Hotbins

Thanks Spec
I will, of course, bore you all senseless with my Hotbin experiences. First, I need to give it a personality and a name. Any suggestions? At the moment, he's Mr Greedy. https://www.mrmen.com/mr-greedy/

Meanwhile, I've spent a few hours feeding it today - some oak twigs and leaves from a fallen branch in the base, a builder's bucket of chicken run floor (wood shavings, shredded paper and droppings), an MFB of comfrey leaves, half an MFB of nettles and a builder's bucket of chopped mint and a load of shredded bills. Please note - no kitchen waste whatsoever as all I could find was an apple core!!
I didn't use any of the woodchips that came with the bin or the kick-start bottle (a plastic bottle that you fill with boiling water and bury in the compost material to start heating it up).
Its full to the minimum level - the top of the hatch - a long way to go before it is full!
Starting temperature is 10C. Watch this space.

Update
Mr Greedy was still 10C this morning so I gave him his hot water bottle and, within an hour he was 20C. He's now nearly 30C/80F and the lid is warm.
I've read that an HB gives off the heat equivalent of a 30w light bulb - not enough to heat a GH but maybe enough to keep the frost at bay. That's why I've put it in the GH, and its nicer to play with in the dry.