Cheapest Coal/Briquettes/Blocks Thread

tonc76

Similar to the petrol thread where is the cheapest coal/briquettes/blocks in the Waterford area? I realise that only smokeless fuel can be bought within the city environs but many places outside the city sell the proper stuff.

Could we compile a list of outlets selling all or some of the above and compare prices?

O' Brien's Spar Priory St. New Ross

Polish Coal 40kg €16.50
Bale of Briquettes €3.50
Blocks N/A

trishw78

Neither of these locations are in Waterford City

Polish Coal €12.50 Centra Piltown

Easy Burn logs are cheapest in Woodies.

tonc76

trishw78 wrote: »

Neither of these locations are in Waterford City

Polish Coal €12.50 Centra Piltown

Easy Burn logs are cheapest in Woodies.

What size bag is the coal? A 40kg bag is the largest one - stands about 1m high

I should have said that I'm aware that coal cannot be bought in the city but I'm looking for prices in the surrounding areas..

abouttobebanned

Coal cannot be bought in the city? Eh?...wha?

ChapOfDRyans

im sure you would get them in leamy fuels at the back of the garda station

Sully

Certain types of coal you cant buy in the City to prevent against smog or the likes. I think its smoky coal or something? :S

tonc76

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Coal cannot be bought in the city? Eh?...wha?

You can legally only buy smokeless coal in the city due to the problems with smog. It is illegal for any outlet to sell "proper" coal i.e Polish but it is legal to burn if it you so wish

Sully

Doubt this thread will be as successful as the Petrol thread OP - this type of request would not be done on a weekly basis and its hard to keep a track as people have their own suppliers and probably don't change a huge amount. I would imagine its probably commonly known what retailer would be generally cheaper for this compared to others though, so maybe some suggestions on that might help.

trishw78

it's a 40Kg bag

tonc76

trishw78 wrote: »

it's a 40Kg bag

That's a steal - a whole €4 cheaper than in New Ross and over €5 cheaper than the co-op in Kilmeaden!

trishw78

yeap they only seem to have a limited stock of maybe 4 or five bags and they don't have them everyday

Cmar-Ireland

Whats the best type of coal to buy?

westbiogroup

Try West Bio Group as they have the best quality and cheapest prices for all solid fuels ranging from Kindling, Firewood, Coal to BBQ Charcoal including bottled Gas and Water.
West Bio Group are based in Loughrea, Co.Galway and on the Naas Road, Dublin.

10Kg Bitumen Polish Coal € 4.00
10 x Turf Briquettes € 35.00
Etc, Etc.....

See the website for more information : www.westbiogroup.com

tombliboo83

All this talk of coal has me longing to light the fire, with a log or two on top.

Langan fuels old kilmeaden rd is where I get mine

raymark

tonc76 wrote: »

Similar to the petrol thread where is the cheapest coal/briquettes/blocks in the Waterford area? I realise that only smokeless fuel can be bought within the city environs but many places outside the city sell the proper stuff.

Could we compile a list of outlets selling all or some of the above and compare prices?

O' Brien's Spar Priory St. New Ross

Polish Coal 40kg €16.50
Bale of Briquettes €3.50
Blocks N/A

am looking for comparison in price of coal, wood, smokeless coal, anthracite, bricquettes etc in waterford.would appreciate anyone s input.thank you

horse7

is it too late to get an update on 40kg polish coal within 12miles of dublin.

Funfair

horse7 wrote: »

is it too late to get an update on 40kg polish coal within 12miles of dublin.

Horse your in the wrong field...

How would ppl in Waterford know the cheapest coal within 12 miles of Dublin

reni10

Funfair wrote: »

Horse your in the wrong field...

How would ppl in Waterford know the cheapest coal within 12 miles of Dublin

How about the cheapest price in Waterford then? Any takers there?

THEIRISHMOB

reni10 wrote: »

How about the cheapest price in Waterford then? Any takers there?

Theres a place out the tramore rd, across from halfway house.
40kg coal 11.50, Buy 10 get 1 free .
Amazing value

Aquos76

THEIRISHMOB wrote: »

Theres a place out the tramore rd, across from halfway house.
40kg coal 11.50, Buy 10 get 1 free .
Amazing value

Absolute ****e coal though, I got a bag of it a few weeks back and I had as much left in the fire the following morning, it just didn't burn through at all.

I've tried quite a few different types at this stage, the best by far is the colombian coal, which is €16 per bag from friends of the earth, they have only recently moved out to a warehouse behind Witfield Clinic.This coal mixed with a bag of Super Heat for €13 I think, is a fantastic combination. If I had to find a fault in this though it would be that it burns very quick.

At the moment I am burning Premium Polish Coal €15, mixed with a bag of Doubles €14.50 per bag from Ferrybank Fuels, they too have recently moved premises, they are located in Mullinabro now,out past Waterford Golf Club for those who are unsure where it is. I am finding this coal very good, not as hot as the colombian but it seems to last a good bit longer.

With regards to blocks, I am using blocks I purchased from a guy in Tallow, He delivers to Waterford City every friday and charges €50 for 20 bags, he also does bags of turf, to be honest, Id say I got about 16 full bags when I went through the bags after they had left, and when I say full bags I talking about 16-20 blocks per bag, still works out very good value. I got his number from one of the local papers, if anyone want his number feel free to pm me.

Speak Now

Buylo had 3 bales of briquettes for €10 last week when i was in there.

YumDeiseMum

tombliboo83 wrote: »

All this talk of coal has me longing to light the fire, with a log or two on top.

