Secondhand stove?

hethmar

Hi Richard, you need to speak to OH really, (I know all petroleum based fuels are a no-no and it seems some of the smokeless fuels produce a sulphuric acid) - but when he rang the suppliers the rep said it was the third one that week that had been reported - all using smokeless fuel. There used to be one fuel called extracite which has now been banned, which could eat through even the fire grates! I think I heard OH saying he doesnt like Taybrite? I will ask him when he gets in tonight.

alleycat`

hethmar wrote: »

Hi Richard, you need to speak to OH really, (I know all petroleum based fuels are a no-no and it seems some of the smokeless fuels produce a sulphuric acid) - but when he rang the suppliers the rep said it was the third one that week that had been reported - all using smokeless fuel. There used to be one fuel called extracite which has now been banned, which could eat through even the fire grates! I think I heard OH saying he doesnt like Taybrite? I will ask him when he gets in tonight.

Makes sense based on that explanation.
I've seen a couple of smokeless fuels advertised that appear to be 90% petroleum based.
Needless to say i haven't bought any :-)

My local supplier offers taybrite but i've never bothered with it as they don't have it down as a fuel usable for stoves.

A._Badger

alleycat` wrote: »

Makes sense based on that explanation.
I've seen a couple of smokeless fuels advertised that appear to be 90% petroleum based.
Needless to say i haven't bought any :-)

My local supplier offers taybrite but i've never bothered with it as they don't have it down as a fuel usable for stoves.

Taybrite is fine - and it is intended for use on stoves. I've sampled many of the usual smokeless types and concluded that Taybrite gives the best bang per buck on my stove.

Maxibrite used to be my favourite but I had a couple of batches where it crumbled. Possibly unfairly, I concluded this might have happened because the brand was acquired by another manufacturer shortly before. It's too expensive to keep on with a a flawed product, so I switched at that point.

A while ago, someone on this forum suggested that Taybrite produced a lot of sulphur, which led to sulphuric acid damage to liners. I checked with the Solid Fuel Association who said it was fine and the rumour, in effect, was rubbish.

kats53

Right, first quote is in. £1200 which seems steep to me. To say the least. Any idea if this is the price for installation generally? If so we might have to rethink the whole thing and just get a radiator.

Doesn't seem too bad, we've just had a quote of £1900 for the same work!