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Creosote is given off in gas form by all woods when they burn. If the temperature in the firebox is not above the combustion point of the creosote then it will condense in the chimney and leave you open to a chimney fire in future. A, The wood you are burning to to wet, the energy within a log is first used to evaporate the remaining water, the rest in used as heat. Not enough heat means to much water. B, Crerosote coming through the wall. You could have used a couple of products the you burnt within the stove that crystalized the tar and caused it to fall back down the chimney. However now you have had it lined then the fumes from these products cannot reach the old tar, so there is not a lot you can do on that issue. I have been experimenting with my showroom stove this winter burning pop up to about 35% MC. The secret is to use primary air under the fire as well as secondary air down the inside of the glass. Get a good fire burning and as soon as you can get a new log in refuel it. I would recommend that you buy in some logs with a MC no higher than 20% for the remainder of this winter. I assume you have had a stainless steel liner put into the chimney with a stainless steel cowl on top to keep birds, rain and snow out. Quiet a lot of what people come to me with as condensation on a stove installed by others is in fact rain running down the chimney as a result of not installing a cowl. Again use dry wood and burn it hot, you will have no issues with condensation. However you can backfill the chimney with loose vermiculite insulation material if you wish. I do about 1% of my installs with this and dont have issues. Hope that helps. A

5 cu yard on that trailer, say thats 4 cu m, 600kg + per cube, say 2.4 tonnes + trailer at say 700kg, must be well over the L200 towing vehicles weight limit of 2700kg, either that or the volume is less than it states. Logs in that shed wont dry that well, very limited air flow, logs also look green, ie freshly sawn. Floor is not concrete so likely hood of soil etc in sample. Ask for a moisture content on a recently split face, below 20% then ok. Ask for the dimensions of the trailer used and work out the volume you are getting. Trailer issue makes me think that it would be best to proceed with caution, wonder if he has a tacho fitted?, he needs one. A

Logs are usually sold by volume not weight, £130 for a tonne if it is a tonne now is a bit high even for an end user, ie the bloke thats burning it. I would think a tonne of oak will make about 1.2/ 1.3 cube of logs, most here sell hardwood logs for £80- £90 a cube for mixed hardwood. I had two oak cubic meter bags on my trailer the other night, pulled a lot heavier than my usual Ash/sycamore. I would think that it will want another summer before its fit to burn. A

Have you got one?, would be interested to read a review, perhaps in a new thread. A

How much volume will you be putting through it and what is it, ie Arb waste or forestry thinning 's and what sort of budget did you have in mind. Some machines don't handle arb waste at all well. Nice little starter processor is the JAPA 700, people here put up to 500 cube a year through them. Just make sure whatever you buy then get a rack or log lifter to feed it and make sure you have timber handling facilities available, ie some sort of log grab, you can get away with a set of fork lift forks but they do slow the job down as the longer pieces always seem to slide off one end or the other. Members here sometimes sell processors in the classifieds here. A

I am 50 miles away according to google maps so a bit far. Quicker for you to bring it back to your own yard I would think. If push comes to shove I could maybe organise a flat 8x2 with crane but doubt he could do it this week. A

The Flue Cube is not so effective when burning wet wood as some f----- has just delivered me load when guaranteeing it would be dry .... I should have been skeptical... I come across it all the while, usually bought on price, thats why I got into firewood to support my stove business. I have been experimenting with my Morso this winter burning wood (poplar) up to about 35%, get a good fire going, use a lot of primary air as you would burning coal, then refuel little and often. A

Have a look for Nick Channors posts, where are you located roughly. A

I have sold 3 barrow bags today to folk that normally buy cubic meter bags, they dont want the cash tied up over the summer. A

No but then you have to factor transport in. A

Nick Channers 6 artic axle rig usually deposits about 26.5 tons of timber a load. What weight have you had delivered?. A

Needs to be dry really, heat from a stove is far more than that from an open fire and will cause them to warp. They are sometimes let into the plaster so warping would also crack the plaster. One of the stove trades fire place surround manufacturers had major issues a while ago using oak that was not dry enough. A

Rifle and shotgun stocks if high enough grade. Could be worth a fair bit depending on size. A

And it seems that the loan to to the property not the owner, so when the property is sold the loan moves to the new property owners it seems. A

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How do you make a sensible profit at £60 a cube unless your cord is very cheap or free. Got a feeling you have posted that you are now out of logs and just doing kindling, at that rate I can see why. It costs me £1.50 a mile to run my delivery Landrover and thats without taking into consideration the maintenance costs of the trailer. A

I am a newcomer to this firewood business, in my 3rd winter, 2nd winter doing it properly. Last winter I had about 40-50 cube left, I cant see the point of running out and then turning customers to your competitors. I have spent all my life in wholesale except for the last 4 years, run out in wholesale and you are dead. This year I will come pretty close to running out if we have a bad February weather wise unless I buy some more in. had a guy in today, he usually takes 3 cube over the winter, he has about 2 weeks worth left and does not want to take a whole cube, he is happy to pay a higher rate for a lesser quantity in barrow bags. I know its hard to judge what you need to store, my view at present is store all you can. A

- if only people would take nice seasoned larch for £60 m3- but i blame the stove installers for brainwashing the public into asking for either kiln dried or 3 year seasoned hardwood - (which is what we got asked for the other week) Hi Joy, I sell stoves and when I have it lots of softwood, when I dont its hardwood. There is a link here: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FC-BEC-InfoSheet-Wood-as-Fuel-TechSupp.pdf/$file/FC-BEC-InfoSheet-Wood-as-Fuel-TechSupp.pdf to the calorific values of different timbers, given an equal moistuire content then soft woods fill all the top six places. Perhaps a bit of ammo for you to use. The issue is that older people are used to open fires and softwood spits, stoves are supposed to be sued with closed doors so spitting is not an issue. Shame I am not nearer or I could help you dispose of some of the nasty softwood you have !!, A

What are you using processor wise, must be a fair old set up for 60 cube a day. A

Next winter I may take some at that, give me a prod in September please. A

I was also looking to build a wood fuel business based on RHI and get qualified to supply and install the boilers etc. When did this change come about?. A

Been shooting pheasants for 50 years, never shot a Paddy though, come to think of it I dont know what one even is other than the obvious. A Partridge perhaps?. A

I am selling a 40cmx60cm well filled net to firewood customers at 5.50 inc vat. Not selling that many, suspect my price might be a bit high but its the same as the local food stores whose bags are less than half the size of mine. maybe set up a lower price when bought with a cube of logs next winter, at a cost of £2 a net I have plenty to play with. A

That needs reporting to Hetas/Woodsure. Whats the point of a quality mark that is being openly abused. At the end of the day most of us want a high quality product going into the market as thats where the future is. Had the scheme been cheaper I as a small at present firewood producer would probably enlist. Say £1 per cube sold in the previous year, then it may become self financing. A

What you are doing sounds ok to me. Bigger is not always better as it always means bigger overheads and not necessarily bigger profits. A