Seems like a good deal on coal....

vicwatson · 23-09-2018 11:30AM

Cheers for pm torment

vectra · 23-09-2018 02:19PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Your local supplier is very expensive, I’m getting super therm ovoids for €17.80 for 1 x 40kg bag delivered, he’s calling me next week for a deal on 25 bags, he’s guessing around the €400 mark

€400 delivered?

OmegaGene · 23-09-2018 02:59PM

vectra wrote: »

Keep us posted.
I asked in my local Co-op stores recently and the best they could offer was €450 tonne delivered.

I will post the price here tomorrow when I call them

vectra · 23-09-2018 03:03PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

I will post the price here tomorrow when I call them

As far as I recall.
You are in the same area as myself?

Discodog · 24-09-2018 07:00AM

Tinder Surprise wrote: »

Stove friendly?

This is key. I buy locally & pay €9 for a 20kg bag of Ecobrite. It seems expensive but burns so slowly & efficiently that it's good value. My stove is still like new, no soot & the glass stays clear.

Berberis · 24-09-2018 04:44PM

has anyone ordered from coaldirect.net.
Just wondering how long delivery normally takes. tried ringing them a few times today while in work but lines were busy and rang out other times

bigron2109 · 25-09-2018 07:45AM

Anyone order from Easyglow over the past couple of weeks?Is the quality as good as last year. Got a Tonne of the large Ovoids last year and they were super. Going to give him a bell this afternoon any order another tonne if they are still as good.

bigron2109 · 25-09-2018 09:14AM

bigron2109 wrote: »

Anyone order from Easyglow over the past couple of weeks?Is the quality as good as last year. Got a Tonne of the large Ovoids last year and they were super. Going to give him a bell this afternoon any order another tonne if they are still as good.

Just been onto EasyGlow. Their prices have none gone up. A ton is €414.

Thinking of ordering from Coaldirect now as it would be cheaper. Looking for some advice please. I used a large Ovoid last year from Eassyglow and would like the same this year . Should I go for the Superflame or the Maxi from Coaldirect.

Cantona's Collars · 25-09-2018 09:24AM

The place I posted about a week or so ago in Oylegate, Wexford have put up the price of 2x40 kg bags of Stafford's coal to €29. I think the ovoids were about a Euro more for 2 bags. Buying them individually costs more.
Still great value though.

25-09-2018 09:47AM

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

The place I posted about a week or so ago in Oylegate, Wexford have put up the price of 2x40 kg bags of Stafford's coal to €29. I think the ovoids were about a Euro more for 2 bags. Buying them individually costs more.
Still great value though.

Is this for the silver bags of Staffords Superior coal?

OmegaGene · 25-09-2018 10:48AM

With the price increases in the north and delivery costs I’m sticking to star fuels in Mitchelstown the super therm ovoids are very good for heat and worth the money in my opinion, 20 bags delivered for €360
I only used 10 bags last season and I worked out my fuel was only costing around €10 a week using that and the rekord briquettes

Berberis · 25-09-2018 12:59PM

Berberis wrote: »

has anyone ordered from coaldirect.net.
Just wondering how long delivery normally takes. tried ringing them a few times today while in work but lines were busy and rang out other times

Got through this morning. Told takes 3 to 5 days for delivery. All orders have to be done online.
Ordered a ton of the champion coal through PayPal. Will give feedback for others when I get delivery and have a chance to burn it

bigron2109 · 25-09-2018 03:18PM

Was onto Coal Direct today and speaking to a nice lad called Kieran. He said the Coalite is tbe very same as the large ovoids from Easyglow which I got this year . At £329 that works out at €368 a ton so still cheaper than Easyglow.

The other option he said is Maxibrite which is £349 a ton and that works out at €390 a ton. Both of these prices include free delivery too.

funnyname · 26-09-2018 06:11AM

Which companies in the North do 20kg bags?

john_doe. · 26-09-2018 08:45AM

New to this. Have an open fire and Stove , do people use the same type of coal in both and order a ton to cover both ?

bigron2109 · 26-09-2018 11:29AM

Ordered a Ton from Coal direct or the Coalite. Will keep people updated on when it arrives and if it is any good.

Cantona's Collars · 26-09-2018 01:09PM

john_doe. wrote: »

New to this. Have an open fire and Stove , do people use the same type of coal in both and order a ton to cover both ?

I mix ordinary coal and ovoids in my stove. Others here do the same for open fires too.

john_doe. · 26-09-2018 04:07PM

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I mix ordinary coal and ovoids in my stove. Others here do the same for open fires too.

Thanks

Attached is the stuff I burnt in stove last year. Was Ok for stove. Burnt very quickly in open fire.

I used the Polish coal in open fire and found it much better.

How does this compare size wise to the Easyglow stuff?
Also does anyone use this type.?

