Wet Logs Banned

I think people are a bit confused talking about who is going to police fires at gatherings and not allowed to burn wet wood.... there is no change to the law regarding the burning of coal and wet wood.
Whether people would like to see that banned or not is another matter entirely - this law is about the SALE of the product, not its use.
 
wildebus said:
I think people are a bit confused talking about who is going to police fires at gatherings and not allowed to burn wet wood.... there is no change to the law regarding the burning of coal and wet wood.
Whether people would like to see that banned or not is another matter entirely - this law is about the SALE of the product, not its use.
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Not sure though how I'd use it if I can't buy it......
Thankfully the Welsh government haven't followed suit .....yet.
 
Toffeecat said:
So old engine oil and tyres are ok! Few, thats ok then. But on a serious note i use smokeless fuel and dry logs on my fire. But then i look up and see a jet flying overhead and think the gov has its priorities in the wrong place.
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It's not only planes. I was walking alongside Portsmouth Harbour yesterday morning as the Brittany Ferry "Connemara" was coming in and had difficulty breathing with the exhaust fumes. So all you lot taking your vans to France and Spain are responsible for our wonderful council proposing a clean air zone and charging to drive into town. :(
 
rabW said:
Every Day a schoolday - I had never heard of this method, watched the video and tried out this afternoon. Thanks so much for posting! RobbieW
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My fires never go out. I fill them up and turn them right down before going to bed and in the morning just turn them up and rake the ash out and away they go. With it only being wood I burn I can compost the ash which then goes back into the garden completing the circle.
 
Andrew said:
That'll be going as well. You'll be forced to replace it with a ground source heat pump. Gas comes from fossil fuels.
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i do wonder how many actually read beyond the headlines. its only sales of less than 2 m3 of wet logs that are being banned, buy it by the lorry load and youre fine. or barter. or dont get caught. or cut your own. nobody is proposing to ban burning wet logs, just another headline to show theyre doing something which will be observed by the law abiding and ignored or circumvented by everyone else.
 
Whoo wait a minute, don't do as I do, do as I say, so the government say we have to use nice clean electricity from our modern power stations,what a con.
In our area we grow thousands of acres of willow to feed Drax power station, the harvester comes in cuts it, it is the left in a great big heap for a couple of months out in the open, it is then taken to the power station and burned??
This is green wood which has been out in all weathers, this type of fuel couldn't be kiln dried as it would use more power to dry it than the power it would create.
Another con to keep certain parties happy.
I will now wait for the flack.
 
caledonia said:
My fires never go out. I fill them up and turn them right down before going to bed and in the morning just turn them up and rake the ash out and away they go. With it only being wood I burn I can compost the ash which then goes back into the garden completing the circle.
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No ash with oil and i can go away for as long as i like and it keeps working at 21c rooms & water 55c ,cat loves it.
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trevskoda said:
No ash with oil and i can go away for as long as i like and it keeps working at 21c rooms & water 55c ,cat loves it.View attachment 76853
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As I said before Trev I have an oil heating system but with having two log burners going it only really gets used for the hot water as the house temp is high enough not to trigger the room thermostat. Free logs are cheaper than oil. 😎
 
caledonia said:
As I said before Trev I have an oil heating system but with having two log burners going it only really gets used for the hot water as the house temp is high enough not to trigger the room thermostat. Free logs are cheaper than oil. 😎
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That a good idea,but do all the rooms get heated or do you not bother with kitchen/bedrooms,some like it cooler. (y)
 
trevskoda said:
That a good idea,but do all the rooms get heated or do you not bother with kitchen/bedrooms,some like it cooler. (y)
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The stoves are at opposite ends of the house and with the doors open they heat the whole house. All on one level so no upstairs.
 
caledonia said:
The stoves are at opposite ends of the house and with the doors open they heat the whole house. All on one level so no upstairs.
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That makes sense,good move though you do have to stay in to load them,many farms use them here,old ranges are normal with back boiler for hot water.
 
Allen said:
Not sure though how I'd use it if I can't buy it......
Thankfully the Welsh government haven't followed suit .....yet.
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If you collect wood from woods; if you use wood from your own garden; if you use your imagination you would see how ......
 
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