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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 21, 2016 6:45:42 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 7:27:05 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts? I doubt it's the change of coal although I was just saying to Matty the other day that some people seem to be burning something which smells of burning electrical insulation. Seriously though, if you are getting chest pain you need to get that checked out pronto. It's probably nothing to worry about or the beggining of a cold but I'd never piss about with chest pain!
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Post by Graham on Oct 21, 2016 7:31:09 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts? It could be the dust which would not affect the detectors. Do you smoke? Has there been an increase in phlegm? Has the phlegm changed colour if so to what colour? Does the breathing get easier when you are on the stern deck?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 21, 2016 7:49:27 GMT
I do smoke, but not a great deal- maybe 20 a week. My breathing seems to get easier when I am away from the boat, specifically in the afternoons.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 21, 2016 7:59:28 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts? Get yourself checked out before anything else as those are all classic heart symptoms. However !!! As a child I suffered from asthma, no fancy treatments in those days. You learned breathing exercises and either survived or went under. Symptoms disappeared at about 14. I always had an increased sensitivity to dust and used to wheeze a bit if I didn't always wear a mask when working in dusty environments. Anyway the point of that info is that during the winter when I started the stove I would suffer low level breathing problems, when burning wood it was very slight almost unnoticeable. When I started using the Rayburn a couple of years later (as the fit out progressed) I found that I needed to burn coal this however made the breathing problems much worse. Cheapo varieties of smokeless fuel were as bad if not worse. When I started burning anthracite it improved quite a bit, not as good as wood but better. Obviously this is only an option if your stove can tolerate anthracite. Following operations leaving me weakened, I had to change to oil fired central heating. I had no breathing problems last winter. I have also noticed how much cleaner the boat is with no dust from handling the fuel or emptying the ash. I have strong suspicions that my problems were as much from the dust as the fumes, and that as both wood and anthracite cause less than other sources ....... Bingo !!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 21, 2016 8:05:28 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts? Get yourself checked out before anything else as those are all classic heart symptoms. However !!! As a child I suffered from asthma, no fancy treatments in those days. You learned breathing exercises and either survived or went under. Symptoms disappeared at about 14. I always had an increased sensitivity to dust and used to wheeze a bit if I didn't always wear a mask when working in dusty environments. Anyway the point of that info is that during the winter when I started the stove I would suffer low level breathing problems, when burning wood it was very slight almost unnoticeable. When I started using the Rayburn a couple of years later (as the fit out progressed) I found that I needed to burn coal this however made the breathing problems much worse. Cheapo varieties of smokeless fuel were as bad if not worse. When I started burning anthracite it improved quite a bit, not as good as wood but better. Obviously this is only an option if your stove can tolerate anthracite. Following operations leaving me weakened, I had to change to oil fired central heating. I had no breathing problems last winter. I have also noticed how much cleaner the boat is with no dust from handling the fuel or emptying the ash. I have strong suspicions that my problems were as much from the dust as the fumes, and that as both wood and anthracite cause less than other sources ....... Bingo !! Yes, these thoughts do largely coincide with mine, and the first step will be to get some wood and see if burning that makes a difference.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 21, 2016 8:06:13 GMT
good luck
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Post by larkboy on Oct 21, 2016 9:48:09 GMT
Just wondering if anybody has experienced health issues after changing to a different type of coal? The coal boat dropped off 10 bags of "Winterblaze" last week, and ever since I've been using it I seem to be short of breath and have some chest pain. My CO and smoke detectors don't indicate anything amiss. It could be coincidence I suppose, any thoughts? I doubt it's the change of coal although I was just saying to Matty the other day that some people seem to be burning something which smells of burning electrical insulation. Seriously though, if you are getting chest pain you need to get that checked out pronto. It's probably nothing to worry about or the beggining of a cold but I'd never piss about with chest pain! The wife and I have noticed that burnt electrical insulation smell on the marina and wondered how long before the power went off....Obviously the coal some people are burning. As to your breathing,get it checked asap to be safe!
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Post by Graham on Oct 21, 2016 10:18:48 GMT
Get yourself checked out before anything else as those are all classic heart symptoms. Yes, these thoughts do largely coincide with mine, and the first step will be to get some wood and see if burning that makes a difference. No the first thing is see a doctor and get properly checked out
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Post by bettina on Oct 21, 2016 10:59:48 GMT
Yes, these thoughts do largely coincide with mine, and the first step will be to get some wood and see if burning that makes a difference. No the first thing is see a doctor and get properly checked out Please make ^^^ your first priority. We changed fuel 1/2 way through the winter last year and I noticed a big difference in my breathing, always short of breath, struggled to take a deep breath, even to the point of when rolling over in bed during the night I would wake up short of breath; no ever no chest pains. And didn't "he" go and order 40 bags of the same bloody stuff off the coal boat for this winter forgetting the effect it had on me last winter!!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 21, 2016 11:20:08 GMT
Yes, these thoughts do largely coincide with mine, and the first step will be to get some wood and see if burning that makes a difference. No the first thing is see a doctor and get properly checked out If I went to the doctor's every time there was something wrong with me, I wouldn't have time to do anything else...
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Post by bargemast on Oct 21, 2016 11:20:38 GMT
No the first thing is see a doctor and get properly checked out Please make ^^^ your first priority. We changed fuel 1/2 way through the winter last year and I noticed a big difference in my breathing, always short of breath, struggled to take a deep breath, even to the point of when rolling over in bed during the night I would wake up short of breath; no ever no chest pains. And didn't "he" go and order 40 bags of the same bloody stuff off the coal boat for this winter forgetting the effect it had on me last winter!! Hi Betty, if the 40 bags of the same bloody stuff hasn't been delivered yet, can't you change your order for something different ?
Peter.
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Post by The Lockie on Oct 21, 2016 11:46:09 GMT
I had problems with Phurnacite hacking cough and constant irritation at back of the throat.Thing is most of this manufactured stuff that comes in brickettes isnt really coal!! Its a mixture of petroleum by products,cement dust oh and a bit of coaldust!!!
I swapped to small Anthracite and problems went away.Its just coal and nothing else. Needs a bit more air tk keep it going but it gives a terrific amount of heat out
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Post by patty on Oct 21, 2016 11:56:54 GMT
I burn small anthracite in my rayburn/aga(still cannot remember wot it is), before I burnt cheap stuff having bin told use anything and the smokey smelly result used to cause breathing issues..smoke detectors none to happy either. Didn't get pains but did struggle and thats in a house with bigger spaces..however chest pains should always be checked out.
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Post by marni on Oct 21, 2016 12:06:20 GMT
One of the reasons we sold our boat was the cough I developed after one winter.I couldnt get rid of it .I went to see a Dr and he said it was proberly the fine dust from the coal.My other half is asthmatic and it never bothered him.Since we moved of the boat had no problems since.
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