reubenreuben wrote: » Just watching the news, it seems coal will be banned everywhere in 2019 so what will happen if anyone happens to bring some in from the north?
Cape Clear wrote: » From Easyglo FB page. Looks like these guys are trying hard to boost sales. Offer isn't any better than the CW one by7 my calculations. SPECIAL OFFER!!!!!! We have been experiencing some technical difficulties with our website over the last few days, but you will be glad to hear, we are back up and running again!!! Due to the inconvenience we have decided to do a Super Saving Special: Buy 50 x 20kg (1 Tonne Pallet) of any of our Smokeless Coal Ovoids range and we will give you 5 x 20kg bags absolutely FREE!!! Yes, that's correct 55 x 20kg Bags of Smokeless Coal Ovoids delivered to your door, anywhere in Ireland, for only £335!!!
Bawnmore wrote: » Great post - we got Black Diamond from CW this year and it sounds exactly like you're describing American.
_Brian wrote: » Just a general note to some comments above. Black diamond is generally a product name to polish coal that’s been screened to remove the smaller pieces to make it a premium coal. First used by CDL in Dublin back in the early 90’s. A marketing ploy really. Often what’s being passed as polish is actually French coal, it burns nearly as well and has the same clean glassy black appearance if you break a lump open. It’s not bad coal, just people won’t buy it if you sell it as French. Premium coal should have no chips and slack, it should be screened so you only have decent sized pieces, that’s why it has a premium price - it costs money to screen it before bagging. Colomban coal should be cheaper as it’s generally a less heat producing coal, it’s really good as a mix with say polish coal as they burn well together. Often something like Texan added to help them light faster. These companies are bagging the coal themselves, they can add absolutely anything to the bags. Sometimes you get some crap in premium bags because the jokers aren’t empty when they switch to bag a new product. If you see American mentioned on anything stay clear, it’s the most awful stuff, it melts together into a crust as someone mentioned above. It’s cheap, nasty stuff and even the smoke is dirty and extra smelly, if that’s being passed as anything your being seriously duped. Lastly, the whole business is completely unregulated. There are no controls on what is called what and no accountability. If you get bad coal and pay for premium then insist it’s replaced.
Shefwedfan wrote: » I thought I had missed a huge bargain Thanks
Cape Clear wrote: » Epic fail there that should of course read €342.
Shefwedfan wrote: » 242? they are 280 on website?
Cape Clear wrote: » Ordered a ton of ovoids from CW last Monday. They arrived to Cork on Friday. Wasn't home her indoors coordinated the driver was happy to drop it behind the house and even put some of the bags on another pallet to help him move it over the pebble drive. 2 bags of slack included all in for 242 yo-yos. Went for the 20 kg bags this tine. Very happy with the whole transaction. Out of interest what is the best use of the slack looks like a bag of dust.
DubInTheWest wrote: » Seems the more business they got and in essence the more money they made, made them more greedy in the long run. The only thing that is keeping them going is their ovoids but they're forcing people away with the muck they sold them. I won't touch them again thats for sure.
chasm wrote: Was thinking the same myself! Ordered polish coal, it came in red bags with "premium coal" written on them, and burns like American coal!
blindside88 wrote: » That American you mention sounds exactly like what Coal Warehouse are selling as Polish coal. My dad got half a ton of it when I was getting my ovoids. It's absolute muck. Somewhat passable of mixed with ovoids
_Brian wrote: Black diamond is generally a product name to polish coal that’s been screened to remove the smaller pieces to make it a premium coal. First used by CDL in Dublin back in the early 90’s. A marketing ploy really.
jaffa20 wrote: » €18 for supertherm :eek: Who is selling at that price? I pay 10euro for 20kg bag in local building provider. It's by far the best smokeless coal i've tried so far. €6.60 a bag sounds appealing though.
Bazzy wrote: » it worked out at €334 delivered to County Galway for a ton of the non smokless My Brother in Law took a bag and ordered a ton that evening as well The equivalent bag super therm etc ranges from €12 to €18 for a 20kg bag i worked it out at just over €6.60 a bag The rate on exchange was very good the day I purchased
Shefwedfan wrote: » I got ovoids off them last year, the smokeless ones..... I found them great Do you have link to smoky ones?
6541 wrote: » Can you tell me how much it cost and how did you get delivery to the South ?
Bazzy wrote: » I got a ton of Kosy King non smokless Ovoids the heat off them is remarkable and Very very little ash i'd highly recommend them. The only thing i'd say is they give off a bit of a smell outside when your lighting them once they take off its gone its hard to describe the smell I live very rural so no one would really smell it On delivery clean $hit got made of one of the bags to be fair it more than likely happened going from one truck to another etc i emailed them and they said next order they'd give me a bag to replace it and another bag cant argue with that The bags are good and solid i've horsed them around into the shed, from shed to bunker
DubInTheWest wrote: » I'm gonna go with Kosy King next time for the coal and the ovoids. I've read some positive reviews about their ovoids, not the smokeless ones but the smokey ones. It says not available to deliver to South Ireland but I'm sure they will. Works out nearly the same I think, with the added bonus that we don't have to book with Liam Connolly freight!