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I use the hazard lights and go slowly !, been thinking along the LED lines but the ramp on the trailer is Ali so not magnetic. Fitted reversing lights would mean either a 10 pin susie or two 7 pins. A

I started with a 700 and still have it, has others have said its not that robust, access to greasing points on the main drive is impossible unless the tractor is off the machine. Changing the main drive belt set is also a bit of a nightmare. But it does the job, is as fast as anything else on 250mm and smaller timber. Personally I found loading from the right easier, but get the manual feed rack as well, it speeds the job up given decent length timber. Having bought a Posch splitter some years ago and seen the quality today I would look at the smaller Posch processors if funds allow. A

Thats why it has mirrors !!, mind you reversing a box trailer into a dark driveway as the garage lamp ' has just failed' is always a headache. Try to do those in daylight, A

You do need a decent 4x4 and a low ratio box for that for sure. Most people no longer want wood dumped loose on a driveway. Stacked crates are one way, vented bags another but the return rate on the bags is not good so the cost needs to be built in. I use an IFW trailer and crates or bags on pallets. A

Boiler stoves are now very slow sellers. The reason is that most houses now are fitted with condensing boilers and thus no cold water tank,. To install a boiler stove provision needs to be in place to vent excess heat in the event fo a power cut stopping the water being pumped around the system. Usually this involves shipping the excess heat up to a cold water tank in the loft. To get the optimum performance from a boiler stove usually it needs to be run on solid fuel. Arada Stratford published outputs are for solid fuel use, for wood deduct outputs by 30%. The proposed Lot 20 emissions regs that may come into place in 2022 is likely to kill off boiler stoves as they burn to dirtily so comply. Technology may though change to clean up emissions. Probably the best boiler stove on the market at present is the Morso DB15, its the only stove that can happily burn bituminous house coal. A

My terrier sits far closer, and bites her backside when its getting burnt, A

Has David Randleson or Greg at Esse been spoken to ?, if not I suggest you do so, they are on Extension 4. Smoke coming back into the room is always poor flue performance, from memory you need at least 12pa from from the flue to pull the gases around the ovens, this is somewhat higher that is usually required for stoves. Why this is could be a short flue, changes in direction of the flue, downdrafts, poor quality fuel or running the stove closed down for long periods thus not maintaining heat in the flue. An overly long flue of say 11 or 12m could also cause cold plugging at the top. Was the stove installed and signed off by a Hetas engineer, ( there are other self certificating schemes which are acceptable) , if so I assume you have called them in to check it. Has anyone checked the flue draft reading?, thats usually the first port of call assuming the fuel issue has been cleared. If the reading is below 12PA then it needs improving, typically with a wind driven rotary cowl. Which Esse model is it ?, ( I am an Esse dealer), if with a boiler running CH then has a Boiler Control unit been fitted, this allows the fire/cooker to get to to temperature before it allows cold water into the water jacket. You dont usually fit a BCU on a DHW boiler as they are an indirect system. So the water running through the boiler heats water in a tank by warming the pipes, so water running through the boiler does not appear in your bath. As there is far less water to heat this allows the cooker to get up to operating temp fairly fast, 16% is the maximum logs mc advised to use, most KD I have seen is around 20%, thats why I bang on about it. Are the logs of a suitable diameter, 125mm/ 150mm average should be Ok. One final thought, I have seen a flue liner blocked solid in only six weeks of burning wet wood, liner had to be replaced. If you have been burning wet wood this may be the issue. A

Unlikely to be a stove fault even if its a crap quality one. One issue often overlooked is log DIAMETER, big logs to not burn well as you need turbulence in the fire for optimum results. So no bigger than 100mm average, so a wedge shaped lump no wider than 200mm at the wide end. A 200mm log should be split 2 ways, a 250mm 4 ways. 99% of the time its poor quality fuel going into the stove but sometimes its log diameters or a restricted flue. A

Do a search, there are several reviews here but going back a while. Its main competitor is the Posch 360. I have seen transaw, its very heavy so you will need something decent to move it, but all hydraulic driven so no belts to wear. Personally I like the splitter knife set up better than the 360. Dont think I have ever seen a bad review of either of the two. A

I think you are talking about the proposed Europe wide Lot 20 regs that may ( or may not ) come into force in 2022, called EcoDesign. In effect this will lower emissions levels of appliances sold after that date to such an extent that unless technology changes all stoves sold after that date will be dedicated wood burners. Having said that Arada have just launched a 2022 compliant multifuel model ( the Farringdon) so maybe there will be a way forward if it sells. I was not aware of anything in this set of regs concerning wet firewood. Frankly I wish there was as it would save me time visiting people trying to burn cheap wet logs. See the SIA info here: http://www.stoveindustryalliance.com/ecodesign-ready-stoves-and-air-quality/

if looking to buy there are several wholesale suppliers here that I am aware of, if looking to buy post what you are looking to buy and I am sure they will pm you. If looking at sell prices this does depend on pack size, I did see Tesco selling off some fairly small packs last week at £3 a pop. A

