I would not be overly afraid as long as only one is going in the appliance at the time. The risk often with products like that is that you would fill the stove with them then the intense heat from.them could cause multipe issues.
I just looked at the packaging and it doesnt say what they are made of. I know its likely compressed sawdust but there might also be some kind of chemical in there that delvers an intense heat and has potential to crack the glass in a stove door. Ive decided not to risk going against the instructions on the packet which say do not put in a closed appliance. Whatever the reason is it must have potential to damage the stove or else release gases as you say. I will give them to a neighbour who has an open fire given thats what they are intended for.
It unlikely the risk is that they will fill the stove. It's more likely that gases they produce may not dissipate or may be slightly explosive
They expand a small amount but nothing special, we used to use them as a big firefighter when in a hurry, throw some ovoids around them and lump on a bit of wood when it’s raging
friend of mine moaned about these before and I found out he was poking them and they obviously went straight into his ash pan
Ah they're different to what I posted about above.
Yeah they are the ones where you light the packaging except I think these are Lidls own brand, they've got black packaging and then 'Firelog' written in yellow. I think I'll give one a try, they cant possibly expand so much that they fill the stove
They the ones where you light the packet? The ones I mentioned are 'Flamers' brand.
They're called Wood Logs or other brands call them wood briquettes. Says suitable for all stoves and open fires. It's just compressed sawdust. I've found them to be great. Have been using them with real logs to use them up. Trying to work out if I should just buy them in bulk and not bother with the real logs anymore. Would probably only use 2 of the briquettes a night.
I use these a lot in my stove and they are grand. its a lazy way to get the fire going. they burn for a good bit and I throw coal and logs on then too.
Could be a warning because of heat either. Might burn too hot for a low kw stove if you put too many on at once. I've never put more than two on.
I'd say if you try it out first you'd probably be ok but I don't know the science. Light one and watch it. Warning on label is probably so that you won't lump on 4 or 5 and go out for the evening.
ok I didnt know they expand. About how many times their size do they grow and do you think they would be dangerous in a stove because of it?
Think it's down to the logs expanding. Pini-Kay are better for stoves as they don't expand
Got a packet (4) of those Fire logs Lidl sell with the black packaging, says they burn for 2-3 hours. Was just getting them to try them out and because I needed to spend 25 to get 5 off. Got them home and before burning in the wood stove noticed it says on the packaging 'Caution- do not use in a closed appliance' which I presume refers to a stove. Anyone know whats that about and would they be ok so long as the air baffle is fully open?
Just on storage, I had too many logs for my small shed so was stuck. Didnt want to buy a wood shed. I got the delivery guy to run the pallet into the backgarden. I had a water proof cover from some old furniture. I tied that over the pallet and it worked fine. The pallet keep them off the ground which is very important. The cover stopped the rain getting on.
Not ideal, but worked.
Are they similar to these?
10Kg Eco Wood Briquette| TJOMAHONY.ie Builders Merchant & DIY Store. Serious about Service!
I bought 10 of them for €40 = 100kg. Had them delivered as I'd ordered some building materials also and they threw in 2 free packs as there was some damage to some of them.
They burn really hot and light up quickly. I use them to get the heat going quickly at the start before applying timber for a longer lasting fire
I bought a pack of the Firelogs/Wooden briquettes in Lidl. Must say I was impressed. Burn hot, last long and very clean. Easier to store too. They are made from by-product of wood manufacturing, sawdust from furniture making etc., The logs we have aren't great so I've been using a mixture of regular logs and the briquettes.
Anyone else use them? I want to buy in bulk but my wife thinks they're expensive. Think it was €4 for 6 in Lidl and they burn for a long time. Think we're only going through 2 a night. I don't think that's bad for 3 nights heat.
They're these kind of things
That's the job so. I might look at it once the beech is gone.
Hornbeam is good alright. Very dense, possibly more suited to a stove but long burning for sure
Beech, oak and various softwoods I am familiar with.
What's Hornbeam like? Tough wood but I never burned it.
Havent used them myself but theres a company in Fermanagh called Surefirewood.ie that will deliver to Mayo. Also check your local Co-op, Topline and fuel merchants if you want to shop around.
Not bad for the Hornbeam and Oak 1.8m3
Think I need to get a load , what do ppl think of these prices ? Shop - EireEcoFuels
If anyone here might be interested, I'm selling a few fire related things on adverts including an inset stove (although this is reserved) and then a vertical bunker I was using to store logs in, as well as some other bits :)
https://www.adverts.ie/stoves/firewarm-4kw-inset-stove-fire-set-co2-alarm-and-coal-log-bunker/25388777
Yup, small stove. Potentially a pizza oven too.
Are you intending to burn the olive wood in a stove?
I have used Greenfuels olive wood a few years ago, in my 16kw boiler stove. It will burn like coal, very hot and long-lasting. It was the hottest wood I have ever burned.
The only drawback I had was that the logs were very thick. I tried splitting with a manual log splitter and it was hard work.
Anyone use this recently?
http://greenfuelireland.com/olive-wood/
He's come recommended from a friend.
Also how are people storing the kiln dried stuff to keep it as dry as when it arrives?
Any recommendations of any good firewood deals/suppliers in Co. Mayo? Thanks.
Another cheap option could be to buy a few of these from Ikea, they are only 12 euro and at 27cm deep are perfect for logs that are typically about 25cms. If you used the top shelf the cubic storage of each one would be about 0.25m3 so four of them could store a cubic metre of logs
https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/hyllis-shelving-unit-in-outdoor-00278578/
If you are putting them into a shed just stack them inside. Dinit in a corner, use a pallet or any restrainting frame on one side 1-1.5m from the corner wall. Stack some blocks at the front to make a wall and throw rest of the blocks behind.
Thanks. We have bags of logs since last winter so don't need to get a pallet just yet. I said garage/shed but it's really a block shed now. Large door has been bricked up and I only have a standard upvc door which has a large lip on the bottom frame so can't wheel a pallet straight in anyway. I don't mind handballing them in from the laneway if I had a pallet delivered.
We have a basket in sitting room for logs to be burned in the stove but need something to store the extra logs on the shed. We have metal shelving from B&Q. I was thinking of getting another one just for logs. Looked at those from Vidaxl before. Will have another look
