How do you best light a fire....
... without using the commercial firelighters or firelogs? And what would be the best way to keep the fire going for a few hours? Peat briquettes, hard wood logs, coal?
Any advice appreciated.
I like the stove fire heat so much more than the oil central heating but am new to fire making and struggling with it...
tamara
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 You should try the nugget, they burn completely out and heat the back boiler bay better as they go red wile burning.
decbourke
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 newspaper with broken pieces of candle wax wrapped in it should start any fire and some kindling followed by a mix of coal and timber will stay burning for hours provided the air supply is properly regulated
pat cody
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 crunch up papers really well and cover it with sticks and tuff etc.
and always keep in mind the fire triangle;
oxygen,
heat,
fuel. without any of these ur fire will fail!!!!
micheal501.
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
If you roll newspapers up really tight, as tight as you can, tie with twine at each end. (a whole newspaper should make 2 rolls) and soak them in a bath of water for a good few days (4-7 days).
You then leave them somewhere cool and dry, off the ground until they are completely dry. If made right they are way better than fire logs or briquettes but not as good as coal.
Another thing that burns for ages, just not as hot as coal is "Slack". Its just a finer version of coal.
JackM
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 newspaper an finely chopped kindling, make a small ring of coal,put in paper an criss cross kindling an light,when kindling is burning add small pieces of coal /turf an add more as its burning. slack (coal dust) when water is added to make it pasty ,is good for banking the fire up before bed.
pearl
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 are we gone back to the indians one pack of firelighters will do you the week. its all well and good newspaper and kindle how many times have you all and me got your eyebrows burnt blowing into the fire to light. when all you had to do was trow in a firelighter. the odd day we run out of firelighters man wat a job to get it goin. come on tamara sure to god you can light a fire. by the way how are you keeping have you still got little hunt up their ?
hunt
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 I suppose it also depends on the type of stove/range, whatever.
In my first flat, I used to have a "continuous burner", I'd light the fire on monday night after work and would only ever just top it up with 2 briquettes (coal ones wrapped in 2 layers of newspaper) to keep it going all day and another pack for the night and would only top up with anthrazite coal to increase the heat.
No need to rake out the ashes more than 1 x per week.
Very economical and easy to run.
Not sure they're available here, though?
Bea
Bea
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 Thanks for all advice :-)
Hunt, Little Hunt had a really good life but had to go to chicken heaven with the help of myself and a broomstick a few days ago as he nearly made minced meat of my lovely Jersey Giant and started chasing all other roosters as well :-(
tamara
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 Aldi do a decent sized pack of lighters for only 1.99
If I ever run out and am stuck I use paper, kindling and 'dripping' (chicken/duck fat)it soaks into the paper great and burns well enough to light the kindling, also split a briquette on top of the kindling or very dry turf
Coal the best to hold a cinder in the fire, stoke up and restart the flames using paper and dry turf
Mary O'D
Monday, December 5th, 2011 lol tamara ah well thease things happen
hunt
Monday, December 5th, 2011
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How do you best light a fire....
... without using the commercial firelighters or firelogs? And what would be the best way to keep the fire going for a few hours? Peat briquettes, hard wood logs, coal?
Any advice appreciated.
I like the stove fire heat so much more than the oil central heating but am new to fire making and struggling with it...
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
You should try the nugget, they burn completely out and heat the back boiler bay better as they go red wile burning.
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
newspaper with broken pieces of candle wax wrapped in it should start any fire and some kindling followed by a mix of coal and timber will stay burning for hours provided the air supply is properly regulated
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
crunch up papers really well and cover it with sticks and tuff etc.
and always keep in mind the fire triangle;
oxygen,
heat,
fuel. without any of these ur fire will fail!!!!
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
If you roll newspapers up really tight, as tight as you can, tie with twine at each end. (a whole newspaper should make 2 rolls) and soak them in a bath of water for a good few days (4-7 days).
You then leave them somewhere cool and dry, off the ground until they are completely dry. If made right they are way better than fire logs or briquettes but not as good as coal.
Another thing that burns for ages, just not as hot as coal is "Slack". Its just a finer version of coal.
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
newspaper an finely chopped kindling, make a small ring of coal,put in paper an criss cross kindling an light,when kindling is burning add small pieces of coal /turf an add more as its burning. slack (coal dust) when water is added to make it pasty ,is good for banking the fire up before bed.
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
are we gone back to the indians one pack of firelighters will do you the week. its all well and good newspaper and kindle how many times have you all and me got your eyebrows burnt blowing into the fire to light. when all you had to do was trow in a firelighter. the odd day we run out of firelighters man wat a job to get it goin. come on tamara sure to god you can light a fire. by the way how are you keeping have you still got little hunt up their ?
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
I suppose it also depends on the type of stove/range, whatever.
In my first flat, I used to have a "continuous burner", I'd light the fire on monday night after work and would only ever just top it up with 2 briquettes (coal ones wrapped in 2 layers of newspaper) to keep it going all day and another pack for the night and would only top up with anthrazite coal to increase the heat.
No need to rake out the ashes more than 1 x per week.
Very economical and easy to run.
Not sure they're available here, though?
Bea
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Thanks for all advice :-)
Hunt, Little Hunt had a really good life but had to go to chicken heaven with the help of myself and a broomstick a few days ago as he nearly made minced meat of my lovely Jersey Giant and started chasing all other roosters as well :-(
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Aldi do a decent sized pack of lighters for only 1.99
If I ever run out and am stuck I use paper, kindling and 'dripping' (chicken/duck fat)it soaks into the paper great and burns well enough to light the kindling, also split a briquette on top of the kindling or very dry turf
Coal the best to hold a cinder in the fire, stoke up and restart the flames using paper and dry turf
Monday, December 5th, 2011
lol tamara ah well thease things happen
Monday, December 5th, 2011