Seems like a good deal on coal....

Thanks Omega,I'm pretty sure that you are right, but in the past I bought a ton from a local supplier ( it was the 2nd Ton, with the 1st one being fine) But it turned out to be rubbish coal, and he sad that I was the only one complaining , and refused to do anything about it. A few months ago, I bought a Ton of Hayes Hi heat, and to be honest, its working fine heat wise, but a lot of it is a bit "pebble" like, so I mix it with a larger coal. But one bag of larger coal costs €22, so this of course makes the Hayes coal expensive. But anyway, the way things are going, lucky to have any coal available. And this is why I bought the CW Ovoids,,,I'm not even halfway through ton of Hayes from the Dandys, but I will not have much left I think by the time the winter is finished....i was still lighting fires end of may last year.

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They are on Facebook, as far as I know you need to arrange your own courier

easy glow and dandy have couriers they use and you get a price at checkout for anywhere in Ireland

I ordered a ton too. First time from CW will let all know what it's like. It was a toss up between oil and coal but the oil is mental at the minute.

80 seems pricey for a courier i paid 55 with easy glow to cork and dandy are 65

Thats what I paid to Dandys too for my first Ton, so I thought it was standard. Will know better next time, for sure!!! Thanks again. NB: the way fuel / transport prices are going, looks like if I was to delay ordering, might not be much difference between the price of the coal, and the cost of the transport.......😕

Easy glow gave me a free ton of coal when I complained and I couldn’t be happier with the service, each to their own I guess

There's no "rip off" in the south. You have 13.5% vat on coal, we have 5%.

You have carbon tax of about €70 on a tonne of coal. We have none.

Seems a tonne of decent smokeless coal is about €480 in the south. (I found a site called coop superstores with that price)

If vat was 5% and there was no carbon tax, that 480 would be €370

But it's swings and roundabouts. We're paying about the equivalent of €2.30 for diesel and €2.15 for petrol in the north at the moment.

I've went through a few different products from Hayes to see what works.

Grade A anthracite: poor heat for anthracite and only available in 40kg bags. Wouldn't recommend.

Burnglo anthracite: relatively easy lit, good heat and good burn time but an extreme amount of clinker left in the grate after burning. Yet strangely, I found if I throw 2 or 3 shovels of ovoids on top of the Burnglo just as it's burnt out, there's literally nothing left in the grate in the morning! Not sure the science here but it seems if the anthracite is covered, it burns out perfectly.

Surelite ovoids: easy lit, good heat and good burn time. I'd nearly say these are the same ovoids Coal Warehouse are selling. Next to nothing left in the grate after burning.

Glovoids: I think these used be called Supacite ovoids. Easy lit, great heat... higher than Surelite / CW but they don't burn quite as long. Literally nothing left in the grate after burning.

Calco Magiglo: this is pet coke mixed down with some other fuel as I was tempted to try pet coke but worried about excessive burn temperatures. It's difficult to light, needs 30 to 40 minutes open damper but it burns out well and gives good heat... nothing excessive. I'm going to try pure Calco next time as, despite the hard lighting, the low price is hard to pass on... approx €6.50 per bag at tonne rates

Columbian Hi-flame coal: easy lit, good high heat, burns quick like any other coal with very little left in the grate.

The Dandys sell Hayes products but Hayes themselves will sell ex. Belfast if you're buying in quantity and will do mixed pallets. Will definitely be trying them again soon... good range of products and keen prices.

I think you have answered your own question there.

Republic is a rip off on coal, this thread is not about petrol/diesel. Another part of boards for that discussion.

That's why majority on here buy or are thinking of buying coal from the north.

Never said retailer was the ripoff.

This is about coal prices, nothing else.

The price of coal in Northern Ireland appears to be changing very quickly, week from week.

I have attached a simple chart to compare prices both North and South. Please remember that no sooner than I post this but some of the prices will change, so it is only a snapshot. (The delivery was to my own address in the west of Ireland.)

Smokeless is like burning stones, hard to light and very little heat.

Smokey coal for €8 49 kg bag? Where’s that for sale? Only saw it was 2014, oops.

Has any one bought these

https://www.easyglow.ie/index.php/shop-coal/%E2%82%AC10-38-per-Bag-Small-Coal-Ovoids-for-Stoves-24-x-20Kg-Bags-Fast-Delivery-Included-in-Price-p168021673

Its only 24 bags of 20kg not the toon

Hate to hear of people worrying about basics like heat particularly the older generation. I would suggest a mix of coal and good seasoned fire wood for an open fire. Plenty of genuine sellers out there but a few sharks also.

I have done a fair bit of reading on the oil/diesel price jumps.

In the middle of it coal also was in many news articles.

It has gone crazy in the last 10 days with some market prices at $400/t.

That's before shipping, bagging, distribution costs, taxes and margins.

Up until early February it was trading $130-$140 per ton, then jumped to $180.

Then since 2nd march it went stratospheric to $400.

It will drop back when the war ends - but that could be a while away yet.

Basically, if you use coal, buy it immediately. Don't wait another day. It will be €600/ton from NI and €700 in the south when extra vat and carbon tax is added.