Using house coal in gas fire

27col

How can anyone be so stupid as to think this is a good idea.
Unless there's a bit of trolling going on here.

teddysmum

I, too,suspect that someone is seeing how many they can 'take in', but can add that a gas fire will be condemned if the artificial coal has a crack in it, as would one with a crack in a ceramic radiant.
I was told this by the fitter, who replaced my old fire and commented that the radiants a neighbour wanted ,as spares for her fire, should be destroyed, as they had hairline cracks.

VoucherMan

Claire161 wrote: »

we have 2children and I worry about them not burning properly

:eek:

I expect the earlier reply about petrol would solve that concern, although you may want to warn the neighbours before trying, as the possible explosion may also damage their properties.

paulpud

Claire161 wrote: »

we have 2 children and I worry about them not burning properly

I would also suggest that burning children is not really morally acceptable in this day and age.

leeroy2009

if the op is not winding us up then fair enough, but ive just came back to read these replys and some of you nut cases have just made my day, thanks for making laugh and I mean really laugh at some of these coments - amazing lol

DaftyDuck

I firmly believe it is highly significant the OP has not returned to update us. Clearly, this is either owing to not following the general advice and ending up dead or, following my specific advice, she's too busy sourcing an updated model for a husband.

Of course, it could be that she's been detained for burning children. If it was a smokeless zone, this is bound to be an offence.

HappyMJ

Probably not returned as they now realize the error.

marleyboy

WOW - There was me thinking replacing the logs to my electric fire made the flames lick a little too much and left a rather nasty odour.

southcoastrgi

Can I have the rest of the coal when u've all died ?

paulpud

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Of course, it could be that she's been detained for burning children. If it was a smokeless zone, this is bound to be an offence.

I think only if the children were wearing rubber-soled shoes