Burny burny things. Coal and all that

[magnetman]

What are people burning to keep warm ? 

 

Lecky? 

 

Coal. What type. 

 

Wood. Yes it evaporates quickly doesn't it. 

 

Dried mammals. 

 

Diesel. This is good for energy content.

 

Gas.

 

Nuclear power. 

 

There must be others. 

 

 

 

I heard good stories about a briquetted coal product called 'red'. 

 

 

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, magnetman said:

There must be others. 

 

Dried Camel dung (or the canal equivalent, and better than putting it in the bins)

[magnetman]

I am not a camel but yes I did forget about this one !

And one does not have to dry it. The fire by dint of being hot will get rid of the moisture. Thats the whole point of fire and the reason why it was originally invented. 

[Adam]

Cmers mooring ropes, lock beams, excel, newheat, small sticks mixed with coal makes it burn much hotter. Plus some diesel if its really cold

[Momac]

7 minutes ago, magnetman said:

What are people burning to keep warm ? 

 

Lecky? 

 

Coal. What type. 

 

Wood. Yes it evaporates quickly doesn't it. 

 

Dried mammals. 

 

Diesel. This is good for energy content.

 

Gas.

 

Nuclear power. 

 

There must be others. 

 

 

 

I heard good stories about a briquetted coal product called 'red'. 

 

 

You can't  burn Lecky 

Nor nuclear power. I doubt very much whether people have direct access to nuclear power .

 

Edited January 10 by Momac

[BEngo]

I have been burning RED.  Bit like Homefire or Homefire ovals.  Lights readily.  Stays in well.  Likes a tiny bit more draught than excel. Not too much ash. Not too bad at blacking the door glass.  Keeps the boat warm.  Doesn't seem to runaway up if the wind gets up.

 

A RTG would be nice.  Come home to a comforting blue glow, and keep the batteries charged.

 

N

[magnetman]

Just now, Adam said:

Cmers mooring ropes, 

 

1 minute ago, Momac said:

You can't  burn Lecky 

Nor nuclear power. I doubt very much whether people have direct access to nuclear power .

 

 

Fair point. 

[Chris Lowe]

7 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Dried Camel dung (or the canal equivalent, and better than putting it in the bins)

 

Some people burn dried cow pats.

[magnetman]

5 minutes ago, Chris Lowe said:

 

Some people burn dried cow pats.

 

It all burns. 

 

The calorific value of cow dung cake is approximately 8000 kJ/kg. Research has shown that the calorific value of cow dung biomass can vary depending on factors such as moisture content and processing methods. For instance, cow dung briquettes made with optimal moisture content can achieve a higher calorific value, such as 17.688 MJ/kg. However, the standard value for cow dung cake is around 8000 kJ/kg.

 

 

Its odd how humans have developed such advanced and expensive strategies to deal with a daily output you can hold in one hand while claiming it is incredibly dangerous when all you actually have to do is just burn it. 

 

 

[smiler]

Old car tyres - saves them from going to landfill.

 

They smoke a tiny bit with a hint of their unique scent - but that's only outside. Inside it's cosy and warm. Give them plenty of air, they will clean the chimney too.😁

[magnetman]

3 minutes ago, smiler said:

Old car tyres - saves them from going to landfill.

 

They smoke a tiny bit with a hint of their unique scent - but that's only outside. Inside it's cosy and warm. Give them plenty of air, they will clean the chimney too.😁

Sliced up road cones are good. 

 

Also life rings. I always find life rings in the River. Tomorrow I have an abandoned ITIWIT inflatable canoe to process.

 

Edited January 10 by magnetman

[jim mitchell]

Derelict (or seemingly so) boats of any kind, useful for raising steam power +saunna on the around the ring in 80 days tour.

 

Inflatable canoes - come with ready mixed air so draft free on burning !😃

[booke23]

I’ve settled on Homefire Ecoal the past few winters. Good heat if you open the vent, relatively clean and not too much ash. I do find coal is a bit stove specific so what works well in one stove might not be grate (😅) in another.

[magnetman]

Always worth keeping the 

2 minutes ago, booke23 said:

 what works well in one stove might not be grate (😅) in another.

Always good to keep the temperature up to avoid getting the winter flue. 

[Tonka]

Los Angeles 

[magnetman]

1 minute ago, Tonka said:

Los Angeles 

Palisades sound like some sort of wooden thing. 

[Tonka]

Just now, magnetman said:

Palisades sound like some sort of wooden thing. 

That's Pallet Sides

[magnetman]

Oh yes ! 

 

I was thinking they were of mahogany. 

[DShK]

20 minutes ago, booke23 said:

I’ve settled on Homefire Ecoal the past few winters. Good heat if you open the vent, relatively clean and not too much ash. I do find coal is a bit stove specific so what works well in one stove might not be grate (😅) in another.

Really? I found it extremely ash-y. Like twice the amount of ash of other brands. I've started using new burn and it seems to burn quite hot without too much ash.

[junior]

I burn RED on the boat, but if I couldn't get that I'd be fine with Excel or Supertherm.

 

I burn House Coal on the open fire in our living room at home, plus the occasional log.

 

In the snug on our multi-fuel stove I burn logs.

 

Question.. Does anyone know what the smallest size smokeless ovals/briquettes are? The firebox on the Premier Range in my back cabin is really small, and I struggle to fit more than about 7/8 lumps or RED in there at a time. Not ideal when trying to keep it in overnight.

[bizzard]

6 minutes ago, junior said:

I burn RED on the boat, but if I couldn't get that I'd be fine with Excel or Supertherm.

 

I burn House Coal on the open fire in our living room at home, plus the occasional log.

 

In the snug on our multi-fuel stove I burn logs.

 

Question.. Does anyone know what the smallest size smokeless ovals/briquettes are? The firebox on the Premier Range in my back cabin is really small, and I struggle to fit more than about 7/8 lumps or RED in there at a time. Not ideal when trying to keep it in overnight.

Probably Phurnacite. About half the size of say  Exel

Edited January 10 by bizzard

[jim mitchell]

4 minutes ago, junior said:

Does anyone know what the smallest size smokeless ovals/briquettes are? The firebox on the Premier Range in my back cabin is really small, and I struggle to fit more than about 7/8 lumps or RED in there at a time. Not ideal when trying to keep it in overnight.

Depends how hard you hit them with a hammer 😉

 

24 minutes ago, magnetman said:

Always good to keep the temperature up to avoid getting the winter flue.

But without the flue  sodall burns 😁

[booke23]

5 minutes ago, DShK said:

Really? I found it extremely ash-y. Like twice the amount of ash of other brands. I've started using new burn and it seems to burn quite hot without too much ash.

 

Certainly compared to the very cheap stuff you get at home bargains. Newburn and other coals with high petroleum coke content do produce less ash, but my stove doesn’t get on so well with it.

[IanD]

If you can get your hands on some CTF you can burn pretty much anything, even sand and brick... 😉 

[booke23]

7 minutes ago, junior said:

I burn RED on the boat, but if I couldn't get that I'd be fine with Excel or Supertherm.

 

I burn House Coal on the open fire in our living room at home, plus the occasional log.

 

In the snug on our multi-fuel stove I burn logs.

 

Question.. Does anyone know what the smallest size smokeless ovals/briquettes are? The firebox on the Premier Range in my back cabin is really small, and I struggle to fit more than about 7/8 lumps or RED in there at a time. Not ideal when trying to keep it in overnight.

 

I think @bizzard is right…..you can get Anthricite in smaller sizes but your stove may or may not get on with pure Anthricite.