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Had some for a few years now. Cost was high as an early adopter but the return for top rate FIT has more than made up for it. They have produced to date 11.5 megawatt hours which is not to be sniffed at. It's one of the few products I have seen that actually do exactly as advertised PRESUMING A GOOD SITE. Even now in the depths of winter if the sun pops out I can run the ground source heat pump and washing machine for about 6 hours just off the PV.
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Not very glamorous but always think fitting skirting boards nicely is a right PITA. All those internal and external miters that aren't quite 45 degrees because the wall is off. New jobs never so bad as things can be square and true from the off. Here is an odd one that the design was the complex bit and construction was interesting working on something so big and heavy on your own. It's a sound proof box for a very large planer that can be wheeled apart for maintenance. 4mx4mx12m
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So kg per £ pretty much the same as dry logs at £100 per cube. I know which I would rather have
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You do but a line has to be drawn somewhere. All single m3 loads get a £5 delivery charge from us to encourage 2m3 loads. Still only go about 8 mile radius before charging an extra delivery cost. It's not just the fuel but the shear time taken. A 16 mile round trip on Devon lanes can take an age. Just had a quick look through our customers and the furthest one is 10 miles away and pays extra for the delivery.
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Agreed it's partly location dependant. What made me ask is just saw an advert offering free delivery within a 30 mile radius and smallest load was well under a £100. This is in a sparsely populated area but still 30 miles for free!
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So how far will you go to deliver logs for free? Edit. The deliver part that is not the logs
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Much improved I am pleased to say
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Why should having a wood burner inside an insulated container mean there is a high risk of a fire? We have them in our homes which are full of combustibles without any mishaps. A quick google of spontaneous combustion temperature for wood is somewhere above 250C. Glass fibres temperature is even higher but can't find anything out on resin which holds the glass together. Would have thought a carefully run stove placed so it can't come into direct contact with anything combustible should be fine. The idea of having a stove inside a kiln makes complete sense to me
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+3 and raining here. Quite jealous of the rest of you with your dry and cold That fire looks like an ideal way to spend the morning Daniel
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Bang on for me:thumbup1: Newish to logs and first truck is.........Isuzu Dmax
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Oops you are quite right. I am on my way to Dorset when I go past them
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Try Perrie Hale Nurseries in Dorset. http://www.perriehale.co.uk/
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Now this thing grips on ice! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=816002908454603
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Don't see why we should be worried. The prices I have seen make it more expensive than home grown. The selling point seems to be how dry it is but that's in the region of 20% which is quite achievable on our shores with a bit of patience. Can only see it being sold because we sell wet rubbish or have run out. You will always get a few who think it must be better because it came out of a kiln but you can't teach stupid. Have plenty of dry stock and I can't see it making much impact
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This on the car not the truck. Think the winter tyres use a compound that stays supple at low temps when most tyres become too firm and loose their grip. Think the ones on the car where cheapies as thats all they had the time the name Kleber comes to mind but if intrested I will check in the day.
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The gas price is a joke realy. I went onto a supplier's site and it asked for our postcode and up pops the price. There is no mains gas in this postcode Totally agree that 90% is highly unlikely for a WBS but doesn't stop manufacturers claiming these sorts of figures. I exaggerated with 90% Wood burning stoves, multi fuel stoves, stoves
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Gas 4.46 pence per kWh (quick google of prices for our area) Oil 5 pence per kWh with oil @ 50 pence per litre Wood 7.1 pence per kWh based on our prices of £100 per cube which is around 350kg Thats with all at 100% efficiency. Think oil and gas boiler are around 95% efficient and good stove 90% So based on the above mains gas is cheapest just. I know I am financially better off to sell all our logs and use our electrically powered ground source heat pump. Should add the fire is roaring as I type
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They stay on at least 6 months of the year and stayed on all one year as it was so wet. Done a lot more than 20k miles in them and not worn out quite yet. Wish I discovered them years ago. Not as quiet on motorways but for kicking around wet or frozen lanes they are dogs danglies.
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Me too Paul but looking unlikely.
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Nice walk on the moors this morning Jon. A bit of snow and that equally rare thing SUNSHINE Included a small thorn tree as it is Arbtalk.
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Don't rate the BFGs on ice Jon Few years back when we had a winter. Driving the landy with BFGs was doable but tricky on the ice (great when deep snow). Fitted my wifes little Peugeot 306 with some winter tyres and that was far superior on the ice than the landy. Got a spare set of rims so just swap wheels depending on the season. Glad you and Yaffle are here to tell us of your tales on the ice.
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Sounds like a great choice Phil I am on the old 460 and that's great and everyone says the 461 is better. Now WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON with everyone agreeing on a what chainsaw thread
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Just a heads up if you out and about. Freezing rain causing accidents all over the roads this morning. Stay safe
