Is burning coal a thing again?
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For about the last month on my night time offroad cycling i have smelt the unmistakable scent of people burning coal, its taken me right back to the 80s. The thingis, all the developments i am passing by are mid 90s to present, nothing with chimneys.
Am i missing something , are people putting coal in there log burners, or what is going on ?
Am i missing something , are people putting coal in there log burners, or what is going on ?
Proper coal still legal and easily available in Scotland (or it is in Aberdeenshire at least) unlike most of the UK where I believe it's been banned for domestic use.
I have a bunker full of some premium grade Columbian Doubles as they're described as that I occasionally use on our multifuel stove in particularly cold weather and the heat is phenomenal - face melting stuff.
I have a bunker full of some premium grade Columbian Doubles as they're described as that I occasionally use on our multifuel stove in particularly cold weather and the heat is phenomenal - face melting stuff.
OldGermanHeaps said:
Where are peolple buying it now? Thought all the distribution channels are gone. Used to wash the coal lorries on the weekends as a kid.
Absolutely love the smell.
As above still widely available from filling stations, rural shops and proper coal merchants here in Aberdeenshire.Absolutely love the smell.
OldGermanHeaps said:
Where are peolple buying it now? Thought all the distribution channels are gone. Used to wash the coal lorries on the weekends as a kid.
Absolutely love the smell.
There are a number of fuel merchants that supply it (we are in East Lothian). We get a delivery around once a month of ovals; I use them as a bed in the multi fuel stove before putting logs on, but at the moment I’ve run out of logs so just use coal. The heat is impressive, and it means I don’t need to use the oil fired central heating.Absolutely love the smell.
I use it quite a lot on my multi fuel stove, I put some on at 9pm last night and it’s still glowing nicely now while I watch F1.
I paid £365 for a ton of smokeless ovals and have used around half of it over winter.
I have got a boiler stove that needs to be fitted at some point, I did some rough maths and it worked out roughly the same as gas for heating water.
Burning wood can be cheaper if you are getting it for free/processing it yourself but you can’t bank the fire up overnight with wood.
I paid £365 for a ton of smokeless ovals and have used around half of it over winter.
I have got a boiler stove that needs to be fitted at some point, I did some rough maths and it worked out roughly the same as gas for heating water.
Burning wood can be cheaper if you are getting it for free/processing it yourself but you can’t bank the fire up overnight with wood.
I almost exclusively burn smokeless coal in my multifuel stove. It doesn't look as good as wood when burning, but a good pile of coal will burn for about six hours without needing any attention. If it looks like a chilly evening, as we're having at the moment, then I'll light it at maybe 4pm as warmth from the sun starts to fade, and it keeps the lounge warm until bedtime.
Worth pointing out that traditional house coal is, I believe, illegal to sell in England except for some specialist uses (steam engines etc) so what most are burning is "smokeless" ovoid type stuff.
It's alright and burns for much longer than wood but doesn't come close to the big dancing flames of proper old school bituminous stuff.
It's alright and burns for much longer than wood but doesn't come close to the big dancing flames of proper old school bituminous stuff.
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