wood burners

[Tree monkey 1682]

10 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I don’t think you can still buy wood burners that don’t afterburn or something, secondary burn maybe is the phrase.

 

Do they have a law in the uk about moisture content from fire wood suppliers?

 Newer stoves , burn more efficiently and re burn some of the gases , our stove is exempt from the legislation.

Second thing yes or apparently so with moisture content .

[Mick Dempsey]

Well I’ve read the article, it’s basically saying they might ban the sale of older less efficient ones, which on the face of it, seems reasonable.

 

The use of the word ‘plots’ and ‘plotting’ in the subheadline whips a few people up which was the intention I suppose.

[Alan Smith]

Not dirty wood, wet wood. Piles of freshly cut wood delivered to people who know no better trying to burn it because they are so unorganised they didn't get it delivered three years previously and stashed it away to dry in a shed and are too cheap to buy properly seasoned wood.

[Steven P]

It is a rehash I think of what was before so anyone with a stove installed won't be required to replace it, just more controls of what you can sell new.

 

It is a Labour thing is week so the Telegraph is very angry this morning. 18 months ago it was a Tory thing so the Guardian was very angry.

 

As for wood - the ready to burn scheme is an attempt to make wood have a maximum moisture content, else it needs to be sold with a note telling you how to dry it and you can only sell limited quantities (? I think)... though of course you can sell it like that and the customer can stash it in the rain by the back porch, there is nothing to require them to keep it dry.

Edited 2 hours ago by Steven P

[Just messing in the woods]

Is it that time of year yet when we plot to ban those really bright car headlights? 

[Johnsond]

36 minutes ago, Steven P said:

It is a rehash I think of what was before so anyone with a stove installed won't be required to replace it, just more controls of what you can sell new.

 

It is a Labour thing is week so the Telegraph is very angry this morning. 18 months ago it was a Tory thing so the Guardian was very angry.

 

As for wood - the ready to burn scheme is an attempt to make wood have a maximum moisture content, else it needs to be sold with a note telling you how to dry it and you can only sell limited quantities (? I think)... though of course you can sell it like that and the customer can stash it in the rain by the back porch, there is nothing to require them to keep it dry.

You gone down the wood burner route yet SP or still on the coal ??. 

[Muddy42]

Its all about the fuel.
 

One of the dirtiest smoke clouds I have seen was when a neighbour decided to burn some green wood fresh wet from his garden. Yes it was still dirty after burning for an hour, yes it was a modern ecodesign efficient stove.

[spudulike]

It won't be long before there is a "pay per log" tax on wood burners.

[Stubby]

18 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

Its all about the fuel.
 

One of the dirtiest smoke clouds I have seen was when a neighbour decided to burn some green wood fresh wet from his garden. Yes it was still dirty after burning for an hour, yes it was a modern ecodesign efficient stove.

Muppet . ( not you ! ) People need educating about seasoning wood . There is green wood fresh cut , there is seasoned wood that has got wet from rain ans seasoned wood that is dry . Its not hard if you can get them to understand the process  .

Edited 44 minutes ago by Stubby

[Muddy42]

12 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Muppet . ( not you ! ) People need educating about seasoning wood . There is green wood fresh cut , there is seasoned wood that has got wet from rain ans seasoned wood that is dry . Its not hard if you can get them to understand the process  .

i agree with the muppet bit. This person trots out all the old wives tales - that you can burn ash/cypress green or its fine if you get the fire hot, that he has found a patch of standing dead wood etc.