Fireplace question

[Seir]

Is there anything i can burn in fireplace and if there is where can i buy those.

[womanofdulwich]

? technically only smokeless fuel. practically, dry wood or coal, broken up pallets, old bank statements. garages and diy shops sell coal/ wood. be careful your fireplace is safe first though- you can get a chimney sweep to clean it- make sure you are not going to kill yourselves with toxic smoke..

[Townleygreen]

You can usually find bags of smokeless fuel (coal) for sale in some petrol stations. I bought some from the Total garage at Cobb's corner in Sydenham.

[Sue]

DIY shop near Green and Blue in Lordship Lane sells coal and kindling.

Garden centres (eg Shannons in Forest Hill) and places like Homebase or B&Q also usually do.

ETA: Anyone with an open fire who needs a fender? I have one for sale (it's too long for my fireplace), haven't got round to advertising it yet :) It's thirties, copper on top, ?30. :) PM me for a pic :)

[Pearson]

I just burn some ole' furniture borrowed off the neighbors.

Nice'n toasty :)

(Ikea stuff burns a bit too quick though)

[Tarot]

M ake sure you still have an open flue(chimney ) before you burn anthing,

[steveo]

Get Homefire from CPL delivered to a bunker near you. I've been happily burning it for twenty years man and boy.

[louisiana]

Pearson Wrote:

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> I just burn some ole' furniture borrowed off the

> neighbors.

> Nice'n toasty :)

>

> (Ikea stuff burns a bit too quick though)

My grandmother (smallholder) once burnt collasping-pile-o-shite rabbit hutches belonging to her landlord. Who was not best pleased when she eventually found out.

I burn all kinds of wood in my (smokeless zone approved) stove. Toasty. Far more environment-friendly than coal or similar.

Avoid MDF and other composites (Ikea-ware) - they are full of glue and other noxious things: bad for you, bad for the environment.

But you must get your chimney swept before you burn anything.

[Magpie]

I may be a failure as an open fire owner, but I just can't get smokeless fuel to actually get going even with kindling, paper, cardboard etc. I know its meant to be hotter than real coal, but real coal burns, while the smokeless stuff doesn't. Any tips?

[Seir]

thank you all for answers,just bought some smokeless coal and its warm ans cosy now:)

[Tarot]

Save your old toilet roll tubes, stuff them with old paper, They make good fire starters