Venting the Compost Bins

I never realized how much heat a compost bin generates until Friday when Jeff vented them. Each bin now has 1 of these these sticking out of it-like a periscope. He drove a 2' length of pvc pipe into the ground and slipped a larger piece of pipe over it after drilling holes in the larger pipe and adding 2 rubber vent caps to create air pockets. The T- joint on top is to keep rain out. Jeff then moved the existing compost from one bin to the other. He's planning to move the compost from one bin to the other. ..called turning it...each week.
and, boy, this vent really works! If you stick your fingers in the T you can feel the heat rising! Jeff's hoping this will make the compost decompose faster so he can use more of it. I never realized how much work there was to gardening.