Burny burny things. Coal and all that

[magnetman]

5 minutes ago, agg221 said:

Nice pair of Felco No.2s there. They won't burn very well though.

 

Alec

Got them for £1 in a car boot sale in 2006. 

[blackrose]

18 hours 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.😁

 

Do people really burn rubber and plastics in their stoves? 

 

Burning tyres at low stove temperatures releases all sorts of nasties. I wouldn't be happy if I was one of your neighbours.

 

https://gradeall.com/risks-of-burning-tires-and-tire-recycling-alternatives/#:~:text=Air pollution,health effects in nearby communities.

 

Edited January 11 by blackrose

[magnetman]

6 minutes ago, blackrose said:

 

Do people really burn rubber and plastics in their stoves? 

 

Burning tyres at low stove temperatures releases all sorts of nasties. I wouldn't be happy if I was one of your neighbours.

 

https://gradeall.com/risks-of-burning-tires-and-tire-recycling-alternatives/#:~:text=Air pollution,health effects in nearby communities.

 

 

I believe the comments about routinely burning plastics are probably in jest. 

 

 

I mean consumer plastics not the Excel smokeless petcoke type of plastic. 

[blackrose]

Just now, magnetman said:

 

I believe the comments about routinely burning plastics are probably in jest. 

 

 

 

Ok, fair enough...

[magnetman]

I did have a neighbour once who routinely burned the disposable nappies which was a bit nasty. 

 

 

[Russ T]

2 minutes ago, magnetman said:

I did have a neighbour once who routinely burned the disposable nappies which was a bit nasty. 

 

 

In these times of hardship, people are probably burning anything they can get hold of to keep warm.

[bizzard]

I think they were choking too. Tyres would be dreadful things to chop up. You'd get so hot doing it you wouldn't want a fire.

[Russ T]

Just now, bizzard said:

I think they were choking too. Tyres would be dreadful things to chop up. You'd get so hot doing it you wouldn't want a fire.

Not if you had a pair of Felco No.2s bought for £1 in a car boot sale. Hiding evidence in plain sight.

[LadyG]

26 minutes ago, agg221 said:

Nice pair of Felco No.2s there. They won't burn very well though.

 

Alec

Or cut wire!

[magnetman]

Just now, Rod Stewart said:

In these times of hardship, people are probably burning anything they can get hold of to keep warm.

 

It reminds me rather of the old days where we used to burn our old horse drawn carriages after the horse had died and been eaten. 

[smiler]

11 minutes ago, blackrose said:

 

Do people really burn rubber and plastics in their stoves? 

 

Burning tyres at low stove temperatures releases all sorts of nasties. I wouldn't be happy if I was one of your neighbours.

 

https://gradeall.com/risks-of-burning-tires-and-tire-recycling-alternatives/#:~:text=Air pollution,health effects in nearby communities.

 

Yes, this post was in jest. Please note the use of the smiley.

 

I spent a lot of time in rural Bulgaria. There, it is normal practice to cut old car tyres into strips and use as fire lighters though.

[blackrose]

A neighbour of mine once told me he burned plastic bottles as firelighters. It used to stink and p*ssed me right off when I was downwind.

[magnetman]

1 minute ago, LadyG said:

Or cut wire!

Use the other Felco for that. 

 

[Alan de Enfield]

1 hour ago, magnetman said:

Supermarkets don't sell paint. 

 

 

A picture is worth a 1000 words.

 

[magnetman]

OK. But that is Asda and I know nothing about this particular shop. 

 

I thought it was a hypermarket. 

 

In passing I have never got the impression it is very super. 

[Russ T]

7 minutes ago, magnetman said:

 

It reminds me rather of the old days where we used to burn our old horse drawn carriages after the horse had died and been eaten. 

I'm currently burning the christmas tree. It was a right sod to get down the flu pipe. 

[magnetman]

Just now, Rod Stewart said:

I'm currently burning the christmas tree. It was a right sod to get down the flu pipe. 

You should have done this when you bought it. They cleverly wrap them for you to a satisfyingly small diameter. 

 

A bit of Plastic to get it going. 

 

The job is a good one. 

 

 

[Hudds Lad]

1 hour ago, Rod Stewart said:

I'm currently burning the christmas tree. It was a right sod to get down the flu pipe. 

I got the local Scouts to take ours, six quid well spent, especially when they got it out of the garden today and gave the better half a jump scare  

 

Apparently in Belgium they're having to warn people not to eat theirs after some misguided recycling advice from local councils.

[smiler]

3 hours ago, Rod Stewart said:

I'm currently burning the christmas tree. It was a right sod to get down the flu pipe. 

Pushing it down the flu pipe saves getting the chimney brush out too. 👍

[magnetman]

One thing I have found is that if one cuts the firewood with a chainsaw it is really worth putting a bucket under the chip ejection area. I do small logs with bowsaw and larger with the cordless chainsaw. The chips from the latter device are brilliant for getting the fire going in the morning. Its not kindling but it goes up really well and gets heat into the fire fast. 

 

 

[john.k]

tyres are shredded to make TDF ,with most of the wire removed ,TDF is burned in cement kilns.........apparently all the tyres used in the GPs are shredded and burnt in one kiln in Yorkshire.....the plant consumes 8 tons of tyres a day.(not all GP ,I imagine) 

[Russ T]

11 minutes ago, john.k said:

tyres are shredded to make TDF ,with most of the wire removed ,TDF is burned in cement kilns.........apparently all the tyres used in the GPs are shredded and burnt in one kiln in Yorkshire.....the plant consumes 8 tons of tyres a day.(not all GP ,I imagine) 

It brings a whole new meaning to the term burning rubber.

[magnetman]

Something happens which means its fine to burn endless amounts of oil products but bot alright to burn plastics derived from oil. 

 

Chemical thing I guess.  

 

The ITIWIT canoe is burning nicely. Cut up with the bowie knife. 

 

I have spotted a Decathlon product in a bush over the other side of the River and a tarpaulin. 

[Russ T]

3 minutes ago, magnetman said:

The ITIWIT canoe is burning nicely. Cut up with the bowie knife. 

Noooo, don't burn the Itiwit, you nititwit. You could have sold that on ebay. They are worth hundreds of coins.

4 minutes ago, magnetman said:

 

I have spotted a Decathlon product in a bush

Is it Daley Thompson?

[magnetman]

4 minutes ago, Rod Stewart said:

Noooo, don't burn the Itiwit, you nititwit. You could have sold that on ebay. They are worth hundreds of coins.

I did not know this. I feel like a bit of an ITIWAT now.

This one had body parts in it when found so I thought perhaps better to just extract the heating value. 

 

Otherwise it would seem suspicious as I took the jewellery. 

 

 

Edited January 11 by magnetman
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