any got a coal fire?

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how the feck do you keep it slow burning tro the night? i know theres a knack to it..

[Fishtailparka]

slack

[2.8i Cossie]

as above...

 

put a normal load of coal on to light it and then cover it all in slack to keep burning all night

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slack? is that the ashes out of the pan?

[2.8i Cossie]

no its a specific type of coal

 

kinna like small 1/2 inch coal if i remember correctly...very smokey

[mk3cokebottle]

slack? is that the ashes out of the pan?

 

use the ashes mate , had a coal fire all my life till we got our own place , b4 u go to bed load it up and put about 2-3 inches of the ash from under grate on top and it will slow burn till the morning then you just give it a poke and load it up to wake it up again

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[Durham Fiesta]

i love coal fires, just a pain in the arse carrying coal and hot ashes through the house

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ours is in kitchen so dont have that problem.

[mk3cokebottle]

i cant wait to get in our house n buy an argor old skool cooking

 

mmm wood baked bread oh the danglies

[antz]

i cant wait to get in our house n buy an argor old skool cooking

 

mmm wood baked bread oh the danglies

 

we have a gas powered rayburn cooker

 

all the classic cooking but without the old smokey mess

[caprinerd]

we always put a couple of large logs on and when we got up give it a good stoke and then put coal on it

why have you got a fire on in this weather ?

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its chilly here mate, specially in this old house, chalk walls, dates back to 1600's.

[Copey]

love coal fires! we have one in the back room, love that you can just chuck pretty much anythin on to burn, saves a lot of waste in the winter

[marky4]

can't beat a real fire i've just put another log on mine

[GT_lenny]

Yeah I'm still on solid fuel central heating never known anything else I have a trianco in the kitchen it'll run for 18-20hrs on one scuttle of anthracite

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how sad is this topic

and i started it