Shefwedfan wrote: » 242? they are 280 on website?
Cape Clear wrote: » Epic fail there that should of course read €342.
Shefwedfan wrote: » I thought I had missed a huge bargain Thanks
_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.
Bawnmore wrote: » Great post - we got Black Diamond from CW this year and it sounds exactly like you're describing American.
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!!!
Shefwedfan wrote: » Kosyking are 362 for 1 tonne plus delivery. So if I work out for 55 bags it would be 398.41 From what I can see Easyglow is 381 so a saving..... What is best fuel from Easyglow? I have 2 stoves installed. One just heats the room and one for heating a back boiler. I am in smokey zone
fabvinny wrote: » a few of us at work chipped in and ordered 2 pallets of columbian coal,worked out at €13 per bag.burned some last night and have to say it gives off good heat,much better than the black diamond we got a few months ago!
rebeve wrote: » Are the Ovoids from CW still ok , a bit nervous after the stories re the coal .I got a ton of the Ovoids from them last time and they were very good .
quarryman wrote: » Hi all, Where is the best place to get decent coal if ordering a smaller amount? Really only need 4/5 bags. I checked with Coal Warehouse and the delivery cost doesn’t make it worthwhile. Anywhere else? (Dublin area).
Cantona's Collars wrote: » I usually buy ovoids locally at €15.50 a bag. I tried their ordinary 'cheap' coal at €13.50 a bag and mixed them together. They burned brilliantly in my stove. I was a bit worried about extra smoke and soot by putting in ordinary coal but haven't had a problem so far.
my3cents wrote: » I honestly don't know how you are getting good ovoids at that price