Garten einbringen – bitte halten Sie den De-
ckel nach dem Befüllen immer verschlossen.
Diese Kammer ist weitgehend abgedichtet und
anaerob, sodass das Kompostgut sich bis zum
vollständigen Befüllen der Kammer kaum ver-
ändert. Erst beim Einbringen in die nächste
Kammer, die Kompostierkammer, wird das
Kompostgut intensiv belüftet (aerob) und zer-
setzt sich rasch unter Abgabe von Feuchtigkeit
und Reduzierung des Volumens. Die Wärmeent-
wicklung ist für Bodenlebewesen unerwünscht,
diese kommen erst in der dritten Kammer, der
untersten Kammer, mit dem weitgehend verrot-
teten Kompost in Kontakt und verarbeiten die-
sen zu Humus. Dadurch, dass die mittlere Kam-
mer nur in größeren Zeitabständen in die untere
Kammer entleert wird, und auch keine frischen,
nicht verrotteten Abfälle eingebracht werden,
werden die Bodenlebewesen in ihrer Tätigkeit
nicht gestört. Gleichzeitig ist eine weitgehende
Sicherheit gegen schädliche Nagetiere erreicht,
da diese, wenn überhaupt, nur an frischen Ab-
fällen interessiert sind, die in einer der oberen
Kammern, nicht aber am Boden liegen. Bitte
vermeiden Sie in den Komposter Fleischabfäl-
le, aber auch gekochte Lebensmittel (Ausnahme
Gemüse) zu geben, damit keine Schädlinge an-
gelockt werden.
Sehr geehrte(r) Kunde(in) – in die Entwick-
lung dieses neuartigen Komposters wurden vie-
le Stunden, auch wissenschaftlicher Forschung,
eingebracht. Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie
uns helfen, auch durch Ihre Beobachtungen und
Berichte weitere wichtige Anwendungshinweise
zu erhalten.
Wir möchten gerne Ihre Mühe, uns Ihre Er-
fahrungen und Tipps zu schildern (möglichst
mit Bildern), mit der kostenlosen Zu sen dung
eines Original JUWEL Kompost-Starters hono-
rieren. Einmal monatlich wird unter allen Ein-
sendern ein JUWEL Waren gutschein, einlösbar
bei Ihrem Fachhändler, in der Höhe von € 50,–
verlost.
Bei Fragen oder Anregungen erreichen Sie uns –
siehe unten.
GB IMPORTANT
Instructions on the use of
your new compost bin
– ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
– Please read!
Attention! DO NOT PUT IN ANY HOT
ASHES OR EMBERS!
The composter must not be placed near any
building or shed from inflammable struc-
tures - in the unlikely case of a spontaneous
ignition a dangerous fire could emerge.
This PE-packaging is not a toy! Risk of suf-
focation! Please dispose the packaging into
the sorting station for plastic immediate-
ly after unpacking. (PE is non-polluting and
non-toxic.)
Intended use: this product is intended for pri-
vate use and not for commercial purposes.
Dear customer, thank you for purchasing a
JUWEL quality product. For the best possible
composting success, please read the assembly
instructions and observe the following tips.
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The Aeroplus compost bin was developed over
many years of co-operation with the University
Institute of Microbiology. It should enable you
to attain good composting results as easily as
possible. The compost is stirred twice inside the
compost bin as it travels through 3 chambers,
which saves you the bother of turning - mixing
and aerating - the compost. The top chamber,
which is mostly sealed and has a lid to protect it
from the wind, also reduces the troublesome in-
festation with insects – with the exception of the
small fruit flies, which often come with the fruit
and vegetable scraps. A decisive factor however
is that when the top chamber is emptied, a rela-
tively large quantity of waste is moved into the
middle, composting chamber, which, with the
intake of air, heats up more intensively and more
quickly than would be the case if small quan-
tities were added in each day. In addition, the
emptying of the second chamber, the compost-
ing chamber, by means of the external crank and
the rotating base, is comfortable and mixes the
compost without manual turning. Thanks to the
chamber system, the raw compost in the bottom
chamber is easier to take out than from conven-
tional compost bins because it is loose and it
does not mix with fresh waste.
