Coal used in multi fuel stove

smcqis

i got 50kg of anthracite, 25kg of ecobrite and 25kg of anthracite esse for 26 quid yesterday

MarshallMellow

smcqis wrote: »

i got 50kg of anthracite, 25kg of ecobrite and 25kg of anthracite esse for 26 quid yesterday

Can you tell me where you got this?

smcqis

http://www.cappertrading.com/pages/viewdetails.asp?ID=4&Item=42

Located just off M1 at Saltmarine close to Dungannon

Gnd

I use Home25 from coal4U and they are very good. The coal is hot and lasts well and the company are very quick to deliver - a bit more cost but had 0 trouble from burner.

Check the Gov website, they will tell you if you are in a smokeless area - I was told I was - rubbish - full burn ahead!!

Supplement with wood and after last night, I hope the price will go down - supply and demand and all that!;)

Dieselman

Homefire ovals here 25kg bag from the local man £12.50 i can get them delivered online for 25p less but i have to wait about for the delivery.

He also sells cheaper stuff not tried that and does house coal.

Only used when its really cold below freezing have wood for other times as it's cleaner.;)

highrisklowreturn

I buy 25kg of housecoal for a fiver a bag, last two days for the whole central heating, or 4/5 when mixed in with free wood I get. Burns great.

michaelgordon

i thought you were not supposed to burn wood & smokeless together been told it affects the chimney liner

A._Badger

michaelgordon wrote: »

i thought you were not supposed to burn wood & smokeless together been told it affects the chimney liner

Opinions differ. Some claim that the combination produces acid which can eat through a stainless steel liner. Two sweeps I have asked (one doubles as a HETAS installer, for what that's worth) say it isn't so. Both did stress (and I suspect this is the important bit) tha their comments applied to decent quality dry wood burned hot.

I have a hunch (and that's all it is) that some very poor quality liners have been sold down the years and that excuses are sometimes being sought for premature failure.

Jule_Alain

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Alycidon

A._Badger wrote: »

Opinions differ. Some claim that the combination produces acid which can eat through a stainless steel liner. Two sweeps I have asked (one doubles as a HETAS installer, for what that's worth) say it isn't so. Both did stress (and I suspect this is the important bit) tha their comments applied to decent quality dry wood burned hot.

I have a hunch (and that's all it is) that some very poor quality liners have been sold down the years and that excuses are sometimes being sought for premature failure.

They has been and still is some very poor quality flue liners sold via the web with warranties that are not worth the paper they are written on.

Two areas to cover, House Coal and acid corrosion of a flue liner.

A, House Coal, there are two reasons House Coal should not ever be burnt within a stove,

1, It burns very dirtily and will clag up the glass.

2, if burning on a low oxygen setting (perhaps overnight slumbering) and you get up at say 3am and decide to just pop a bit more coal in then when you open the door a large amount of oxygen is admitted to the stove, this can cause an explosion as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, it will also throw a fireball out of the stove door into the face of the person filling it.

B, Acid Corrosion of a flue liner.

Most man made smokeless fuel is imported these days and is very high in Sulpher. When burning under low oxygen situation the fumes given off contain acids that will condense in the flue liner. These acids will corrode through stainless steel 316 grade liner in fairly quick time and that will NOT be covered by any manufacturers warranty. If you are intending to burn smokeless fuel on more than an occasional basis then install a liner made from stainless steel 904 grade material. This is designed to resist acid attack. 316 grade in only designed for wood and occasional smokeless fuel use.

Anthracite ( natural smokeless coal) can be used in a multifuel appliance and flued through a 316 grade liner but I would still advise the installation of stainless 904.

Hope that helps.

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