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The log burner (well multi fuel stove ( gets fitted next month - very excited.
We live in a smoke control zone though so it's going to have to be smokeless fuel.
Are they all born equal or are there any particular brands folk would recommend?
Presumably you bought a defra exempt stove, being in a smokeless zone, what make and model is it?, very high probability you can burn wood as well, if you wanted to.
I wouldn't buy branded.
It's normally a lot cheaper to buy "open sacks" from your local coal merchant, you do need a coal bunker though.
why buy a stove in a smokeless zone?
no recommendation for smokeless fuel, but chat to both the supplier of the stove, the sweep and the fuel supplier.
ive been warned off smokeless, it burns hotter than coal and will wreck the stove. ymmv
Presumably you bought a defra exempt stove, being in a smokeless zone, what make and model is it?, very high probability you can burn wood as well, if you wanted to.
Yes DEFRA excempt, approved whatever for smoke control zones. Using a local firm - much of Sheffield is smoke controlled suite the firm knows what to fit.
Stove is the Clock m/f. New brand to the market.
Wood would be good if we can burn that also 🙂
why buy a stove in a smokeless zone?no recommendation for smokeless fuel, but chat to both the supplier of the stove, the sweep and the fuel supplier.
ive been warned off smokeless, it burns hotter than coal and will wreck the stove. ymmv
Why not?! Get the right one and you're fine. Stove is specifically multi fuel with smokeless on the list of stuff that's ok to use.
If it's a DEFRA exempt stove then you are able to burn wood in it in a smoke control zone. You can burn smokeless coal in a smoke control zone in anything, exempt stove, non exempt stove or open fireplace, all fine.
The stove's manual probably suggests a brand or 2 likely anthracite and probably says do not burn bituminous coal/house coal (these aren't smokeless and burn hotter, may damage stove)
Over here every hole in the hedge has its own brand of smokeless stove eggs with furnacite/supacite/glowcite etc being the typical names. Although superficially similar I did notice quite a bit of a performance difference, in terms of longevity, heat and how well they burned away so my advice would be to shop around a few of your local suppliers and test out their offerings.
Wood would be my preference though. So it would.
Pop down your local home bargains and pick up a pack of verdo briquettes.
I prefer dry wood but if i'm short these are cheap and burn long and hot.
Other briquettes i've tried have been shite and the verdos are much more expensive elsewhere.
Anyone tried Brackenburn Brackettes? Quite like the ethos of them if nothing else.