LadyG 701 Report post #1 Posted October 12 Short on fuel for stove so picked up Eco Logs at ASDA, looks like sawdust compressed with wood glue, smells like it, once they get going they create heat, but no substitute for the real thing , and those large black eggs thay sell around here.... £5.50 probably not great value, neither are the ASDA logs in nets, same price Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBiscuits 3222 Report post #2 Posted October 12 The only thing I know for sure about sniffing glue is that only the really committed use Copydex! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyG 701 Report post #3 Posted October 12 57 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: The only thing I know for sure about sniffing glue is that only the really committed use Copydex! Gloy for primary school, and superglue for teens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchcrawler 1740 Report post #4 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, TheBiscuits said: The only thing I know for sure about sniffing glue is that only the really committed use Copydex! Do they still make that, we always had a jar at home when I was a kid, putting patches on trousers was the main use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBiscuits 3222 Report post #5 Posted October 13 2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: Do they still make that, we always had a jar at home when I was a kid, putting patches on trousers was the main use No idea Brian. My Dad used to use it to glue carpets, but I seem to recall it was about half ammonia. Anyone who will sniff ammonia for half an hour trying to get high deserves everything that comes to them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Mack 1347 Report post #6 Posted October 13 9 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: Do they still make that, we always had a jar at home when I was a kid, putting patches on trousers was the main use Apparently they do, though I haven't seen any for years. https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/pritt-copydex-glue-125-ml/5010786165218.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hudds Lad 304 Report post #7 Posted October 13 once spent a few hours in an unventilated room at school glueing up a big collage for the entrance hall using this stuff, worst headache of my life an hour or so later. gave it a lot more respect when using it at art college Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchcrawler 1740 Report post #8 Posted October 13 I was in the school sailing club and in the winter we use to paint the club leader's (science master) half decker. We use to clean the brushes with Carbon tetrachloride. That could account for a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buccaneer66 10 Report post #9 Posted October 13 (edited) 19 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: Anyone who will sniff ammonia for half an hour trying to get high deserves everything that comes to them! You get that using the old fashioned drawing printing machines. 8 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: We use to clean the brushes with Carbon tetrachloride. Had to use that in my first job washing the grease off connector covers in a bucket of it. I thought Evostick was the sniffers best friend Edited October 13 by buccaneer66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbfiresprite 339 Report post #10 Posted October 13 The eco logs in Asda use molasses as the binding agent. A product like Hotmax is a far better product and cheaper at £4 for 10 kgs. The logs are compressed to higher pressure which means no binding agent is needed. A kg of logs produces 4.7 KW (17 MJ/KG) of heat with very little ash, it’s cleaner, easier and less bulky to handle than coal, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyG 701 Report post #11 Posted October 13 32 minutes ago, nbfiresprite said: The eco logs in Asda use molasses as the binding agent. A product like Hotmax is a far better product and cheaper at £4 for 10 kgs. The logs are compressed to higher pressure which means no binding agent is needed. A kg of logs produces 4.7 KW (17 MJ/KG) of heat with very little ash, it’s cleaner, easier and less bulky to handle than coal, Thanks, I quite like them for reviving stove on a morning, will try to source these hotmax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bizzard 2300 Report post #12 Posted October 13 Aldi do Flame smokeless fuel and Range do Brazier smokeless fuel, both £3-99p for 10 Kg bags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbfiresprite 339 Report post #13 Posted October 14 3 hours ago, LadyG said: Thanks, I quite like them for reviving stove on a morning, will try to source these hotmax. The hotmax site allows you to find a locate a dealer, including ones that deliver. https://suppliers.bedmaxshavings.com/find-a-hotmax-supplier/ Just put in the nearest town to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sea Dog 2328 Report post #14 Posted October 14 18 hours ago, LadyG said: Thanks, I quite like them for reviving stove on a morning, will try to source these hotmax. I just add more "coal" with no issues - am I missing something or are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyG 701 Report post #15 Posted October 14 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sea Dog said: I just add more "coal" with no issues - am I missing something or are you? If it is in local lockdown, it will often just go in to terminal decline, I find that it needs flames and draught to persuade it to fire up again. Edited October 14 by LadyG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bagginz 54 Report post #16 Posted October 14 Tesco heat logs £5 for 12 are pretty good. I use one on top of the solid fuel 'coal' for a nice heat boost. The trick to using them is leave them alone once they've turned into a hot ember - in which case they'll last for quite some time. Poke them and they'll disintegrate into hot dust and stop providing heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
