Blaze coal

[onionbargee]

burnt a 10 kilo bag of this in one night, and was freezing, the stuff barely glows, I don't know what its made of but it ain't got much actual coal in it.

 

Back on the anthracite now and toasty and warm.

 

[Pykebird]

I must just be lucky as got 6 bags and my boat is roasting! Only used 2 bags a week.

[b0atman]

maybe could mix with anthracite to keep fire in overnight.

[tillergirl]

We can never get Anthracite to stay in overnight. We're on Brazier at the moment.....stays in well and doesn't make a lot of ash.

[Dave_P]

I've used brazier from Home bargains in an emergency. Its OK but nothing special.

 

After a winter long coal experiment last year, I concluded that Home fire is best.So that's what I'm using now. I reckon its become far more ashy though, which is a concern.

[onionbargee]

We can never get Anthracite to stay in overnight. We're on Brazier at the moment.....stays in well and doesn't make a lot of ash.

It doesn't like being starved of air below a certain point, and keep it well riddled, if you let it burn a little hotter than manufactured nuts overnight it will be fine, and last for ages. Personally think it outlasts and gives out more heat than any other coal, im always happy to have it, it is the most pure highest quality natural coal, there's nothing wrong with it.

[Dave_P]

A lot has to do with the stove. I burnt anthracite exclusively on an old Rayburn in the past. But that always had a strong pull on in, maybe because of the very long flue. In my boat I've had very little luck with anthracite.

[b0atman]

Pure heat purchased from Dusty low ash and lots of heat on a par with excel

[gaggle]

Sure it is excel I have been trying to light today , almost a full box of firelighters it took before it took hold and began to glow red , bottom flue wide open so plenty of air.

[onionbargee]

Firelighters are pants, you need kindling.

 

3 sheets of newspaper in a ball, layover kindling wigwam style, and a handfull of coals, open bottom air full, light and close door. Works every time.

[gaggle]

always been ok in past just this bag is not playing at all ,tiny stove about a dozen pieces fit in it so not a lot of kindling can go above or below the coal.

[Sea Dog]

I've used brazier from Home bargains in an emergency. Its OK but nothing special.

 

After a winter long coal experiment last year, I concluded that Home fire is best.So that's what I'm using now. I reckon its become far more ashy though, which is a concern.

 

We used full sized bags of Brazier mostly from Crick Garden Centre by choice last winter, but got some 10kg bags recently from Home Bargains and it looks the same but didn't burn anything like. Just cleaned my chimney today and used the last of it but it's no better, sluggish burn and little heat. As coincidence would have it I've also just picked up some 'emergency' Homefire which seems to be burning rather better, though I can't yet comment on the ash.

[mango]

 

We used full sized bags of Brazier mostly from Crick Garden Centre by choice last winter, but got some 10kg bags recently from Home Bargains and it looks the same but didn't burn anything like. Just cleaned my chimney today and used the last of it but it's no better, sluggish burn and little heat. As coincidence would have it I've also just picked up some 'emergency' Homefire which seems to be burning rather better, though I can't yet comment on the ash.

You should ask the ladies for their opinion about burning Brazier.

[MtB]

burnt a 10 kilo bag of this in one night, and was freezing, the stuff barely glows, I don't know what its made of but it ain't got much actual coal in it.

 

Back on the anthracite now and toasty and warm.

 

 

 

This is the stuff sold in petrol stations around here.

 

Typically £12 for a 10Kg bag. Yes, 10Kg!

 

AMAZING value!

 

 

 

MtB

[alan_fincher]

This is the stuff sold in petrol stations around here.

 

Typically £12 for a 10Kg bag. Yes, 10Kg!

 

AMAZING value!

 

As an aside, solid fuel bought from Wickes in 10Kg bags would not normally be good value, but they currently have a 3 bags for the price of 2 deal on.

 

That means you can buy 30Kg of Homefire for £11.98, which I make equivalent to under £8 for a 20 Kg bag, or under £10 for a 25Kg bag.

 

I have no idea how that compares to tow path prices at the moment, but we are getting through a fair amount, and it didn't seem a bad deal.

[Wanderer Vagabond]

 

 

This is the stuff sold in petrol stations around here.

 

Typically £12 for a 10Kg bag. Yes, 10Kg!

 

AMAZING value!

 

 

 

MtB

MtB I have to say that I'm stunned at the price you quote for this! At the moment I'm paying £3.99 per bag for exactly same quantities of the same stuff from B & M's around Birmingham. Perhaps I could go get a business going, buy up a couple of tons of the stuff for,say £800 quid and sell it to your petrol station for say £1000 and they can sell it for £1200, win/win for everyone . Sorry, where was your petrol station?

[Texasboater]

MtB I have to say that I'm stunned at the price you quote for this! At the moment I'm paying £3.99 per bag for exactly same quantities of the same stuff from B & M's around Birmingham. Perhaps I could go get a business going, buy up a couple of tons of the stuff for,say £800 quid and sell it to your petrol station for say £1000 and they can sell it for £1200, win/win for everyone . Sorry, where was your petrol station?

MtB's local Petrol Station is probably only paying 500 anyway.....Higher overhead down South and you gotta make a profit!

[Pykebird]

One of the reasons I tried the cheap stuff is it was priced up at just £2.99 a bag, not any more!

[bigcol]

I'm using supertherm at the mo, getting a lot of ash,

I thinks,maybe go back to home fire.

 

Somone has told me today this is why they only burn logs. No ash??

Is this right?

 

Col

 

Many thanks in advance

[MtB]

MtB's local Petrol Station is probably only paying 500 anyway.....Higher overhead down South and you gotta make a profit!

 

Quite. You need to bear in mind that each petrol station site around here could have 15 flats built on it worth £350k each. They NEED to make a hefty mark-up on everything they sell or they are better off building the flats. Plenty already have and petrol stations are actually getting very thin on the ground around here compared to 20 years ago. About two out of three have thrown in the towel and built housing on the sites now, and a steady trickle of them still closing. No new ones ever open.

 

And they are probably buying their coal stock from your cheap petrol stations in Brum!

 

MtB

[b0atman]

Plus darn south after the petrol stations have gone except for one or two BP ones next door to Wonga . com.

Then where most of the pubs are already now Restaurants, Mr accountant will look at the figures and say.

Sell as a pub not worth a lot but why not pull down and build houses at high prices .

[MtB]

Lots of dying pubs around here getting converted into "Tesco Local" shops or equivalent. The previous trend was for them to become Indian restaurants.

 

MtB

[b0atman]

Noticed in the Midlands the move of pubs to Indian restaurants so no need for coal those curries are good central heating.

Still think this pure heat is this years winner low ash and keeps in overnight lit on 8 dec still going strong .

[Jeanie920]

We've been using the Blaze smokeless coal since Oct and not had a problem with it.

[SamKingfisher]

To answer previous question, burning seasoned wood is almost no ash compared with, say, Exel (sp?)