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Wood Burner Query, Please Help. (Auckland model?)
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At the moment nothing there, I saw Embers packs available but all says for gas burners..??ThisIsWeird said:Very nice, SS!Read FreeBear's instruction link carefully - see what it says about the bed of sand, for example. What's in the bottom in the photo?
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Well done you. I do recommend these briquettes for overnight burning, our cat was always pleased! My husband died in 2016 and in the 2018 Beast from the East I used my last few, so lucky I had them, I was stuck in for five days. In the morning I just had to stir the fire, remove excess ash, and reload. 8-Hour Night Briquettes - Long Burning Logs | Lekto Woodfuels
Talking of loading the fire we had a huge old listed railway station and my son's girlfriend was always cold. She came to stay one night and my son suddenly ran into the lounge shouting for his Dad- the woodburner was glowing red, he had completely overloaded it. Thank heavens for metal buckets!£216 saved 24 October 20141 -
sujsuj said:
At the moment nothing there, I saw Embers packs available but all says for gas burners..??ThisIsWeird said:Very nice, SS!Read FreeBear's instruction link carefully - see what it says about the bed of sand, for example. What's in the bottom in the photo?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255190844311Whilst you could use those vermiculite granules, dry sand would be cheaper. I'd suggest either play-pit or paving (without weedkiller) sand. Both should be available from any DIY store for around £7.50 a bag.You could also crush up any offcuts from the fire bricks and spread them around in the bottom of the grate. Or if you have had a bonfire, scoop up the ash and use that - The main purpose is to shield the base of the stove from the heat of the logs. Just avoid getting any stones in the mix (they can shatter quite violently).Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.1 -
"....You could also crush up any offcuts from the fire bricks and spread them around in the bottom of the grate....".FreeBear said:sujsuj said:
At the moment nothing there, I saw Embers packs available but all says for gas burners..??ThisIsWeird said:Very nice, SS!Read FreeBear's instruction link carefully - see what it says about the bed of sand, for example. What's in the bottom in the photo?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255190844311Whilst you could use those vermiculite granules, dry sand would be cheaper. I'd suggest either play-pit or paving (without weedkiller) sand. Both should be available from any DIY store for around £7.50 a bag.You could also crush up any offcuts from the fire bricks and spread them around in the bottom of the grate. Or if you have had a bonfire, scoop up the ash and use that - The main purpose is to shield the base of the stove from the heat of the logs. Just avoid getting any stones in the mix (they can shatter quite violently).
What about if I place a fire brick in that shape at the bottom..? Or even cut them to the shape and place between projected areas..?0 -
Seems to be a waste of a decent lump. But yes, it would do the job.sujsuj said:
"....You could also crush up any offcuts from the fire bricks and spread them around in the bottom of the grate....".FreeBear said:sujsuj said:
At the moment nothing there, I saw Embers packs available but all says for gas burners..??ThisIsWeird said:Very nice, SS!Read FreeBear's instruction link carefully - see what it says about the bed of sand, for example. What's in the bottom in the photo?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255190844311Whilst you could use those vermiculite granules, dry sand would be cheaper. I'd suggest either play-pit or paving (without weedkiller) sand. Both should be available from any DIY store for around £7.50 a bag.You could also crush up any offcuts from the fire bricks and spread them around in the bottom of the grate. Or if you have had a bonfire, scoop up the ash and use that - The main purpose is to shield the base of the stove from the heat of the logs. Just avoid getting any stones in the mix (they can shatter quite violently).
What about if I place a fire brick in that shape at the bottom..? Or even cut them to the shape and place between projected areas..?
Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.1
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