OS firelighters

joedenise

mr_claypole wrote: »

old tea bags soaked in paraffin work well, keep them in a kilner jar

Don't think I'd want to use paraffin to get a fire going.

Denise

Seakay

oldtractor wrote: »

I use empty plastic milk containers,the 2 litre ones. they burn well. i put some bits of thin lighting sticks inside and newspaper in the neck.

bit late to comment on this but surely this smells horrendous and coats the chimney wiith dangerous substances?

Gloomendoom

joedenise wrote: »

Don't think I'd want to use paraffin to get a fire going.

Denise

That's what fire lighters are made out of.

We don't take a newspaper, have masses of drier lint or go though enough toilet rolls (does anybody?) so just rely on good old paraffin wax fire lighters. One box lasts ages.

If you really get stuck, a cotton bud dipped in baby oil makes a good substitute. Fire lighters are cheaper though.

Gloomendoom

Seakay wrote: »

bit late to comment on this but surely this smells horrendous and coats the chimney wiith dangerous substances?

A friend of mine used to run his central heating on plastic bottles that he picked up off the beach... and you are correct, it smelled horrendous and coated the flue in thick black, probably highly toxic, soot.