Price of a bag of coal?

pineapple

pblackford wrote: »

Your chimney should be swept at least once a year, more so if you are using house coal on a stove.

So many factors - it depends on what you burn and how often and the construction of your chimney.
I have a Montrose solid fuel stove on smokeless. The chimney is lined. I used to do it every year but there was very little build up so now it is every other year (at most).
Re price just had a delivery of 'Nenheat' (similar to Excel). 200 kilos cost £65.60. I think that works out at £7.81 per 25 kilo bag + vat.

suki1964

pblackford wrote: »

As for the prices of fuels; you should always use your local approved merchant where possible, they will be cheaper than garden centres (B&Q etc) and especially cheaper than petrol station forecourts.
As someone correctly says on this thread: "you get what you pay for", that is very true when it comes to solid fuel. Try to stick to fuels such as Homefire, Room Heat, Newflame, Maxibrite, Phurnacite, Taybrite or Multiheat. I know that some fuels are only available in certain parts of the country. It is very important to burn the correct fuel for your fire, eg no housecoal on enclosed appliences.
Prices are set to shoot up again this winter due to a number of factors, personally I don't agree with the amount the prices are going up but unfortunatly its not down to me! The prices of diesel and haulage is one of the biggest contirbuters to the increases, but that is the same with everything else.

I agree - keep your coal man in work

My coal-man is slightly dearer then some cash and carry places here BUT he delivers right into my bunker no matter what the weather. No having to go out in all weathers with a trailer to lug bags of coal about. And he will deliver even if you dont have any cash to pay that day - he will collect it next time

Cant see the petrol station or B&Q doing that

spinningsheep

I have just had two 50kg sacks of phurnacite delivered with 2 nets of kindling and it came to £50 on the nose

Russ123_2

I rang the local sweep in my area last week and he can't come till the 1st of December.............he is that busy! :eek: i estimate ive probably burnt around 1200kilos of house coal, definately over a ton since he last came.

Do any of the sweeps on here know how much house coal you can burn before the possibility of chimney fires occur? I know its probably impossible to say but surely 1200kilos is small fry compared to the days of old? i bet an average domestic house would do that in a month or two....?

Wish i hadn't left it so long! - The thought of a chimney fire worries me!

highrisklowreturn

5 Bags of Burnglow, delivered,, £33.

suki1964

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

5 Bags of Burnglow, delivered,, £33.

You still burning anthracite ? Did you try the Phurnacite? Much easier to burn, high heat out put and no clinkers to dispose of. Cost more but I thnk in increase in heat out put makes up for it. ESP on a stove where you need a hot burn to keep the glass clean and the flu clear

highrisklowreturn

Not sure where to buy phurnacite in Belfast. Burnglow is cheap and seems a nice coal - however, it does come in larger sizes than Esse A, so is easier to get through more of it. Overall having tried both I know esse burns hotter but it takes much longer to get up to speed and hotter initial temperatures with the kindle, so I think burnglow is probably a better trade off. My dealer does calco coal but can't buy it as it has coke in it.

highrisklowreturn

Also got some briquettes of peat from tesco £3.20 odds for two long blocks of it. Not sure if this is good, but it's a reasonable fuel to bring the heat up in the stove before coal.

pauletruth

not really. you really need a hot fire to get the peat burning well. thats very expensive for peat. well it is for us who get it for nothing.

suki1964

If you are buying from Hayes try their supacite. Another name to try is Hi lite

I personally do find they burn far better the anthracite on the stove. I do use anthracite as well - but not as my main fuel. I would have a good fire going then cover it with a layer of anthracite if I was wanting to keep it in for the day if I was out. But burning on its own it takes so long to get hot that the glass will soot up