Wet Logs Banned

trevskoda said:
Could not be ar-ed with wood or coal,who cleans it and fills it,oil easy just set the temp stat and it takes care of its self leaving me to come and go as i please,two oil fills a year.
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I've got to say that the oil boiler at 'new house' is a damn site more practical when you are hobbling about on a dodgy hip.
 
colinmd said:
I've got to say that the oil boiler at 'new house' is a damn site more practical when you are hobbling about on a dodgy hip.
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Get a new one fitted,[ hip that is] i can highly recomend. I had a new one just over a year ago i now want another they are that good. (y)
 
In the black days I worked in the Southhampton Ford Transit factory, and we were constantly getting complaints from folks living within a square mile of of the plant about paint specks on their vehicles from our spray booths and ovens we Ford paid out lots of money in compo and car cleaning to these folks to keep them sweet, it was always worse after a weekend big dig as it was called when the booths and ovens were dismantled and new filters were installed, because a lot of residue got disturbed. The overall pollution was always there, it was never proven that we were responsible for it.
 
Never use wet logs on a wood burner, only well seasoned. I cut, leave in the open for a year then under cover for at least another year before using.
if anybody has read the excellent book “Norwegian Wood“ there is a chapter devoted to the top down method of lighting a wood burner to prevent pollution and it has been proven to work. Apparently the Norwegian Government were so concerned about high levels of log burner pollution that they initiated a campaign on teaching folk how to light their stoves - pollution levels dropped dramatically.
 
Fazerloz said:
Get a new one fitted,[ hip that is] i can highly recomend. I had a new one just over a year ago i now want another they are that good. (y)
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Easier said than done, The type of joint I need is not done by all the surgeons, I'm on rolling notice for a cancelation, meanwhile I should be on the next batch to be booked in.
 
Tonybvi said:
Never use wet logs on a wood burner, only well seasoned. I cut, leave in the open for a year then under cover for at least another year before using.
if anybody has read the excellent book “Norwegian Wood“ there is a chapter devoted to the top down method of lighting a wood burner to prevent pollution and it has been proven to work. Apparently the Norwegian Government were so concerned about high levels of log burner pollution that they initiated a campaign on teaching folk how to light their stoves - pollution levels dropped dramatically.
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I've used the top down method on a camp fire before now but never thought to use it in the log burner.

I will give it a try.
 
That system we have used on our burley log burner for a few years now and I get it cleaned once a year ( certified ) and the guy said I’m doing it too often and there’s hardly any deposits when he puts that thing right up the fleu
hardly any smoke and certainly no specks etc
always get quality kiln dried and we’ve got the log store
 
Robmac said:
Must cost a packet to heat Maingate Manor Jim.

Get a proper fire, you could always throw poor people on it if short of logs.
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Get a proper fire you say!

I grew up with a coal fire and when I was old enough I had to hump a Ton of coal, in 2 buckets, up 9 steps and round the side of the house, then throw it into the coalhouse. :( And repeat the procedure every month.o_O I used to Mine the stuff all day at work as well, so you can see that I quickly got sick of the sight of coal.

Before woodburners got fashionable (early 1980s'), I spent a small fortune on a Bosky multifuel stove which did all the heating and hot water for a large Cottage that had no Gas supply. My Barn was full of wood when Winter started but it took a lot to run 9 or 10 radiators. I could have got an Aga but they were only good for a maximum of 7 radiators. The beauty of the Bosky was that it would also burn coal, so now and again I got a Ton of sea coal. It used to bang and crack a lot as the stone content burst in the stove but chucked out a lot of heat. :giggle: Two local companies that installed PVC do:giggle:uble glazing allowed me to take any wooden window frames I wanted out of their skips in their yard. You would not believe how much Mahogany I burnt, it was by far the best wood ever. Gave out tons of heat and there was virtually no ash left afterwards.

The Wife used to put a bit of oil on the top and cook my steak and fried eggs as it had a 3 position grate. Bottom for heating and hot water, top for cooking.

So thanks but I will stick to gas CH.
 
I've got an open fire. It gets lit at the weekend and is more entertaining than the TV, or so I'm told because it usually sends me to sleep. £50 worth of logs and 10 bags of B&M £2.99 coal sees me through the winter. It's cheaper than the TV licence.
 
I bought a 6 acre wood and it is full of dead ash, from ash dieback disease and the recent winds have knocked over a lot of the live ones now. Plenty of wood for my stoves but the amount of machinery I need to process the logs is quite expensive, I HAVE to bring the big logs home and store them for a fair time as if I was to leave them piled up in the wood they would not be there the next few days. Keeps us warm when cutting it and the warm when chopping it and warm when we burn it. Gas bill was £170 last year. and that was for cooking and washing. I keep the wood dry and windblown so it dries to under 20% in a couple of months and lower still for the summer. Unseasoned wood burns like wet asbestos so it is NEVER worth trying to do it.
 
That’s what this is trying to stop.
It’s the sale of wood and coal in bags at your local garage/ shop that will stop.
As stated wet wood is cra p.
It’s does not stop folk buying it though!
 
Love my log splitter. Arguably a good axeman might be quicker but it is a lot easier on the back. Also my Stihl chainsaw. Like you say, logging warms you 3 times
 
antiquesam said:
I've got an open fire. It gets lit at the weekend and is more entertaining than the TV, or so I'm told because it usually sends me to sleep. £50 worth of logs and 10 bags of B&M £2.99 coal sees me through the winter. It's cheaper than the TV licence.
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And does that keep the home at 21c all year round.
 
maingate said:
Get a proper fire you say!

I grew up with a coal fire and when I was old enough I had to hump a Ton of coal, in 2 buckets, up 9 steps and round the side of the house, then throw it into the coalhouse. :( And repeat the procedure every month.o_O I used to Mine the stuff all day at work as well, so you can see that I quickly got sick of the sight of coal.

Before woodburners got fashionable (early 1980s'), I spent a small fortune on a Bosky multifuel stove which did all the heating and hot water for a large Cottage that had no Gas supply. My Barn was full of wood when Winter started but it took a lot to run 9 or 10 radiators. I could have got an Aga but they were only good for a maximum of 7 radiators. The beauty of the Bosky was that it would also burn coal, so now and again I got a Ton of sea coal. It used to bang and crack a lot as the stone content burst in the stove but chucked out a lot of heat. :giggle: Two local companies that installed PVC do:giggle:uble glazing allowed me to take any wooden window frames I wanted out of their skips in their yard. You would not believe how much Mahogany I burnt, it was by far the best wood ever. Gave out tons of heat and there was virtually no ash left afterwards.

The Wife used to put a bit of oil on the top and cook my steak and fried eggs as it had a 3 position grate. Bottom for heating and hot water, top for cooking.

So thanks but I will stick to gas CH.
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You an yer 3 position grate Jim.

We only 'ad two!
 
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