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BowlandStoves

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  1. Just looked back at my post, yes Hamlet is an Arada brand While we have seen the likes of the Firefox hit the lower end of the market, Hamlet still remains the go to cheaper stove from our experience.
  2. Hi @neiln There are so many stove spares available today that you can literally replace every part (except the body lol) and for £200 you have a good deal there.
  3. I wonder if this is something which will hit the UK at some point:- http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Linn-County-Public-Health-offering-incentives-to-remove-old-polluting-wood-stoves-491933201.html
  4. I read this in a recent article:- " Whilst there are no Smoke Control Areas in the South Lakes, other parts of Cumbria are in smoke-monitored areas, where it is essential to only burn fuel that is DEFRA-approved for use in such zones. " That is the first time I have heard the term smoke-monitored areas mentioned in the press. I presume this is the first stage before becoming a smoke control area. The regulatory net is tightening!
  5. While we currently await further information and images, the Yeoman CL5 widescreen stove is coming to a stove retailer near you very soon! As some people will know, the Yeoman brand is owned by Stovax which recent introduced a widescreen Hamlet 5 stove. There seems to be a trend towards widescreen viewing areas with particular focus on the 5kW stove market. Is this the way forward? https://www.yeomanstoves.co.uk/stoves/contemporary/cl-stoves/ (details of the Yeoman CL5 widescreen stove should soon appear on the above page)
  6. He has also stepped beyond the traditional remit for a president - whether this is a good or bad thing is debatable. Whatever happens nobody will ever forget Donald Trump lol
  7. In some ways the industry is sleep walking into a scenario where even the more efficient of stoves are lumped in with other kinds of domestic wood burning. There needs to be a PR push from the industry to balance this negative press.
  8. I was doing some research on wood burning stoves and the recent trend in trying to ban them. I came across this article from March 2016 about stoves in Denmark:- Taxing wood-burning stoves could save lives and money When you try to tax something rather than ban it, surely that defeats the point? You tax things to raise money, you ban things to "protect the public". Obviously the 2016 attempt to tax stoves in Denmark did not work but I see they are trying again. Due to the Internet and free online speech, the real truth often follows the headlines. Would the UK authorities be talking of banning stoves (next move is to tax them) if they were struggling to balance the government budget?
  9. Really? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/08/18/crackdown-wood-burning-stoves-open-fires-may-lead-black-market/
  10. You only have to look to the US to see that effect to a certain extent - Trump is not everyones cup of tea but those who like him would support him whatever he decided to do.
  11. Its amazing what people use sawdust for lol From: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/10-uses-sawdust 1. Make fake snow. Mix sawdust with white paint and glue to cover holiday crafts with simulated snow. 2. Get a grip. Winter loggers spread sawdust on their truck paths. It provides traction and strengthens compacted snow while protecting the ground underneath. 3. Soak up spills. Keep a bucket handy for accidents. Sawdust is highly absorbent and can quickly contain spills of oil or paint. 4. Feed your plants. Sawdust mixed with manure or a nitrogen supplement keeps your plants healthy and moist, too. 5. Make a fire starter. Melt candle wax in a nonstick pot, add sawdust until the liquid thickens, pour into an empty egg carton, and let cool. Use the briquettes to help get a fire going. 6. Fill wood holes and defects. Used by professional floor refinishers, very fine sawdust or "wood flour" makes an excellent, stainable filler when mixed into a putty with wood glue. 7. Pack a path. Tamp sawdust into a dirt walkway to curtail erosion and create a soft, fragrant pathway through your garden or wooded lot. 8. Chase away weeds. Sawdust from walnut wood is a natural weed killer. Sweep this variety between the cracks of your walkway. 9. Lighten up cement. Sawdust mixed into mortar has long been used when erecting cordwood walls to aid in bonding the logs together. Do the same when casting lightweight vessels and moisture-loving planters. 10. Clean a floor. Moisten a pile of sawdust with water and use a push broom to sweep it around the concrete floor of your garage, basement, or shop. The wet sawdust will capture and absorb fine dust and grime.
  12. There is also the incinuation that only wealthy people have stoves - which is surely a form of discrimination?
  13. Looks like the government is targetting stove owners as they assume they are all located in "well-to-do homes":- https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/08/27/wood-burning-stoves-the-picturesque-polluters "An article in the British Medical Journal called for a “polluter-pays” tax on new stoves, to equal the associated health costs, which it put at £889 ($1,150) per stove each year in inner London." "The black smoke will continue to waft from the chimneys of well-to-do homes until wood-burners go back out of fashion." Any comments?
  14. Interesting and very public response from SpecFlue in relation to recent comments from London mayor Sadiq Khan :- http://specflue.com/news/title/statement-from-specflue-on-sadiq-khan-s-call-for-a-wood-burning-stove-ban Any views?
  15. History shows that politicians have a singular path ingrained into their minds:- Encourage the take up of a service/product When it becomes mainstream tax it
  16. Do you not think that by the time someone approaches a stove retailer they have to all intense and purposes made up their mind that they want one, just a matter of costing them? There is so much information available on the internet today that you can research stoves in the comfort of your own home.
  17. I will do some research into this but interesting hit back from Specflue at calls to ban wood burning stoves in London:- http://specflue.com/news/title/statement-from-specflue-on-sadiq-khan-s-call-for-a-wood-burning-stove-ban
  18. I believe that the going rate for a ton of season hardwood delivered to your doorstep is still £70.
  19. I was reading another post a few moments ago and it prompted an interesting question. Does the trend towards larger viewing areas with wood burning stoves reduce the character of your stove with less ornate decoration, etc?

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