Log Burners

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Aarow do some good little stoves, like the Acorn range they also do very good large boiler models

Cheers for that Lincs. That's good to know. Ours is one of the Acorn range and just right for our small front room.

Regards, Chris

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Seems strange how a Susan B works at that stove shop

Ha ha! Really?

Regards, Chris

[werdnal]

We have had a log burner in our lounge for about 12 years, and are taking out our oil fired Rayburn this summer and installing another log burner in the kitchen, with back boiler for heating and hot water.

Burning wood is very green as the carbon put back in the atmosphere is only equivalent to the amount taken up by the tree during its growth. As for where the wood comes from - we burn any wood, not just actual logs. Scrap pallets, mother-in-law's old fence panels which she had replaced. Hubby brings home a lot of offcuts from the woodwork room at the school where he works.

We have got free logs from the railways when they thin/clear the tracks and some tree surgeons will give it away if you are prepared to collect from site, rather than transport it themselves. We also have a field and create our own thinnings from hedge trimming etc.

With the price of oil going sky high, its going to work out a lot cheaper for us!

[numeniusaqua]

We replaced our LPG system with full biomass (or "wood" as I call it!) central heating. Many years ago I worked in forestry aged about 17 and still had my old chainsaw. Not long after we got the stove, I cut a couple of trees down in gardens for my friends and of course took the wood away to season for our heating. Word got about and now I have as much wood as we could possibly need (lots of it hardwood too!). Fortunately I have the training as well as a commercial size saw and proper landrover (biodiesel before anyone asks! - and by proper I mean a battered Defender, not a posermobile!) Just to make sure we stay carbon-neutral, my daughter and I have also embarked on our own tree planting programme and plant more than we use. It seems obvious though that it simply cannot work as an answer for everyone in the UK. Never mind. Meantime we have unlimited free hot water and have made a huge dint in our carbon footprint as a family. There is also a real satisfaction in removing part of our lives from dependency on "the system" so to speak.

[Les E]

HI All,
I have a wood/coal burning stove and I seldom buy fuel for it.There is ample wood lying around in peoples gardens and in skips,in a age when everyone is going on about the price of fuel there is tonnes and tonnes of wood fuel just lying there and no one wants it.One skip raid can often provide two or three days of heat and cooking saving £££££'s every year on electric.I dont even have to look for it I normally come across it during my normal routine while out gardening.The only drawback is woodburning during muggy weather like this its just to warm!
Regards Les.

[Susie]

With the price of gas and electricity going up the way it is the days of free and/or cheap wood may be coming to an end as more people get wood burners.

[Orpheus2000]

We find it quite difficult to get logs. The log burner is small, so the logs have to be cut to less than 10" wide. We found one supplier, but they are a bit unreliable, so it looks as though we'll be logless as well as legless this Christmas.

[coasty]

My logs come from several sources,,,
(1) Angling club working party trees are thinned and flood debris removed.
(2) Beach at end of road Driftwood... Amazing what the sea brings
(3) Mrs Coasty has a habit of flirting woth council workmen when their tree felling often come home and find half a tree at end of drive.

All I need is chain saw and some good axes,,,and somewhere to let it season for a year or more,.

[shei111]

I love to see a real fire, but if you have to buy logs it is expensive form of heating, coal is very dear as well, I always used to use coal to get a good base then burnt logs all day and put coal on to keep the fire in over night. Ive done my fair share of collecting logs chain sawing then splitting with an axe , I now just press the central heating dial and have a flame effect gas fir to look at , its much cleaner too . sheila

[Susie]

Originally Posted by coasty

(3) Mrs Coasty has a habit of flirting woth council workmen when their tree felling often come home and find half a tree at end of drive.

Is that to slow down your approach home so the work man can make a quick exit?