Best value coal

danjackson2021

With the energy crisis we are looking to have a stove over the winter.

what is the best value coal per kilo?

dbks

danjackson2021 said:

With the energy crisis we are looking to have a stove over the winter.

what is the best value coal per kilo?

Not sure about best value. The biggest issue today is usually finding a coal merchant who is prepared to deliver it.

Bagged coal is no longer permitted to be sold for domestic use.
Coal can only be sold loose or in open bags.
And even that will be banned come 1 May 2023
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/selling-coal-for-domestic-use-in-england

Then you need to look into whether or not you can burn it. Many areas now restrict the burning of coal.*

You can burn alternative, more expensive "smokeless" solid fuels. Contact your merchant for more details and costs.

* unless you live in the Forest of Dean, where I think you can still obtain and burn locally mined coal

danjackson2021

Thanks I just want the lowest priced per kilo

comeandgo

With coal you get what you pay for.  Cheap coal does not burn as well as top grade, more cinders left.  Home Bright sells ovids at £3.99 for 10 kg, never used them so not sure on burn ability.  We still have local coal man and can buy top grade coal at £21 per 50k bag.

Effician

If you must buy the cheapest it'll mostly come in 10kg bags ( wickes home bagains bm etc),be prepared for it to be at  best damp & not fit for burning straight away ,unless you like a cool smokey fire & a caked up flue.

Best to buy well in advance & store/dry in a coal bunker or something similar to give it a chance.

Got to agree with comeandgo , get better grade fuel from your local coalman as it'll cost you less in the long run & be a more pleasant burning experience.

ps. don't be suprised if you end up with less than 10kg from your bag once it's dried out properly. 

A._Badger

You will definitely not save money by installing a stove unless you are looking to amortise the huge cost of installation over a number of years. How many years will depend on the stove you buy and how much it costs to fit it - and both costs can vary enormously. 

Once you get a stove, you cannot burn 'house coal' (bituminous coal) in a stove (as mentioned above). Instead you need to burn smokeless solid fuel. Of the suppliers I have found, the cheapest seems ti be www.housefuel.co.uk but you really need to buy it by the metric tonne to get the best price, which means you have to be able to take delivery of a pallet loaded with 20 25kg sacks dumped at the kerbside.

I'm not trying to put you off, incidentally, just trying to be factual. 

lemondrops69

dbks said:

danjackson2021 said:

With the energy crisis we are looking to have a stove over the winter.

what is the best value coal per kilo?

Not sure about best value. The biggest issue today is usually finding a coal merchant who is prepared to deliver it.

Bagged coal is no longer permitted to be sold for domestic use.
Coal can only be sold loose or in open bags.
And even that will be banned come 1 May 2023
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/selling-coal-for-domestic-use-in-england

Then you need to look into whether or not you can burn it. Many areas now restrict the burning of coal.*

You can burn alternative, more expensive "smokeless" solid fuels. Contact your merchant for more details and costs.

* unless you live in the Forest of Dean, where I think you can still obtain and burn locally mined coal

Still mined on a small scale. I often collect a bag or two of coal off the old slag heaps from time to time

dbks

danjackson2021 said:

Thanks I just want the lowest priced per kilo

I bumped into our local coal  merchant this afternoon and asked him that very question for you.

He told me the cheapest, and so lowest grade, coal he currently sells is 24p/kilo based on a minimum half tonne order, delivered in open sacks.

Hope that helps

danjackson2021

dbks said:

danjackson2021 said:

Thanks I just want the lowest priced per kilo

I bumped into our local coal  merchant this afternoon and asked him that very question for you.

He told me the cheapest, and so lowest grade, coal he currently sells is 24p/kilo based on a minimum half tonne order, delivered in open sacks.

Hope that helps

I would love to buy at 24p per kilo

can you give a number to order from?

danjackson2021

danjackson2021 said:

dbks said:

danjackson2021 said:

Thanks I just want the lowest priced per kilo

I bumped into our local coal  merchant this afternoon and asked him that very question for you.

He told me the cheapest, and so lowest grade, coal he currently sells is 24p/kilo based on a minimum half tonne order, delivered in open sacks.

Hope that helps

I would love to buy at 24p per kilo

can you give a number to order from?

Cheapest I can get is 28p per kilo but that includes delivery and you have to order 1 ton

Effician

Not sure why you'd be in a rush to buy the worst coal they have.