Energy prices.

[JimmyS]

Yes was seeing some comments about PM10 or PM2.5 pollution. We've got a couple of woodburners and a fair bit of trees that need to come down so hoping we are ok burning wood for a bit.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

They seem to be heading to banning wood burning,many places, because of the pollution.
In some places they are talking about banning oil and natural gas also.

I have no issue with banning wood burning fires. A lot of pollution from them.

 

[nickk]

Surely wood fires aren’t a problem in remote areas ?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Surely wood fires aren’t a problem in remote areas ?

Do you have a different sky your way?

All ends up in the atmosphere mate.

 

[nickk]

Do you have a different sky your way?

All ends up in the atmosphere mate.

Surely it becomes so diluted it’s not a problem.....mate.

 

[ukracer]

They seem to be heading to banning wood burning,many places, because of the pollution.
In some places they are talking about banning oil and natural gas also.

They are all nuts ....

 

[mike os]

This “they” … the same “ they” that swans around the world on private jets and shutting down cities telling us to do as they say, not as they do?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Surely it becomes so diluted it’s not a problem.....mate.

But surely all the exhaust gases from cars become so diluted it's not a problem.


https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/woo...eed-to-know/stoves-and-pollution-aIPXC8g7lbu5

While there about it blanket ban bonfires too.

If I'm going have to spend a small flats worth of money on an electric van that's not suited to my needs then I'm not gonna be happy with matey down the road burning plastic and crap on his garden and Joe up the hill chucking crap out of his chimney 7 days a week because he gets the pallet wood for free

 

[addjunkie]

I'm struggling to get anyone here to pump it. Company in Cupar who have pump, been chasing him for a quote with no luck yet. I'm hoping they will do it as they also do anhydrate screed.

Were living in the house and doing it a bit at a time. Most of ours is suspended timber. Its a lot of work, wouldn't fancy howking out concrete floors unless could get some machinery in to help.

Our kitchen, had a pecker for the digger too.

 

[JimmyS]

Some job that

We'd have to move out to get a digger in as all the floors would need to come out as a oner.

I've got the first bit done so I'm hoping the next couple of rooms will be easier as can move all the furniture etc into room thats done.

 

[nickk]

@eLuSiVeMiTe ,I share your concerns,but I don’t understand there to be the same problems in sparsely populated areas with emissions such as stoves and vehicles I think they should be controlled in urban environments where the fumes and gasses linger amongst people.

 

[ukracer]

Looks like another avenue is closing down.

https://www.facebook.com/13312631635/posts/10160008363276636

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

@eLuSiVeMiTe ,I share your concerns,but I don’t understand there to be the same problems in sparsely populated areas with emissions such as stoves and vehicles I think they should be controlled in urban environments where the fumes and gasses linger amongst people.

Same could be said about all the ships on the ocean. Or the planes in the sky.
Or the pollution in India and China and the like.

It doesn't affect us directly. It it's still an issue.

Why pollute when it's easily avoided.

 

[reb78]

There is more to this than meets the eye, as you end up trying to join a closed pressurised system to an open vented system.

Which bit? Joining the Rayburn up? This one is my mums and its been connected to her central heating along with a gas boiler and back boiler on the fire and lately a log burner via a Dunsley mixer. Been trouble free for about 30 years. She plans to move and the Rayburn is coming to me.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Same could be said about all the ships on the ocean. Or the planes in the sky.
Or the pollution in India and China and the like.

It doesn't affect us directly. It it's still an issue.

Why pollute when it's easily avoided.

My cousin works at a coal mine in Canada and all the coal is exported to China to make electricity, I bet that is never added into the green foot print of their exports.

 

[addjunkie]

Which bit? Joining the Rayburn up? This one is my mums and its been connected to her central heating along with a gas boiler and back boiler on the fire and lately a log burner via a Dunsley mixer. Been trouble free for about 30 years. She plans to move and the Rayburn is coming to me.

Thats ok then as long as you have the inbalance and open and closed system sorted.

 

[Kayos]

Which bit? Joining the Rayburn up? This one is my mums and its been connected to her central heating along with a gas boiler and back boiler on the fire and lately a log burner via a Dunsley mixer. Been trouble free for about 30 years. She plans to move and the Rayburn is coming to me.

Good old dunsley neutraliser.

Sadly not compatible with a modern boiler, you have options but it will involve a custom built thermal store, last one I did was about £1200 so not too bad

 

[reb78]

Good old dunsley neutraliser.

Sadly not compatible with a modern boiler, you have options but it will involve a custom built thermal store, last one I did was about £1200 so not too bad

I think you have mentioned them before. Its coming to a house with an oil boiler thats about 20 years old and very simple. Could I stick with a Dunsley? A friend has his solid fuel Rayburn connected via a thermal store with (I think) two other inputs.

 

[Kayos]

I think you have mentioned them before. Its coming to a house with an oil boiler thats about 20 years old and very simple. Could I stick with a Dunsley? A friend has his solid fuel Rayburn connected via a thermal store with (I think) two other inputs.

The dunsley will not work with a modern boiler

I'd have an open vent thermal store heated by the Rayburn, a secondary heating coil connected to the boiler and forget joining up a wood burner

 

[addjunkie]

The dunsley will not work with a modern boiler

I'd have an open vent thermal store heated by the Rayburn, a secondary heating coil connected to the boiler and forget joining up a wood burner

I concur, we have a closed heating system run from a heat store also unvented. To tie in the backboiler from the log burner required a heat exchanger and pumps. So not as cheap to run due to the pumps, also in a power cut makes log burner unusable unless generator is on.

If boiler 8n the fure fails, it wont be getting replaced will just goto a normal log burner