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LysmachiaMoon said:I've worked with horse manure for 30 years and I can assure you it does not smell bad and it's too "fluffy" to really go anerobic......

Cool! Thank you, I didn't know that. That also means it would "cook faster" than it would if it went anaerobic.

LysmachiaMoon said: ...
RE: The idea using black barrels of water. I found an improvement on this idea. Use plastic gas cans (new and clean of course), filled with water and WATER SOFTENER SALT. The highly salted water really absorbs and holds the heat better. (paint the gas cans black)

That surprised me. These would have suggested the opposite, but there may be factors other than the specific heat capacity. Also, I don't think these were mainly talking about concentrated solutions. BTW, most water softeners use sodium chloride or potassium chloride.

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