IMPORTANT TIPS for the assembly
instructions
It is essential that you set up your new
compost bin in a horizontal position (use
a spirit level) on naturally compacted, undis-
turbed ground. On no account should it be set
up on concrete or asphalt because that would
prevent access by soil-dwelling organisms to the
bottom chamber. We urgently recommend that
you place the side walls on a 20-cm-wide base
of concrete or bricks. As the compost in the two
chambers will increase the weight of your com-
post bin to up to 100 kg, it would otherwise sink
into soft ground. Look for a place near the house
in a semi-shaded area. The composting process
requires heat but the compost can become too
dry if it is too hot and it then needs to be watered
(the ideal level of moisture is that of a "wrung-
out sponge").
The 5-digit article numbers in the parts list
are also marked on the injection-moulded
parts for easier identification (with the excep-
tion of small parts, such as cranks and handles).
All outside walls of the compost bin are locked
in place by inserting the studs on the front walls
(flaps) downwards into the slits in the side walls
and pushing the front walls downwards. This
need only be done once for the outside walls.
When fixing the parts of the upper composting
chamber (pict 7 and 8) please pay attention, first
to fix the screws on the side wall (pict 7) only
afterwards fix the screws form top (pict 8) at the
same time pressing the side walls together. Now
please turn the composter completely to fix
the two aluminium frames (d) from the down-
side. They are secured with the already pre-
drilled holes on the ribs of the side walls. Now
please turn the composter again as to fix all
parts of the topside.
The cranks for moving the rotating base can be
attached either on the left or on the right side.
Please make sure that if the crank is put on the
left side (viewed from the front of the compost
bin), it will be operated in a clockwise direction,
and if the crank is put on the right, it will be op-
erated in an anti-clockwise direction. When the
crank is in a horizontal position, the crank han-
dle is folded back into a recess in the crank and
accordingly locks the rotating base in a fixed po-
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sition (initial position). When mounting the ro-
tating base, please take care that the smooth side
of the base will be on top later so that when the
base is screwed to the crank shaft, the crank will
point backwards, as shown in the sketch. Later,
the crank will be moved towards the middle of
the compost bin and then the smooth side of the
rotating base will be on top.
BRIEF GUIDE on starting composting
Every day, open the top lid and put organic com-
post from the kitchen and the garden into the top
chamber, whereby as far as possible, a variety of
scraps should be put in, such as vegetable and
fruit leftovers, wilted flowers, waste clippings
from bushes. Do not put in very large quantities
of cut grass at any one time. Please always close
the lid again!
As soon as the top chamber is full, raise the two
side yellow locking levers (P) simultaneously
and push forwards so that the flap opens. By
pressing down the handles, fix the flap in the
open position. The compost slides into the next
chamber. Use a small garden tool to push it in
further until the top chamber is empty. If you
now add a compost activator – a small quantity
of garden soil also contains enough soil bacte-
ria – you will create the optimum preconditions.
Now close the flap again by lifting and pulling
on the two levers.
Depending on humidity of garbage, mold can
grow in the content of the upper compartment.
According to microbiologists, mold is a normal
sign marking the beginning of the composting
process. Please consider that many useful sub-
stances, like antibiotics, are produced by mold.
Start to fill the top chamber again. In the second
chamber the compost is now aerated intensive-
ly, the two side aeration slide controls regulate
the supply of air. Leave completely open in the
summer. If there is a long period of dry weath-
er, close somewhere between half-way and full
so that the compost will not dry out. Keep it
closed in the cool season. Due to the composting
action, the compost heats up and loses volume
quickly – you can put several times the contents
of the first chamber into this chamber until the
chamber is completely full. (If you wish to check
on this process, you can open the back lid flap
slightly after first opening the front lid handle
and raising the latch on the lid flap. Normally,
this must be kept closed however.
Only when the top chamber has to be emptied
again and the second chamber is full, should the
compost be emptied into the bottom chamber by
opening out the side crank handle and by turn-
ing it (in a clockwise or in an anticlockwise di-
rection) – see tips in the assembly instructions).
Turn the crank several times and then lock it in
a horizontal position again by folding back the
handle.
Now empty the top chamber into the second
chamber again. In intensive contact with the
soil-dwelling organisms, the final decompo-
sition of the compost, which has cooled down,
starts. Depending on the season, you can soon
take the raw compost from the bottom by open-
ing the front or the rear removal flap. Thanks to
the chamber system, there is no risk of it being
mixed with fresh compost.
Why is the compost bin made of 3 cham-
bers? The top chamber is what is referred to as
the collecting chamber. Every day after opening
the lid, you can put any organic waste from the
kitchen and the garden into the top chamber.
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