neiln
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I've never known bricks to be stuck/cemented in, neither of the stove I have so more than place the bricks (and then the baffle holds them in place).
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Vermiculite board is cheap on eBay, cuts readily with a hand saw, is light and from what I read it's considerably more insulating than refractory brick. When I refurbished an old stove with badly damaged bricks I made replacements with vermiculite board and they seem to work very very well. My newer stove uses vermiculite as standard
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How £390+ vat is only £140 more t then the Amazon price I'm not sure! The f rJones price is good, but I'm guessing it's power head only. Think I looked and they wanted £550 with 15" b+c and vat. I make that £300 more. Still there is no saving worth a fake or stolen saw, which is why (had a received a saw, by some miracle) I'd have checked thoroughly with husqvarna that it was legitimate.
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Ok, so is there a layman's way of identifying that? I knew it wasn't quite as simple as deciduous Vs evergreen but knew no more than that. A more accurate layman's guide/rule would be lovely.
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I stand corrected wrt Holly.
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thought it might be, but thought (like the seller) it might be burnable if you have a waste oil burner
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I'm not related to the seller in any way, but I know you guys are often after IBCs. I stumbled on this add by accident but possibly if you are close to newport on tay then there are 8 here, less than a day to go and they are at £5.50 th lot. you need to deal with the contents though... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waste-Used-Hydraulic-Oil-Perfect-For-Waste-Oil-Heater/253849012044?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dfedda426f58d4a56b7ee2cb54bd4fc06%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D14%26sd%3D253849012044%26itm%3D253849012044&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A899f1e5d-b475-11e8-b036-74dbd180ecb5|parentrq%3Ac030e5e81650a9c4adabe838fffcbc47|iid%3A1
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we not? Holly is a soft wood....isn't it? its ever green, so i thought that made it soft, no?
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Visiting mum and dad yesterday, dad's very poorly, cancer has left him as skin and bones so he feels the chill. I arrived early evening to find he was feeling cold and had just climbed into bed. Lucky I'd arrived with another car boot full of dry wood splits, and a sack of kindling. Stove was soon burning beautifully and dad sat on the sofa beside it. Utterly priceless moment for me.
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I quite like leylandii, its pretty dense for a softwood, denser than cedar by a way. Yew for the energy win though. My favorite for very close to oak like density, easy to split, easy to light .... so long as you don't have to deal with th prickles.....Holly. Always grab that when my tree surgeon mate has some in the pile
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No reason given. It's clearly a fake offer, but I think these are legal, unfortunately.
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Yep fake deal, amazon email, 'Your order has been cancelled. if you are still interested in this item follow this link to pay 3 times as much....'
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yes, on one of the other sellers, where it says something like '3 new from £xxx'. They were £223 with 15" b+c
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Ahh... looks like i got the last of this batch (fake batch?) as its back to £608.
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If a saw does arrive, I'll check it's genuine and not stolen. Where's the serial number on these and I guess email husqvarna direct?
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Ordered. Can't believe it will come. Firm believer if something seems too good to be true it usually is... But Amazon and credit card protection so... Estimated delivery 15 September. Having just bought s 365 from bill p, I have no need for a 550xp ... If by some miracle one arrives I'll have a dilemma, wtf to do!
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So what's going to happen to the firewood market?
neiln replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
Croydon (where I am) had just shrunk everybody's landfill wheelie, and replaced the recycling crates with wheelies (one for paper, another for glass, tin, plastic). It's clearly aimed at making it harder to just send to landfill and encouraging households to use the existing recycling more. Which is good. While I'd happily separate a bit more at home.... With my garden waste wheelie it's hard enough to store 4, let alone 5 or 6! -
So what's going to happen to the firewood market?
neiln replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
If bio mass power generators are sucking up so much logged timber, are they creating a viable market for ARB waste? I guess no one can provide the bio mass plant the guaranteed volume, but the firewood producers can pick up the ARB waste to fill the gap in logs? I know it doesn't go through processors, so cutting and splitting is much slower, which costs, but given the waste is cheaper does ARB waste make up the gap with a small increase in price for the end customer? I'll keep on scrounging up the wood and stockpiling my personal supply to give me 2 or 3 years security. Can't go beyond that, I'll have no garden left for the kids to play! -
calcium can make some clays less claggy by making the small clay particles stick together into larger lumps, more like grains of sand. Ash is largely calcium carbonate. I'm no gardener so only go on what i read but the potassium in ash is what the plants want, its about 5%. The problem is ue too much and pH goes too high, to alkali, and more problematic on clay which is already alkali. Only way to be sure is to test the soil.
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Allotments, good idea, loads of those very close by, I could even fill the green waste wheelie with saw dust and just about walk it to the nearest. I'll see if they have a contact and if they are interested.
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Hmm, greasy ash and saw dust on the compost heap? I'd happily give to farmers, but not many near crystal palace. I have offered to any neighbours for pet bedding, not got shot of any though.
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Currently I process about 12-15 cube a year at home and I compost as much of the sawdust as I can, mixing with my grass cuttings. I have too much though and the rest I hide in the wheelie. That's getting harder. Council have just shrunk our wheelie! Any other uses/disposal methods? I won't be making a bonfire, I find these anti social. I'll be carting loads to the recycling centre if need be. Similarly with ashes. I think I know all the uses and currently it goes through the compost and on to the garden. Bit concerned I'll be over liming a clay soil (London clay) and I think most earth worms don't like it so it slows them down from working on my compost. Think I may have to add some ashes to the already full wheelie. Open to ideas though. Cheers
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Fairly dense, decent wood to burn
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Oh I agree, and strive to burn very clean. I virtually never see smoke from my flue and get very little soot from the yearly flue sweep. Drying my own wood for 2 summers, splitting it small, burning it hot and fast. However as one of those, I suppose, middle class London dwellers I could instead of burning about 8 cube a year, go back to gas bills that are 3 times the size they are now. I started burning for the ambience, started processing my own wood to save money, found I liked chainsaws, axes and the stove, do it loads and save a lot. I feel smug doing a bit for sustainable energy/carbon emissions but guilty about any pollution, even though I minimise that and know if everyone burnt as cleanly as I did the problem would be tiny and probably not on the agenda.
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Is there a balance that should be considered? Impact of local pollution from stoves Vs benefit of contribution to reduced carbon emissions from fossil fuels? It's comparing apples and pears, and very hard, but in a choice between gas/oil heating and wood heating the pros and cons should be considered.
