Instructions for the Worksheet to Figure the Deduction for Business Use of Your Home
Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments.n an average, it takes about one to three hours to cremate a human body, thereby reducing it to 3-7 pounds of cremains. The cremation remains are usually pasty white in color. These remains are transferred in a cremation urn and given to the relative or representative of the deceased.
For an average size adult, the initial cremation takes about 21/2 to 3 hours with an operating temperature between 1500-1600 degrees F. In addition the âcool downâ cycle, which allows for the removal of the cremated remains after cremation, may vary depending on the type of cremation unit.ypically, cremation may be arranged for a savings of 75% to 80% when compared to a traditional funeral service and burial using average merchandise (embalming, casket, vault, grave, opening/closing fee, monument, tent, etc.).