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Seems like a good deal on coal....

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    #2222
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,683 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Roen wrote: »
    Got a tonne of the EG small ovoids delivered last week. Ordered online. Dear alright. €378 I think it came to or maybe it was €385 as stated.

    I also have about a half tonne of the CW large ovoids left. I haven't lit the fire yet so can't compare.....I will soon though.


    Compare the look, the bag, the coal.


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    #2223
    lenscap
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭lenscap


    I was having my chimney cleaned and the amount of tar in the back of the stove flue surprised me. I mean a huge amount.

    It was coal tar, not wood creosote. In all my years using my stove I never had this problem.

    Thankfully I keep a record of all fuels I buy and burn. I don't want to bad mouth a supplier online but I won't be using them again. All I will say is that it wasn't the smokeless ovoids from Kosy King that caused the problem.


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    #2224
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,506 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    lenscap wrote: »
    I was having my chimney cleaned and the amount of tar in the back of the stove flue surprised me. I mean a huge amount.

    It was coal tar, not wood creosote. In all my years using my stove I never had this problem.

    Thankfully I keep a record of all fuels I buy and burn. I don't want to bad mouth a supplier online but I won't be using them again. All I will say is that it wasn't the smokeless ovoids from Kosy King that caused the problem.

    So that leave two other suppliers
    care to say which other one it Wasn't ??:P


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    #2225
    Sav88
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Sav88


    Hi, has anyone used any of kosy kings anthracite, or does anyone recommend a good quality anthracite. Thanks


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    #2226
    blowin3
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭blowin3


    Did anyone use SureFire Wood . They sell cosyflame ovids@ £6.60 per 20kg they are based in NI .
    www.surefirewood.com/product-page/smokeless-coal


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    #2227
    Cape Clear
    Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭Cape Clear


    vectra wrote: »
    So that leave two other suppliers
    care to say which other one it Wasn't ??:P

    Ho ordered Easyglo last October....


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    #2228
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,506 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Cape Clear wrote: »
    Ho ordered Easyglo last October....

    Hmm,
    Got 2 tonne from them last year and noticed no out of the ordinary tar.:confused:


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    #2229
    bigron2109
    Registered Users Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭bigron2109


    Ordered from Easyglow last year too. Shame about the prices going up. Was going to order again this year .


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    #2230
    Indestructable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭Indestructable


    vectra wrote: »
    Hmm,
    Got 2 tonne from them last year and noticed no out of the ordinary tar.:confused:

    Same, it was quality.


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    #2231
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,506 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Indestructable wrote: »
    Same, it was quality.

    Did you get the small or large ovoids?
    I loved the small ones.


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    #2232
    Indestructable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭Indestructable


    vectra wrote: »
    Did you get the small or large ovoids?
    I loved the small ones.

    The small ones yeah. I was very impressed with them, great in the stove.


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    #2233
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,506 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Indestructable wrote: »
    The small ones yeah. I was very impressed with them, great in the stove.

    I only have a backboiler with a door on it, but decent job though, Definitely improves the heating, but seriously considering tearing it out and putting a proper stove in there instead, or even go a step further and fit a wood pellet boiler stove int here. ( costly though )
    Would like to read any users opinions on them if possible?
    Or is there another forum with some info on it I could read?


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    #2234
    Mechatronical
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭Mechatronical


    Hi all, new to this thread. What would the recommendation be for coal for an open fire? What would be popular around our area would be black diamond but I dont see it mentioned much in this thread. Is there a reason for this or is there an equivalent coal thats just as good at a lower price?


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    #2235
    bigron2109
    Registered Users Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭bigron2109


    I used the large Ovoids from Easyglo last year as I have a bloody monster of a stove and they were excellent. No cyclinders left at the end and gave off great heat. I’d recommend them again. Just a shame about the difference in price between there and Kosykings .


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    #2236
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,683 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Are KosyKuntz selling same Ovoids as Easyglo . What are differences


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    #2237
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    I was using super therm ovoids last winter and found them very good €18 for a 40kg bag delivered
    Does anyone know if coal warehouse ovoids would be similar ?

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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    #2238
    funnyname
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭funnyname


    I found the CW ovoids better, went to ash completely, some cinders left from the supertherm
    OmegaGene wrote: »
    I was using super therm ovoids last winter and found them very good €18 for a 40kg bag delivered
    Does anyone know if coal warehouse ovoids would be similar ?