As Calframo dealer thats below UK wholesale cost, do they have the Calfire UK supported warranty or are they grey imports. I assume they are not copies. A

I aim for a wedge zero at the pointed edge and no more than 200mm at the wide end, so that gives an average diameter of no more than 100mm, given a round piece of timber 150mm dia I would split 2 ways, 200mm round 4 ways in my small processor. A

All wood is good wood as long as its dried properly and it not treated in any way with crerosote etc. Today in the stove showroom I am burning POP, cut and split a couple of years ago. Burns well. At home tonight I will be burning Willow in the main. To the best of my knowledge only the fumes from man made smokeless fuels will damage a 316 grade flue liner especially if the stove is shut down for long intervals. In that situation a higher grade of liner is used. I am not aware of the fumes from any wood causing issues within a flue liner unless the fuel is wet,. Then you get issues with blocked flues and chimney fires, A

I get called out regularly to diagnose and rectify poor stove performance. Usually its wet wood, some times oversized logs which I demonstrate but splitting them down further and burning them in the customers stove, sometimes its both. Its not often that its a stove fault. The issue here is the the OP is a novice as at some point we have all been, he has bounced stove options around Green Living Forum ( to which I no longer contribute) he settled on a Morso 1412 which is a very robust stove and will serve him well providing he keeps the water out. Oversize logs will lead to poor performance and low temps, thus water vapour in the logs condenses in the flue liner and runs back into the stove where it sets up rust. The rust will kill the stove in 4 - 7 years which is a shame as a Morso will if looked after last 30 years plus. Think he was planning to buy the stove on line rather than from his local Morso dealer which has issues as most are grey imports with no warranty cover. Assuming he went that way he will have had no assistance at all from the stove seller as he would if he paid a bit more and used his local Morso dealer. who knows the area and teh local log suppliers. According to GLF he posts he has now bought some KD logs on line. In fact Morso themselves have a promotion on their KD Birch at present at £140 delivered for a crate, and its very very dry. Hopefully he should now be sorted and enjoying his stove. A

DO split them down further, oversize lumps in a stove will cause a lack of turbulance within the stove and the stove going out. With a wedge shaped log aim for no more than 200mm at the wide end. And if you bought that 1412 you have been talking about elsewhere then make sure you have nothing longer than 250mm. Always load the stove crossways with the ends of the log facing the sides of the stove, aim to load 2 or 3 logs at a time for optimum flame pattern and performance. A

Oh it certainly is, that and oversized logs.

About 5%.

Plus 1 on that but the general public dont by and large want it as 'it burns to quick'. What they dont realise is the heat release is faster as the wood is less dense. As logs are sold by volume there are more KWH in hard than soft but its a higher price. Therefore cost per KW is about the same. I even had a guy not happy with some ultra dry KD Ash last week as it burnt faster than the seasoned wood I had been selling him. A

I am near Long Buckby ( NN6) so if no other options are open and you are going via M1 + A14 then I would take the logs. I am about 15 mins from A14 J2 and a similar distance from M1 J18. A

Fuelwood are the supplier, a very nice company to deal with. Suggest you give them a bell and arrange to go down and have a play with one if feedback here is positive, A

What you have to consider is the delivery cost in time, fuel, admin and vech running costs and the fact that you only get maybe 10% of the bags back unless you tip them out onsite which many people do not want. I sell seasoned hard at £35 and kiln dried Ash at £40, this is though top quality stuff. If they sell fine, if they dont they can stay right where they are. I do overprice these compared to the bigger sizes to encourage people to buy a more realistic quantity. A 5kw stove running evenings and weekends will go through a barrow bag in a week maybe less. Pointless being a busy man and making no money. Seen many people come and go doing that. A

Nick is a good man and reliable, he does what he says and if he cant he will tell you straight. Like several members here I used to buy cord from him by the 24 tonner load, but he pulled out of this some years ago when transport costs and low margins meant his lorries would be more profitably employed on other work. A

Nick Channor is down in your area and may be able to help. He used to sell arb arisings by the 40 foot tipper load. Doubt you will find him here much these days but he is a farmer and is active on the farming web sites. It all else fails I do have his contact details. Just be aware that the type of timber you are seeking will need to be dried out prior to burning to get a decent heat performance from it. The key word here though is sell not give. A

Still suggest you use vented bags, stops mould and it will dry further.