I noticed when posting this , you can get a ton for €362 . Think delivery is 50.

http://thedandys.ie/product/surelite-20-kg-1-tonne-pallets/

bigron2109 · 26-09-2018 07:37PM

The picture you posted with the coal, that piece looks about the same size of the large ovoid from Easyglow which I used last year. I found them excellent. The only reason I am not going with them this year as the price as gone up.

john_doe. · 26-09-2018 07:48PM

bigron2109 wrote: »

The picture you posted with the coal, that piece looks about the same size of the large ovoid from Easyglow which I used last year. I found them excellent. The only reason I am not going with them this year as the price as gone up.

Thanks I found these ones good in stove , but burned way too quick in open fire.
I looked at the Facebook page of coal warehouse and there was a post also praising these guys who deliver to southern Ireland.
I've contacted them for price.
Probably not the cheapest but seems good quality and cheaper than where I buy locally

http://thedandys.ie

OmegaGene · 26-09-2018 07:55PM

john_doe. wrote: »

Thanks I found these ones good in stove , but burned way too quick in open fire.
I looked at the Facebook page of coal warehouse and there was a post also praising these guys who deliver to southern Ireland.
I've contacted them for price.
Probably not the cheapest but seems good quality and cheaper than where I buy locally

http://thedandys.ie

Have you tried supertherm ovoids
They can be sourced locally for €18 a bag and no need to take a gamble on a pallet of gear

john_doe. · 26-09-2018 07:59PM

bigron2109 wrote: »

Was onto Coal Direct today and speaking to a nice lad called Kieran. He said the Coalite is tbe very same as the large ovoids from Easyglow which I got this year . At £329 that works out at €368 a ton so still cheaper than Easyglow.

The other option he said is Maxibrite which is £349 a ton and that works out at €390 a ton. Both of these prices include free delivery too.

Don't see these prices or coal types on their website?

Rows Grower · 26-09-2018 09:17PM

There's a lot of good value around, probably thanks to this thread.

On the flip side there was a half page ad in the Kerryman this morning from North Cork Creameries advertising a promotion they are doing at the moment;

Only 410 euro for a ton of polish coal collected from the yard!

OmegaGene · 26-09-2018 09:19PM

Rows Grower wrote: »

There's a lot of good value around, probably thanks to this thread.

On the flip side there was a half page ad in the Kerryman this morning from North Cork Creameries advertising a promotion they are doing at the moment;

Only 410 euro for a ton of polish coal collected from the yard!

Better shopping local imo
You can try a bag first and see how it is and if there’s a problem with a bulk order it’s easier to resolve

Rows Grower · 26-09-2018 09:32PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Better shopping local imo
You can try a bag first and see how it is and if there’s a problem with a bulk order it’s easier to resolve

I'm all about supporting local when it is practical but last week I got a half ton of polish coal delivered from the north for 120 euro, also had a half ton of ovoids on the same pallet that cost 164 euro including delivery.

Got an extra 3 pallets from the truck driver too so plenty kindling thrown in.

I'd want to take out a mortgage to buy the same amount in my local supplier, a Mace shop.

OmegaGene · 26-09-2018 09:56PM

Rows Grower wrote: »

I'm all about supporting local when it is practical but last week I got a half ton of polish coal delivered from the north for 120 euro, also had a half ton of ovoids on the same pallet that cost 164 euro including delivery.

Got an extra 3 pallets from the truck driver too so plenty kindling thrown in.

I'd want to take out a mortgage to buy the same amount in my local supplier, a Mace shop.

I wouldn’t burn polish coal ever again
Poor heat and loads of cinders and crap left the next morning
Supertherm ovoids for me all the way from now on, the stove is red hot hear still from this morning

Berberis · 27-09-2018 07:52PM

Got an email from coal direct around 10:45am informing me that my order had been shipped.
Got a call at 3:30pm from delivery driver to let me know he be delivering to me in approx 2 hours.
Coal arrived just after 5pm and pallet left exactly where I needed it
So. Handy the coal being in 25 kg bags for me to lift in to final position. Opened a bag to have a look and quality appears good but will know tomorrow night when I burn some

john_doe. · 27-09-2018 08:48PM

Read through alot of this thread now.
From what I can see the best coal out there seems to be agrina ecorite or the Supertherm stuff, am I correct in this ?

It also seems very difficult to actually determine what the constitutes of the coal are .

I noticed on my Boru stove (35kw) it actually sais not to use coal as main fuel source.

TheRiverman · 27-09-2018 08:50PM

Foggy Jew wrote: »

Coalisland, Co Tyrone. The crowd are called Coal Warehouse & if you like and share their FB page, you get 2 bags free. (As opposed to 3 bags full... :-P )

Where else could it be,but in Coalisland

vectra · 28-09-2018 12:46AM

If it is of any benefit to any member here.
I used the easyglow ovoids last year, Both sizes.
They were great,

This season I have tried some Supertherm, So far I can feel a huge difference in both heat output and burn time.
Supertherm outshines any other ovoids i have burned.
I will be ordering a tonne of Supertherm.
I would suggest anyone that wants to try ovoids to first go to their local depot and get a bag or two of supertherm to try.

Seems like a good deal on coal....

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