fergyguy Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 I was considering buying 40 x 25kg bags of smokeless fuel which works out at £7 per bag but noticed today in Wilko today 10kg bags are £4 so equates to £10 for 25kg so just wondering if it’s worth trying to avoid having to find somewhere to free store a bulk purchase from coal merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dreamer Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Haven’t tried the Wilco stuff, but we have used Aldi, Lidl and Wickes, and assume that they all come from a similar source. Not terribly impressed, hard to light, burns quickly and creates large amounts of ash. In the end, I am not sure that it is any better value than SuperTherm, which we pay £11 per 25kg for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glynn Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Have you looked at http://nationalcoal.co.uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 17 hours ago, The Dreamer said: Haven’t tried the Wilco stuff, but we have used Aldi, Lidl and Wickes, and assume that they all come from a similar source. Not terribly impressed, hard to light, burns quickly and creates large amounts of ash. In the end, I am not sure that it is any better value than SuperTherm, which we pay £11 per 25kg for. I agree fully. The only thing in the favour of the 10 kg bags I've used is their weight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, fergyguy said: I was considering buying 40 x 25kg bags of smokeless fuel which works out at £7 per bag but noticed today in Wilko today 10kg bags are £4 so equates to £10 for 25kg so just wondering if it’s worth trying to avoid having to find somewhere to free store a bulk purchase from coal merchant. Not sure where you are precisely but Midland are promoting 10% off for six bags or more. Mercia Midland is your closest. I wouldn’t bother with the 10kg bags. There’s a reason it’s inexpensive. Edited December 30, 2019 by Nightwatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergyguy Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Thanks nightwatch I’ll take a look as the boat I’m buying is moored at Mercia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Our flavourite at the moment is Excel. They didn’t have it a week ago so we are on Supertherm. Not as good. Bought three bags to see us through till they have more Excel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: Our flavourite at the moment is Excel. They didn’t have it a week ago so we are on Supertherm. Not as good. Bought three bags to see us through till they have more Excel. Excel is always "my go" to fuel too, but I haven't found a handy supplier since relocating so I've tried a few lately, all worse in every way - heat, fumes, ash. I'm currently burning my third bag of "Newheat" at £9.50 for 20kg from Saltisford Arm and I'm rather pleased. A little more ash than Excel, but not bad at all, a fair bit better in terms of fumes. Big ovals, but easy to light. It may well be my new preferred choice, although Excel remains high on my list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canals are us? Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 I have swapped from the cheap Brazier etc. Really like Oxbow RED. Less ash and even though not smokeless, very little smoke. Lasts well and good heat. James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompairHolman Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 The 10 kilo bagged stuff from the high street stores is low quality, it sounds cheap but in the long term something like Exel will give out more heat for the money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceinSanity Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 17 hours ago, fergyguy said: Thanks nightwatch I’ll take a look as the boat I’m buying is moored at Mercia Don’t know if it’s still the case but both MC and the Still Waters shop here were having trouble getting supplies a couple of weeks ago. That cold snap meant that the big buyers were snaffling all the stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, BruceinSanity said: Don’t know if it’s still the case but both MC and the Still Waters shop here were having trouble getting supplies a couple of weeks ago. That cold snap meant that the big buyers were snaffling all the stock. MC seem to run out rather quickly. It would make sense to buy more, but they may well have restrictions of some sort, one may, indeed, be your explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Well at the Wilko here in Loughborough the 10 kilo bags are Blaze. The same as sold in Wickes, but a bit cheaper at Wilko. It may not be the very best quality, but at equivalent to £10 for 25 kilos, it really is quite good value. We regularly burn Blaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Stick with your local coal merchant and store it Martin, you get better coal for less money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergyguy Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 That’s my intention Peter but just thought I’d get people’s opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompairHolman Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Wickes store local to me used to leave 3 pallets of coal out the front every night , the store is set back from the road behind its own car park and totally in the dark with no CCTV, god knows how much they lost but all because they were too lazy to fork lift the pallets inside after closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hurley Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, CompairHolman said: The Wickes store local to me used to leave 3 pallets of coal out the front every night , the store is set back from the road behind its own car park and totally in the dark with no CCTV, god knows how much they lost but all because they were too lazy to fork lift the pallets inside after closing. Some people just dont give a fork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Welsh Cruiser Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 I used a mixture of 'red' and petcoke. Petcoke is excellent value and more controllable/ easier to light than anthracite. Care needs to be taken though, apparently it can burn through grates if it's given too much air. Petcoke burns clean with no smoke, and leaves very little ash. I used 'red' overnight as I can't keep petcoke in for 8 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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