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    #2239
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    funnyname wrote: »
    I found the CW ovoids better, went to ash completely, some cinders left from the supertherm


    Thanks for the reply
    I didn’t have anything left in my stove after using the supertherm ovoids but if you say they are better then that’s good enough for me to take the plunge
    I was combining ovoids and coal briquettes and was getting great heat.

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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    #2240
    Shefwedfan
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    How much is delivery these days from coalwarehouse?


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    #2241
    rebeve
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭rebeve


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    How much is delivery these days from coalwarehouse?

    60 pounds


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    #2242
    funnyname
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭funnyname


    I bought 3 bags of supertherm today, €56 so based on buying a ton in the north it will be a saving of over €125, not to be sniffed at. I use logs as well as the coal, I throw a bucket of coal into the stove then I light the logs above that and refill for the logs depending on how long I've the fire going for.
    OmegaGene wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply
    I didn’t have anything left in my stove after using the supertherm ovoids but if you say they are better then that’s good enough for me to take the plunge
    I was combining ovoids and coal briquettes and was getting great heat.


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    #2243
    chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭chasm


    CW have put up a notice today on FB:

    "Please note we have been informed by one of your regular couriers Liam Connolly Road Freight that from 1st September the new price for your coal to be collected here and delivered anywhere in ROI will be £60 + VAT + 5% Fuel Surcharge which is £75.60 at today's exchange rate will be €85-87 per tonne....Please note there are other couriers out there we do not mind who collects the coal on your behalf we just want our customers to get the best value possible."


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    #2244
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,316 ✭✭✭naughto


    chasm wrote: »
    CW have put up a notice today on FB:

    "Please note we have been informed by one of your regular couriers Liam Connolly Road Freight that from 1st September the new price for your coal to be collected here and delivered anywhere in ROI will be £60 + VAT + 5% Fuel Surcharge which is £75.60 at today's exchange rate will be €85-87 per tonne....Please note there are other couriers out there we do not mind who collects the coal on your behalf we just want our customers to get the best value possible."

    That’s making it a lot more expensive if you go with Connolly.
    Does anyone have a list of companies that are fairly ok on price?


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    #2245
    chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭chasm


    naughto wrote: »
    That’s making it a lot more expensive if you go with Connolly.
    Does anyone have a list of companies that are fairly ok on price?

    A few people have asked on their FB page and CW have responded "We are trying to get alternative couriers at the moment, but your best bet is to try local couriers in your area or county"


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    #2246
    my3cents
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    naughto wrote: »
    That’s making it a lot more expensive if you go with Connolly.
    Does anyone have a list of companies that are fairly ok on price?

    You aren't going with Connolly you are going with The Pallet Network tpn.ie

    Connolly are the hauliers that cover that area they pick up and drop off at a TPN hub and another company takes it to the local hub and then probably a third brings it to your door.


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    #2247
    moceri
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭moceri


    my3cents wrote: »
    naughto wrote: »
    That’s making it a lot more expensive if you go with Connolly.
    Does anyone have a list of companies that are fairly ok on price?

    You aren't going with Connolly you are going with The Pallet Network tpn.ie

    Connolly are the hauliers that cover that area they pick up and drop off at a TPN hub and another company takes it to the local hub and then probably a third brings it to your door.

    Yeah...I guess that is what happened to mine.
    The pallet was delivered damaged...like it had been through the wars..although ordered through Liam Connelly, was delivered by Damien Desmond couriers.


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    #2248
    slave1
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    chasm wrote: »
    CW have put up a notice today on FB:

    "Please note we have been informed by one of your regular couriers Liam Connolly Road Freight that from 1st September the new price for your coal to be collected here and delivered anywhere in ROI will be £60 + VAT + 5% Fuel Surcharge which is £75.60 at today's exchange rate will be €85-87 per tonne....Please note there are other couriers out there we do not mind who collects the coal on your behalf we just want our customers to get the best value possible."

    That’s a loopy price increase, good luck

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    #2249
    6541
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭6541


    That price increase read like its intended to discourage customers using them to haul coal.


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    #2250
    funnyname
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭funnyname


    6541 wrote: »
    That price increase read like its intended to discourage customers using them to haul coal.

    Sounds like theirs costs are bigger due to the size of the chain wrt getting it to customers here, especially if there 3 hauliers being used.


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    #2251
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    With the increase in haulage cost, I can get a ton of ovoids cheaper locally.


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