I would just like to say

marjon · Wednesday at 15:30

@kevstar
Sorry to hear the news of your uncle.
I will always remember my Grandad as the last time he was fine and not how I saw him in the hospital.

J

marjon · Wednesday at 16:01

So shall we talk briquettes or logs debate

.

So https://www.woodfuel.coop/wood-fuel-guides/fuel-comparison-charts/

I am sorry if I disagree.

I lit the fire today with what was left and put on a briquette, then once going put on another 2, then a couple more the original remaining log was still(albeit fading) there while the brics looked like a burnt out Kevin the Caterpillar.
I then said to M, I am getting some wood in. chucked an arm full on the fire, which probably equated to half to three quarters of a bag of brics, I feel the heat now.

I am not saying they dont have a right application but it just dont work for us. Just cant get a decent ember base over the whole fire. to do that I think I could chuck a whole bag on in 1 go, but it may give the heat but not last.

So.
The wt for wt.
1 ton(looked about 1 1/2 cubes) of the brics cost the equivalent of 3cubic of wood, which is "around" 700kg/m3.

Which I cant be bothered to work out the rest of calorific value as it dont work for us

.

J

DanClarke · Wednesday at 16:05

marjon said:
So shall we talk briquettes or logs debate .

So https://www.woodfuel.coop/wood-fuel-guides/fuel-comparison-charts/

I am sorry if I disagree.

I lit the fire today with what was left and put on a briquette, then once going put on another 2, then a couple more the original remaining log was still(albeit fading) there while the brics looked like a burnt out Kevin the Caterpillar.
I then said to M, I am getting some wood in. chucked an arm full on the fire, which probably equated to half to three quarters of a bag of brics, I feel the heat now.

I am not saying they dont have a right application but it just dont work for us. Just cant get a decent ember base over the whole fire. to do that I think I could chuck a whole bag on in 1 go, but it may give the heat but not last.

So.
The wt for wt.
1 ton(looked about 1 1/2 cubes) of the brics cost the equivalent of 3cubic of wood, which is "around" 700kg/m3.

Which I cant be bothered to work out the rest of calorific value as it dont work for us.

J

I have not found briquettes to be cost-effective at all. Just my 2p worth.

marjon · Wednesday at 16:16

DanClarke said:
I have not found briquettes to be cost-effective at all. Just my 2p worth.

Totally agree. Have tried 2 times now.
Now maybe a pellet feed boiler may work as its directed to the right place.
We have to heat the "air" in the room as well as hot water for the rest of the house.
It is a great way to use chippings (so not wasted).

But not for us, we will continue to stack and burn wood

.

J

Stone56 · Wednesday at 16:30

marjon said:
So shall we talk briquettes or logs debate .

So https://www.woodfuel.coop/wood-fuel-guides/fuel-comparison-charts/

I am sorry if I disagree.

I lit the fire today with what was left and put on a briquette, then once going put on another 2, then a couple more the original remaining log was still(albeit fading) there while the brics looked like a burnt out Kevin the Caterpillar.
I then said to M, I am getting some wood in. chucked an arm full on the fire, which probably equated to half to three quarters of a bag of brics, I feel the heat now.

I am not saying they dont have a right application but it just dont work for us. Just cant get a decent ember base over the whole fire. to do that I think I could chuck a whole bag on in 1 go, but it may give the heat but not last.

So.
The wt for wt.
1 ton(looked about 1 1/2 cubes) of the brics cost the equivalent of 3cubic of wood, which is "around" 700kg/m3.

Which I cant be bothered to work out the rest of calorific value as it dont work for us.

J

So exactly the out come we had !! Also thay didn't smell nice outside like a formaldehyde sort of smell

marjon · Wednesday at 16:35

Stone56 said:
So exactly the out come we had !! Also thay didn't smell nice outside like a formaldehyde sort of smell

Exactly the out come I expected.
Not been outside to smell, but did notice it didn’t smell like wood burning when I put the logs on.

J

Wimblowdriver · Wednesday at 17:56

Had a plumbing day today. A couple of years ago I replaced the ceramic valves in me bath / shower mixer tap because of a small drip. They started dripping again recently so got some more valves and put them in today. Still dripping. With a bit of research I discovered that the valves I have fitted (same seating depth as the last ones I fitted) need a slightly deeper (by 1mm) bottom seal to suit my tap

. New seals ordered, the deeper ones. If I had known this 2 years ago -----. I've still got the original valves, the seals are nicely compressed. The ones I took out today have not been compressed, must have just been touching the water inlets and eventually started letting by. Another skool day over.

Stanleysteamer · Wednesday at 18:49

marjon said:
So shall we talk briquettes or logs debate .

So https://www.woodfuel.coop/wood-fuel-guides/fuel-comparison-charts/

I am sorry if I disagree.

I lit the fire today with what was left and put on a briquette, then once going put on another 2, then a couple more the original remaining log was still(albeit fading) there while the brics looked like a burnt out Kevin the Caterpillar.
I then said to M, I am getting some wood in. chucked an arm full on the fire, which probably equated to half to three quarters of a bag of brics, I feel the heat now.

I am not saying they dont have a right application but it just dont work for us. Just cant get a decent ember base over the whole fire. to do that I think I could chuck a whole bag on in 1 go, but it may give the heat but not last.

