@mascon,
Thanks, I have watched Charles’ video on composting – several times actually. Charles is such a wealth of information and his videos are so informative and inspirational, and I did try to build my compost according to his recommendation. One fact I have overlooked is – as you pointed out – is that the heap cools down after some time, so I hope this is the case with my compost. I only recently acquired a 50 cm soil thermometer so I don’t know what the initial temperature was. Maybe I should turn the heap now that 4-5 weeks have passed?
Erik