Probably going to alienate some here.When I was growing up in the North, everyone had coal fires. We had one main fire fireplace and the bedroom ones only got lit very occasionally . I think my parents got central heating when I was a teenager .
I just love the smell of coal burning in the morning - don’t you !?
I love my wood burner,, it is stunning and a pleasure to watch and enjoy.i It is DEFRA approved, triple burn and gives little in the way of emissions and no smell outside , I know there is a new updated rating body for wood burners but no doubt they will get banned in London by 2030 . I use expensive well seasoned low moisture content logs . Wood in Europe is half the price of the U.K. but much is imported from Europe.
I also know it will emit micro particles that might affect my health but I can live with that (sic).
Peter the glass should not get blackened , that is the sign of ‘wet’ wood. I clean mine once a month with wet newspaper and dipped in the ash , clean in 30 seconds
I also have an old Villager, a staple fire of the south and south west - all the houses in TV s
Escape to the country seem to have a Villager ?
I appreciate some fires may offend , may annoy, but where do we draw the line in either being offended or being righteous .
I hated smoking , meetings in rooms with smokers, I hate smoking in pub gardens, I hated eating food in restaurants when people smoked. I hated sitting close to the smoking section on planes. I’m not keen on diesel car or petrol particles. Let those who want to complain, complain, it’s their right . We will all see the error of our ways in time but I will throw a log on to stay warm and cheerful and crank up my reasonably new 42 kilowatt gas boiler . I assume my decision to replace not with a heat pump will annoy some folk !?
MM
PS I don’t think I know anyone in London who doesn’t have a wood burner ? Oh and many of you who wear fleeces or hoodies are putting micro plastic particles into the rivers and sea when you wash them . I hate that thought when I Scuba/dive.
