Alycidon
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Agreed, bloody disgrace. The horses will be poking in as they will be hungry, electric fence is the only way. A
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I dont act for Clearview so have no idea how they are put together but what you are saying is perfectly plausible. A
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We all have that issue, problem is it will burn next winter !!. Its just a matter of it the guy has storage space. Strikes me that if he is prepared to sell for that amount processed you might be able to buy some cheap cord from him !!. A
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Those crates are all imported from the Baltic or Russia. He is marketing quite hard both retail and through the stove trade. Had a stand at the annual stove show. Think the bags are filled here from the crates, at the end of the day the carriage in a pallet carrier is likely to be £40 so the price is about right in my book. A
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When the door is open the whisting stops, sounds like a new door rope is needed, not a major job at all. Testing flue draght etc really comes back to the installer, in these high winds of late draught is considerably increased. I gave a new owner a driving lesson last night with her new stove, it was pulling like hell in the high wind, I had it almost shut right down to get a nice flame pattern. A
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Next year I will process the lot straight into the bags so the problem will be sorted. I borrow a teleporter to do the donkey work, with only maybe 70 cube of bulk left to bag then its not worth laying out serious money just to save a bit of time. It took me an hour to load two bags the other night. 2 frames is something I had not considered, should be able to get another one made up pretty cheaply. A
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I have a big bulk pile, all my customers seem to want bagged product. At present I am using a frame and a 2 cu m bucket to load, bloody long winded as I have to drop the bucket, put forks back on to move the bag from the frame then reverse the process. Nick posted the other day that he had a baggywiz bag filler, how do people that use them rate them?. Next year all my stuff will be in bags. A
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That will increase the draw massively, that will cause problems elsewhere, ie there may be so much draw that the secondary air supply needs shutting right down, that will make the glass to black. I would suggest you go back to the installer ( or Clearview) and ask them to resolve the issue. If this is not possible then ring Eurocowl of Southampton and have a chat with their tech guy, he is pretty good, their products are available through most good stove outlets, . A
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Ring Fuelwood of Warwick, they should be able to advise. Japa do not do a service manual or even many drawings, I finished with hand drawn sketches from Fuelwood when I had a problem with my 700. A
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An add in classifieds would be the best idea stating location, turnover, profit ( loss) to date, any equipment included, premises etc etc. Value is what a willing buyer is prepared to pay. A
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I have been amazed at how popular bags have been, this winter so far I have taken out less than 10% in bulk, the rest have mainly been in cu m bags with an odd barrow bag when space is tight, . A
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Wet wood will lead to tars in the flue, excess soot and a probably chimney fire. Bigger diameter hardwood logs will help reduce the burn rate but the customer needs to be aware that if the temp within the stove/fire drops below a certain point then tars will form. A stove pipe thermometer if using a stove is a good idea. A
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No idea, German building regs I suppose. A
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From ACR Heat Products Ltd who are the UK importer for Nordpies stoves when I asked them what the bar was for as it impeded sweeping. A
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Morso sell a decent one, never had any probs with them and I have sold plenty. A
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That is exactly why they are fitted, in Germany it is illegal to sweep for below so the bar serves a dual purpose. Think Poland is another is the same situation. I have them on the Bergan from Nordpies. A
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In some European countries you are not allowed to sweep from below., some stoves from European manufacturers now have a removable bar accross the flue outlet to prevent the introduction of a brush from below. I suspect the wire device is something for pulling a brush up a chimney, god knows how you would get the brush to the bottom in the first place with it. 10mm or so flexi rods are fine for what you want, Not heard of a flex hose to allows stove movement, I assume you have a lower blanking plate in place. Flue liner is flexible to a small degree but not enough to allow you to move the stove more than a few inches. 90 degree bends such as that you have are not recommended as they can become blocked by falling soot, a T is a far safer solution. A
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Are you asking if we process customers wood into firewood on the customers site?, I think some here do. Or are you asking if we supply logs that have just been processed, ie green. Personally I cant see the point in selling green timber unless you have aquired it very cheap or as arisings. A
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Your installation must be signed off, if not and you have a fire your insurer will invalidate your cover and you will be prosecuted for breech of building regs. In an existing chim then flex liner is fine although there is no legal requirement for a liner unless your chimney is known to leak smoke into the dwelling. DONT buy cheap and cheerfull on the net, chances are your supplier wont be around long enough to handle any probs. Ensure your supplier is an approved distributer for the stove you are interested in, most on line suppliers are not approved suppliers. Just check their post codes against the stove manufactuers dealer list or ring the stove maker and ask. Use your local approved distributer to supply and install the product. I am in the middle of Northants if it helps, my installer is though fully booked till late January at present. A
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Talk to your insurer, the NFU may be the most helpfull in this situation. If they agree to insure your property with a home made stove inside that has not been signed off as safe to use then get that confirmed in writing and away you go. I would be very surprised indeed if any HETAS installer or building inspector would sign off a non CE marked stove as safe to use. By the time you have worked out cost of materials, time etc then I would be surprised if there is a lot to be saved. A
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Its now been pulled, I thinks thats at least 3 of these cons on processors recently. A
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Morso recommend newspaper, be unusual or a whole piece to go around the top baffle intact, thats about a 160 degree bend in most stoves. relight, yes kinding if you have decent embers, failing that rolled up newspaper with kindling on top. A
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As long as you have it in writing then you are covered, I also found NFU helpful in another situation recently. A
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Plug a computer system into the engine management ECU, that will show the settings and who set them up. Each machine leaves a fingerprint in the ECU of the last person to access it. Dont forget its the loss adjusters job to get the insurance company off the hook payment wise in the event of a claim, they are well aware of such things. Some of these tuning devices are external so fairly easy to spot, others are simply the existing ECU being re mapped. A
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I would be intrigued to hear what B&Q and garage forecourt MC averages were! I checked some from the former, over 40%. A
