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Post by Delta9 on Jan 21, 2018 17:41:09 GMT
They will gunk up the chimney a bit quicker, but if they are dry enough to burn and you have nothing else I don't suppose that matters too much. You'll just have to sweep your chimney a bit sooner.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 21, 2018 17:43:41 GMT
My thought would be, that a gunky chimney is better than being cold !!! If you have a straight flue then a length of chain lowered down the flue and jiggled about every week or so helps keep the gunk away
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Post by JohnV on Jan 21, 2018 17:48:12 GMT
mind your fingers ..... and don't get your face too close
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 21, 2018 17:51:39 GMT
My thought would be, that a gunky chimney is better than being cold !!! If you have a straight flue then a length of chain lowered down the flue and jiggled about every week or so helps keep the gunk away great thanks! I was wondering how to sweep whilst its still hot! I have chain. I use a home-made scraper, a length of rebar with a steel disc welded onto the end, I'll try to post a pic of it sometime.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 21, 2018 17:52:16 GMT
Blimey - just screw a scrubbing/nail brush on the end of your pole and stick it in and out. Walk round the chimney whilst doing this.
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Post by patty on Jan 21, 2018 18:21:53 GMT
Blimey - just screw a scrubbing/nail brush on the end of your pole and stick it in and out. Walk round the chimney whilst doing this. Won't that melt/catch fire if fire still lit?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 18:25:09 GMT
I'd be nervous of a chimney fire. I had one once on a narrow boat I lived on. Sounded like a rocket engine.
Scared the shit out of me. I pushed the external terminal off the collar and it died down and no damage done.
I had visions of the whole flue ending up red hot and setting fire the the lining but to be fair that did not happen.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 21, 2018 18:25:42 GMT
Some of us do it when the chimney is cold. It gets cold very quickly after the fire has gone out, being made of metal. Still, you could try doing it whilst the fire is raging below - mind that smoke don't get in your eyes.
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 21, 2018 18:26:08 GMT
Depends on the wood. Birch can be burnt pretty quickly especially if felled in the winter, some hardwoods really need 2 years. Damp wood + coal = lots of nasty corrosive gunge.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 18:29:51 GMT
Some of us do it when the chimney is cold. It gets cold very quickly after the fire has gone out, being made of metal. Still, you could try doing it whilst the fire is raging below - mind that smoke don't get in your eyes. Also if the fire has a baffle of any sort and you clean the flue while it's lit it could get clogged up and cause the fire to smoke into the boat and the baffle would be awkward to remove and/or clean if its hot. I've had exactly that situation when clag fell from the flue (I never sweep my chimney but occasionally rap it with a lump of wood to dislodge loose soot) and it meant removing all the fuel from the fire in order to access the baffle without getting burnt. Of course another danger with a blocked baffle is CO poisoning. Always good to have at least one CO monitor preferably the ones with a display.
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Post by tadworth on Jan 21, 2018 18:33:56 GMT
Depends on when " this year" is, did it include the summer ? and what wood it is. Ash a few months old will be OK, Oak won't. Green Willow felled last week will be like burning wet newspaper.
If your skint and need fuel now, pallets, and waste timber are your best bet. Double glazing firms bin tons of old mahogany window frames and sills.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 21, 2018 18:37:30 GMT
If there's 240v at the boat parking place then an electric oil-filled radiator (or two) will help, plus a number of hot water bottles and a couple of candles in lanterns (which should be supervised).
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Post by patty on Jan 21, 2018 18:43:01 GMT
some birch and mainly an evergreen cypress type...leylandi Im guessing. I would avoid burning to much evergreen...that takes longer for the sap to dry out... would suggest foraging but I think all wood out there is gonna be very waterlogged now..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 18:44:18 GMT
At the end of the day if its cold and the wood burns then burn it. But keep an extra eye on the stove. I don't think its going to do any damage unless its something you do for a long period of time.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 21, 2018 20:07:44 GMT
Yes Im beginning to think its not worth the hassle of burning the stuff now! Extra jumpers. moderation is the key I would tend to mostly avoid the evergreen as that does seem to take a while but just be sensible with the better stuff, mix with coal and keep your eyes open for alternatives. it's not as if you are planning on doing it all the time,
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