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Imo 3 pile not heating up

Hi there, I am currently a few days after setting up my IMO 3 pile but it is not heating up! Details:
  • 10kg of oats
  • 10kg of wood chips/sawdust
  • 1 foot high pile
  • Indoors on wood
  • Covered with cardboard
  • Followed recipe including
    • OHN
    • BRV
    • SW
    • FPJ
    • LAB
    • Fulvic acid
    • 3x IMO 2 collections
We are in Ireland and it is fairly mild for this time of year [8 degrees Celsius]. I suspected that there may not have been enough IMO 2 and/or moisture so I added more of both. It still may be a bit dry and I wonder if that could be the issue? Should I add some dog food in to the mix? I would really appreciate any input ye may have.   Many thanks, DD
Asked by donohoe.darren · about 4 years ago · 21638 views

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I'm having the same issue in Colorado in mid-April.  It's been 36hours and it's not heating up.  For the record, I used 50lbs of rolled oats and wood shavings with the IMO3 liquids per the manual (2x different IMO2's).  The pile is outside on dirt and covered with feed bags.   It's been mid 60's during the day and mid 40's at night; there's a cold spell coming with some rain. I'll cover the pile with a tarp if it rains.  I'll give it a few more day snd then give it more water to see if i can get it to heat up.
by liv2hik · almost 2 years ago
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The pile finally heated up. I think low moisture was the issue.  I didn't soak the wood chips, which I'll do next time.   I'm making a batch of IMO4 with this batch of IMO3; I soaked the materials better and I'm having better results.
by liv2hik · almost 2 years ago

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