3 days. I compost only vegetable material (nothing animal, including egg shells) and with its double filter system, it doesn't smell. Watch amount/proportion of yard waste (brown to green). Composter insides are not large so it can fill up quickly if you put lots of bulky dry leaves, grass clippings, etc. Can't help on thermometers/activators (I haven't felt the need for those). You might consider getting some kind of compost pail for your kitchen to collect material you'll eventually transfer to composter. I got a neat little stainless pail, nice enough for countertop, but keep in cabinet under sink. Size should match your expected material amounts. Mine is full enough to take out every 2-3 days. I compost only vegetable material (nothing animal, including egg shells) and with its double filter system, it doesn't smell. Watch amount/proportion of yard waste (brown to green). Composter... » Read More Can't help on thermometers/activators (I haven't felt the need for those). You might consider getting some kind of compost pail for your kitchen to collect material you'll eventually transfer to composter. I got a neat little stainless pail, nice enough for countertop, but keep in cabinet under sink. Size should match your expected material amounts. Mine is full enough to take out every 2-3 days. I compost only vegetable material (nothing animal, including egg shells) and with its double filter system, it doesn't smell. Watch amount/proportion of yard waste (brown to green). Composter insides are not large so it can fill up quickly if you put lots of bulky dry leaves, grass clippings, etc. « Show Less
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We're using it exclusively as a diaper pail, and I wouldn't say that there's never any smell, but we don't notice anything most of the time. It's been smelling occasionally in the last couple weeks, but we've been using it for 8 months now, so I'm going to see if replacing the carbon filter will stop the smell.
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They recommend 40 to 80 as the optimum range. I know some people get outside that range a bit, but letting it freeze would kill the worms.Why do you not want it inside? It only smells bad if you overfeed. My farm had been in my kitchen for over a year and the only time I had a smell problem was when I deliberately overfed to see what it would take to generate a bad smell. I stopped feeding and the smell was gone in less than a week.
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Ours didn't have that odor to it at all. But I would try some kinda heavy detergent. Hope this helps
1402845
Do far, no smell. I have used a lot of leaves then food scraps. But I am in Austin Texas and have not been through one of our hot summers yet.
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this is what I have used since I bought the compost pail 2 yrs ago.I do wash them 1 x a week and then every 2 months I put new ones in . I have no odor at all . the pail sits on my counter and I use the bag liners that decompose naturally .
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Hi! I'm not exactly sure how to help as we've never received any complaints of the foot stool smelling. I suppose if there was a smell, placing the stool outside for a day or so to air it out would not be a bad idea. Although, again we've never heard of it having a smell before.
1968214
I think that's actually the smell of wool. We've had ours for a few months and it still has this faint wool smell.
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Just keep one end of the cool tube open. Make sure you have at least a 6" 250 cfm fan blowing straight up and out of your area...you will still have a fair amount of smell, but you wont need a filter...this is what I do in my veg tent...hope this helps
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If you keep enough moisture in compost it will be alright. Best if you do some research on composting on the internet. Our units are about 15 to 20 feet from them house and we have two right next to each other and have no problem.
1726546
Yes - they smell. OK for garage, but in a small room, you can't put more than two or you will notice.
2191951
Yes- I had 2 in my kitchen and they work great, no smell (except when you open it) but it filled up fast, so it's good if you have somewhere to empty it, like outdoor compost or a garden.
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It depends on how successful you are, keeping the right consistency and components. Odor happens when the balance is off; it can take a few days to correct. It's bound to happen eventually. Even when all is good, there is an earthy smell of the compost when you open it. It will drip compost liquid 'tea' too. Mine is outside.