What are you burning tonight?

**swanseajack** · 10-09-10, 07:17 PM

Tonight we have a bit of nearly seasoned cherry and sycamore, the chimney is drawing nicely even though it's drizzling and miserable out.
We are warm and dry having a nice glass of rioja.

**gorilla** · 10-09-10, 07:19 PM

the kids tea

**swanseajack** · 10-09-10, 07:23 PM

Ha Ha Mine have had their Shepherds Pie.

**marcus2** · 10-09-10, 08:26 PM

Fat hopefully

**topheronetwoo** · 10-09-10, 09:28 PM

The midnight oil

**Sgian-Dubh** · 10-09-10, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by topheronetwoo

The midnight oil

I was gonna say that

how about .... the candle ..at both ends

**one_rod** · 10-09-10, 10:58 PM

Old pallets and packing case timber.
Fierce, spitty, crackly softwood, mostly. With some random lumps of ungraded hardwood thrown in.

There's a mountain of the stuff at work and the boss doesn't mind how much of it I bring home. He has to pay to get rid of it.

I've got three one-tonne ballast bags full of cut pieces ready for the fire, and probably the same amount again waiting to be cut.

We live in a smoke-control zone, so we are not supposed to burn wood for heating.

If they can be bothered catching me and dragging me to court for it, I'll offset the cost of the fine against the fact that I haven't had a gas bill for fifteen years.....

one_rod.

**swanseajack** · 11-09-10, 07:57 AM

Yes, those smoke-control areas have become a farce now.
You can burn smokeless non renewable fossil fuel, but can't burn wood waste that would most likely be burried in a land fill site. If you do get caught, buy a DEFRA approved stove and carry on burning 8>)

I managed to increase the temp down stairs last night by over 4 degrees with the back door open for the hounds !! Come on winter .

**jerbal** · 11-09-10, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by one_rod

We live in a smoke-control zone, so we are not supposed to burn wood for heating.

If they can be bothered catching me and dragging me to court for it, I'll offset the cost of the fine against the fact that I haven't had a gas bill for fifteen years.....

one_rod.

Seasoned wood is smokeless fuel so carry on burning Mick. Our fire only smokes when it's burning the paper I use to start the wood so I don't worry about it.

**lelykins** · 11-09-10, 09:16 AM

What are you all doing with the fire on already? Those with water heaters i can understand but come on, i live oop north in Carlisle and there is no way that fire is going on yet. I lit it once last week in an experiment. I have cut a peice of steel plate to fit snugly over the grate, front to back side to side in the hope of modifying into a more purposeful woodburner. After the 1st attempt i was pleasantly suprised, abit of tinkering here and there and i think i will just about crack it. A question for the woodburner users (as opposed to multi-fuel like me) does your bottom plate have any holes in it? I know you dont need them for throughput of air but just wondered if a small amount of ventilation from the bottom helps.

**steveinthewoods** · 11-09-10, 09:58 AM

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**swanseajack** · 11-09-10, 11:27 AM

We have lit the stove a little early I know. But I'm still learning how to run it well.
I'm glad a gent above has mentioned covering the grate when using wood. My Squirrel has a cast grate that is like a little hollow to keep coal tidy in it. I was wondering if I could get a square of fire-brick or whatever the other bricks are, and carve the bottom of it to fit into the coal grate so there is a nice flat bottom as found on dedicated wood burners?
Hiya Steve, Oak and Beech? Jammy so-and-so 8>)
I can't take my grate out as there is just a drop down to the ash pan below it.

**ANDYLASER** · 11-09-10, 12:10 PM

Heretics.

**sarj** · 11-09-10, 12:23 PM

this morning swmbo is burning incense sticks,its making me feel quite nauseas,think i'll have a quick snort of wd40

**steveinthewoods** · 11-09-10, 12:40 PM

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