So.
The wt for wt.
1 ton(looked about 1 1/2 cubes) of the brics cost the equivalent of 3cubic of wood, which is "around" 700kg/m3.

Which I cant be bothered to work out the rest of calorific value as it dont work for us.

J

Interested that you use a fire. In frogland almost everyone uses a log burning stove, they are supposed to be up to 20 times more efficient than an open fire, depending on design. Ours sure is efficient. We manage to use very little wood in the weeks after we arrive and before we leave. The Frog govt would give you a sub (50%) if you bought the right type so we bought one of them. It's very big and decorative, the whole unit sits floor to ceiling, but the actual burning volume is much the same as any other, it just stands alone.
This pic doesn't show the top where it narrows in sections a bit like an Art Deco skyscraper. Bit of a statement piece

kevstar · Wednesday at 18:52

marjon said:
Afternoon/Evening folks .

So another bright sunny day albeit a bit windy. Brolly away without any ladybirds.
Mum sent me a message/pic they have a smattering of snow, We usually get it before them, maybe Dad will get to beat me to building the first snowman of the year. They live in the most easterly point/area of the UK.

J

We got a dusting of snow, barely enough to make a snowball.

Stanleysteamer · Wednesday at 18:56

Wimblowdriver said:
Had a plumbing day today. A couple of years ago I replaced the ceramic valves in me bath / shower mixer tap because of a small drip. They started dripping again recently so got some more valves and put them in today. Still dripping. With a bit of research I discovered that the valves I have fitted (same seating depth as the last ones I fitted) need a slightly deeper (by 1mm) bottom seal to suit my tap . New seals ordered, the deeper ones. If I had known this 2 years ago -----. I've still got the original valves, the seals are nicely compressed. The ones I took out today have not been compressed, must have just been touching the water inlets and eventually started letting by. Another skool day over.

Well done.

Those ceramic circular valve things are a night mare. We had a similar problem on a pillar mixer tap in the kitchen in Frogland. The hot side just wouldn't shut off properly. I took it apart and flound that the little bit of brass inside that held the stationary disc wasn't holding it still. I put a tiny bit of solder in, and that held for a couple of years but in the end I had to replace the cartridge wherein lay the problem. If it had been for the cold side I would never have been able to source one, a local DIY shop had left hand side ones so I was lucky. (TBH the tap is so close to the wall that one could only work on the other side if the tap came further out as it would have to turn the wrong way.)
Whole thing is mad.

Stone56 · Wednesday at 18:58

Me to striped the internals from a concealed Gerberit cistern its amazing how it all comes out through a 200 ×150 mm hole all cleaned and installed back German Tec at its best only 2 more to do weather bad outside so no time wasted

landowner · Wednesday at 18:59

Snowing again here , not forecast either

Stone56 · Wednesday at 19:02

Stanleysteamer said:
Interested that you use a fire. In frogland almost everyone uses a log burning stove, they are supposed to be up to 20 times more efficient than an open fire, depending on design. Ours sure is efficient. We manage to use very little wood in the weeks after we arrive and before we leave. The Frog govt would give you a sub (50%) if you bought the right type so we bought one of them. It's very big and decorative, the whole unit sits floor to ceiling, but the actual burning volume is much the same as any other, it just stands alone.
This pic doesn't show the top where it narrows in sections a bit like an Art Deco skyscraper. Bit of a statement piece
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Marjon has got a log burner with back boiler think he said it was 30kw

Stanleysteamer · Wednesday at 19:12

Stone56 said:
Marjon has got a log burner with back boiler think he said it was 30kw

Had a feeling I might have read something about that, but then maybe confused it with someone else's!

Stone56 · Wednesday at 19:13

landowner said:
Snowing again here , not forecast either

Very much ? Good you changed your tyers

Stanleysteamer · Wednesday at 19:18

"manifest"

wot a load of rubbish.
AND it's sexist, or as we have to say now "misogynistic" (apparently wimmins can't be sexist any more.)
Should be "personifest".

I give up.

marjon · Wednesday at 20:36

Stanleysteamer said:
Interested that you use a fire. In frogland almost everyone uses a log burning stove, they are supposed to be up to 20 times more efficient than an open fire, depending on design. Ours sure is efficient. We manage to use very little wood in the weeks after we arrive and before we leave. The Frog govt would give you a sub (50%) if you bought the right type so we bought one of them. It's very big and decorative, the whole unit sits floor to ceiling, but the actual burning volume is much the same as any other, it just stands alone.
This pic doesn't show the top where it narrows in sections a bit like an Art Deco skyscraper. Bit of a statement piece
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Sorry “fire” may have been the wrong word. Of course we have a log burner/enclosed fire.

It supplies our water for the underfloor heating.

J

Hippo · Wednesday at 20:41

Yer can't catch me. Eye isser gingerbread hippo.

landowner · Wednesday at 20:47

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Stone56 said:
Very much ? Good you changed your tyers

Just looked outside and its turned to rain, bugger

playtime postponed

Turktowner · Wednesday at 20:57

DanClarke said:
I have not found briquettes to be cost-effective at all. Just my 2p worth.

I'll up you a thrupny bit.
a) We've found proper wood to be hotter / more long lasting by volume.
b) We've yet to actually pay for any of the wood we burn. Yes, we has to chop it up an that, but is still preferred.

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