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What are people paying for a tonne of delivered coal in NI?

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  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    GlynD wrote: »
    I see. Good advice there. So what would you recommend I buy?

    Just ask for smokeless

    It's man made. Also known as ovals

    It's not cheap at £17 for 50kgs delivered but then I use it on a stove and use only one scuttle a day which is around 12 hours burning
  • RTNI
    RTNI Posts: 817 Forumite
    suki1964 wrote: »
    Just ask for smokeless

    It's man made. Also known as ovals

    It's not cheap at £17 for 50kgs delivered but then I use it on a stove and use only one scuttle a day which is around 12 hours burning

    Are you in a smokeless zone? (Or just choose to burn it as it suits you better for the long slower burn) also what size of stove is it - just so I know if it's worthwhile me out in the sticks burning smokeless.
    Regards, Robin.
    2011 MFW # 34
    Mortgage starting balance at Sept 09 - £127,224 on 30 year term. Currently balance approx £116,945 (Updated Jan '12)
    Estimated MFD - [STRIKE]Sept 2039[/STRIKE]
    , April 2031 (in progress!)
  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    RTNI wrote: »
    Are you in a smokeless zone? (Or just choose to burn it as it suits you better for the long slower burn) also what size of stove is it - just so I know if it's worthwhile me out in the sticks burning smokeless.

    No I'm not in a smokeless zone but I use a stove and coal isn't advisable on those because of the soot

    I've a 6kw stove
  • GlynD
    GlynD Posts: 10,883 Forumite
    suki1964 wrote: »
    Just ask for smokeless

    It's man made. Also known as ovals

    It's not cheap at £17 for 50kgs delivered but then I use it on a stove and use only one scuttle a day which is around 12 hours burning

    Ah, I know what these are. when I had a Safona fronted fire in the 1980's I bought this stuff, we called it "eggs". I might try a bag or two because I'm paying £16.50 a bag for 5 star anyway so £17 or thereabouts wouldn't make all that much of a difference.

    There's a lot less ash with eggs too and with the Baxi ashpan being the size it is we could possibly go 5 days or more without a cleanout.
  • RTNI
    RTNI Posts: 817 Forumite
    So Suki, do you get your fuel delivered in bulk and if so from where?
    Regards, Robin.
    2011 MFW # 34
    Mortgage starting balance at Sept 09 - £127,224 on 30 year term. Currently balance approx £116,945 (Updated Jan '12)
    Estimated MFD - [STRIKE]Sept 2039[/STRIKE]
    , April 2031 (in progress!)
  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    I get mine from Niall O'Connor out at Glenarrif
    No matter what the weather he gets across and has never let us down
  • 'cosy flame' Kane Fuels works great in my stove, £8.50 a bag but worth it
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