Langan fuels old kilmeaden rd is where I get mine

Am using the Polish Doubles from Langans at the moment, €13 for a 40kg bag.
There was a voucher on the front of last weeks Waterford Today for a free 20kg bag of slack with any 2 bags of coal purchased.

Am getting blocks from a guy out past Irishs pub on the Kilkenny road, only €3 for a massive bag!!

fudark

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

Am getting blocks from a guy out past Irishs pub on the Kilkenny road, only €3 for a massive bag!!

sounds good
where exactly is that?

wellboytoo

Logs ffs don't talk to me about logs, do they store them in a water tank?Nobody in this country seems to know about seasoning timber, all the so called firewood available is drowned wet, has not been seasoned at all, buy the bag of logs in Lidl and see the difference, they are light cos no or very little water they burn well, admittedly fast but give off huge heat.
three rules about burning timber
1.it must be dry
2.it must be dry
3,it must be dry

YumDeiseMum

fudark wrote: »

sounds good
where exactly is that?

Take the 1st left after Irish's pub and then the 1st right on that road. He's just a bit up the way.

As I said he's €3 a bag and I think he does a trailer of blocks for €40

Funfair

Dunphy's Cork Rd have a bag of Turf (20kg I'm guessing)for €6, better then any briquettes and burns all day...

fudark

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

Take the 1st left after Irish's pub and then the 1st right on that road. He's just a bit up the way.

sorry for being ignorant. where's Irish's pub?

YumDeiseMum

fudark wrote: »

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

Take the 1st left after Irish's pub and then the 1st right on that road. He's just a bit up the way.

sorry for being ignorant. where's Irish's pub?

If you pass the Red Bridge service station and head out the old road to kilkenny, you'll pass the Nightcap on the left, Fogarty motors on your right and a couple of miles further there's a little white country pub called Irish's on your left, the turn for the block man is just after that pub!

YumDeiseMum

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

fudark wrote: »

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

Take the 1st left after Irish's pub and then the 1st right on that road. He's just a bit up the way.

sorry for being ignorant. where's Irish's pub?

If you pass the Red Bridge service station and head out the old road to kilkenny, you'll pass the Nightcap on the left, Fogarty motors on your right and a couple of miles further there's a little white country pub called Irish's on your left, the turn for the block man is just after that pub!

And you weren't ignorant
Silly me just assumed everyone would know lol

deisemum

YumDeiseMum wrote: »

Am using the Polish Doubles from Langans at the moment, €13 for a 40kg bag.
There was a voucher on the front of last weeks Waterford Today for a free 20kg bag of slack with any 2 bags of coal purchased.

Am getting blocks from a guy out past Irishs pub on the Kilkenny road, only €3 for a massive bag!!

What are doubles and is the slack good?

I'm fed up of ornamental coal not giving out much heat.

YumDeiseMum

deisemum wrote: »

What are doubles and is the slack good?

I'm fed up of ornamental coal not giving out much heat.

Doubles are just smaller lumps of polish coal, but seems to burn longer and give more heat than the normal stuff if that makes sense!

Have only used the slack to bank down the fire one night, kept the heat in it, but was a right mess to clean out the next day so havent bothered with it since

Evelynmc

My dad got a text from BuyLo today it said 20kg Coal x 3 24 Euro...

emireland

Live in Tramore:

All below are for bags of 40 KG Coal.

Esso Fuel station sells 40KG bag polish coal for 12.50 euros, doesnt burn badly, pretty much burns right down to nothing, the heat thrown out is nothing like the Columbia coal, but lumps can be quite large.

McCarrthy's is slightly more costly:
Wouldnt bother using the cheapest Premium Polish coal - its only 11.50, takes awhile for it to burn, looks like its a mixture of cheap and compressed coal made from a mixer in blocks.
The other Polish doubles 40 KG 15.50 E -takes awhile to burn is OK, pieces of coal are small.

Langan fuels have an outlet by the Fireplace store on Route 675 on the L side of the road on the way into Tramore.
Black bag Columbian coal burns really well, not so much ash left. Chunks of coal are large lumps. HOT! 16.50
Red bag Premium polish - burns well, leaves some residual ash/ unburnt coal. Heat good 13.50 Euro
Yellow bag - polish coal is ****e and lots of shale. 11.50 euro

Stevi

Dont think langan fuels own this place not sure who does but 2 guys out there very helpful and friendly. would def recommend their coal and their prices.

Countryman1

Stevi wrote: »

Dont think langan fuels own this place not sure who does but 2 guys out there very helpful and friendly. would def recommend their coal and their prices.

No langan fuels don't own this place it belongs to Waterford Fuels and agree would recommend it

allthedoyles

Bit late advertising lads , ...........the season's over - clocks go forward - fuel vouchers are gone till October .

Look forward to a bright sunny summer in the Sunny-South-East

Max Powers

Thought i would resurrect this as we are getting towards that time of year, bummer i know. Anyone know if anywhere is doing the 3 bales of briquettes for €10 around?

morebarn2

Buylow were doing the 3 bales for E10 on Tuesday of this week when I was down there.

Speak Now

Buylo 3 for 10 are not BNM. Anyone ever use these ones before? The BNM are 3 for 12 there at the moment. Big increase from last year some of which is due to carbon tax increase last May (another rise due in 2014). Morris's are 3 for 11.

TheBoffin

I have used the non BNM ones from Buylo and they are not bad, they do burn for longer but they are messey and not cut properly or evenly.