Garden waste incinerator

Jimmy_Neutron

Can anyone recommend a garden waste incinerator that they have. Looking on websites and reviews some say they are great then the next review says no good

savemoney

They all seem to be similar quality and style. Dustbin like look, galvanised steel. Couple of fires later they turn rusty and the heat must destroy any galvanization keep them in shed/garage and they last longer than outside but they still go rusty anyway

madjackslam

Aldi have some coming in this weekend. https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-incinerator/p/076915295967001

unrecordings

As per Savemoney's post - they're all pretty much the same. Heat strips the galvanisation, yes it'll still rust, but only surface rust if you store it indoors. I left my first one outdoors all the time and after around a year it rusted so badly that I was able to dispose of it just by folding it up by hand and popping the not very large package in the bin. Current one is still good after (I think) around 5-6 years - I keep it in the shed

savemoney

yeah I keep mine in garage had it about 4 years now. They only last 2-3 years outside at best

unrecordings wrote: »

Current one is still good after (I think) around 5-6 years - I keep it in the shed

Paula_Smith

You could make one out of an old washing machine drum - they are full of holes to let air in - the tricky bit is adding legs to it.

Barny1979

Home Bargains sell one

silverwhistle

Paula_Smith wrote: »

You could make one out of an old washing machine drum - they are full of holes to let air in - the tricky bit is adding legs to it.

Great idea. Couldn't you just prop it on bricks and the like to get the air underneath?

Barny1979

silverwhistle wrote: »

Great idea. Couldn't you just prop it on bricks and the like to get the air underneath?

Add an old car tyre in the front garden for the finishing touch

unrecordings

Or you could rest the incinerator on the old tyre

Davesnave

Don't be daft! Round here, all the farmers start their bonfires by lighting the old tyre......:rotfl:


I don't, but that's mainly because I inherited many gallons of old heating oil when we changed tanks a few years ago. The old tyres are currently piled-up, making interesting vantage perches for the chickens, whose lives need enrichment. We arrange them with bits of old 3x2 between them so the hens can hop up and see over the long grass.

If I wanted to make an incinerator, I think maybe a few coils of sheep fence fixed to the ground with road pins might do nicely. You could top it off with anything handy to stop the worst of the rain getting in and there would be masses of ventilation. It could be an 'installation,' if you have an artistic bent.

PS. I have a few hundred metres of sheep fence going spare. Nobody wants the stuff, not even the scrappies.