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Oil, coal, turf, briquettes and firewood, where to get?

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  • #902
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,110 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Would it not be slightly more useful if people posted the price per liter?

    I paid €0.68 pl recently for kerosene from Cosgrave bros. in Limerick.


  • #903
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Would it not be slightly more useful if people posted the price per liter?

    I paid €0.68 pl recently for kerosene from Cosgrave bros. in Limerick.


    It takes about 5 seconds to work it out in fairness.

    Also price per litre can vary depending on how much you buy. ie, buy more and you can a cheaper litre rate


  • #904
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Would it not be slightly more useful if people posted the price per liter?

    I paid €0.68 pl recently for kerosene from Cosgrave bros. in Limerick.

    Actually NO.

    Price varies depending on the size of the order, you get a better price if you order 900 ltrs than if you order 200 ltrs, so size does matter.


  • #905
    hanloj1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭hanloj1


    Is this thread for Galway?


  • #906
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,110 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    hanloj1 wrote: »
    Is this thread for Galway?

    Ah, it is. I just saw the immediate thread title on the home page and replied to it without noticing the regional specificity. However, given the PPL around Galway, you might want to get it from limerick :)


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  • #907
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,110 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    It takes about 5 seconds to work it out in fairness.

    Also price per litre can vary depending on how much you buy. ie, buy more and you can a cheaper litre rate

    Well since it's so little effort, it would be little effort for posters to work it out and report. Then it only has to be worked out once, whereas if there are 20 people reading the post, 20 times the effort is required.

    But I'm obviously on a hiding to nothing so carry on with the idiosyncrasy. I am thankful petrol stations don't use it.
    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Actually NO.

    Price varies depending on the size of the order, you get a better price if you order 900 ltrs than if you order 200 ltrs, so size does matter.

    Actually I would disagree with you as stating the price of 200L is x PL while the price of 900l is Y PL, is I think more informative and the fact it varies by quantity is even more obvious if the PPL is given.


  • #908
    Discodog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,918 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    Does anyone know a stockist for Ecobrite ? My usual supplier has run out.


  • #909
    brembo26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭brembo26


    Aldi (Westside) have bales of briquettes for €3.99 and also have 10kg bags of smokeless coal @ €5.99 each.


  • #910
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,765 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    ^
    And that's why I love Limerick people! They never give in.
    I can imagine this discussion going on in Collins's a few years ago.


  • #911
    huggs2
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭huggs2


    Cosyhome are usually the best price in galway.
    http://www.cheapestoil.ie/heating-oil-prices/Galway.aspx :)


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  • #912
    jkforde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭jkforde


    Sweeney Oil quoting me 310 from 500l of kerosene... anything better out there?

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️

    "Since I no longer expect anything from mankind except madness, meanness, and mendacity; egotism, cowardice, and self-delusion, I have stopped being a misanthrope." Irving Layton



  • #913
    cfeeneyinterior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    Mor oil beating both sweeney and cosy...... everytime i check they do


  • #914
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    cfeeneyinterior wrote: »
    Mor oil beating both sweeney and cosy...... everytime i check they do

    Mor oil €304 for 500 litres.

    Seems the cheapest I have seen anyway


  • #915
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    i've just ran out of oil and the house is freezing! anyone know where i can pick up some oil to get me through today?


  • #916
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭b.gud


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    i've just ran out of oil and the house is freezing! anyone know where i can pick up some oil to get me through today?

    Some of the filling station around the city sell approx 25 liter drums of oil. I think I recall seeing them at the filling station by the Pillo hotel but can't be 100% sure, maybe call them and check before you go in


  • #917
    Eeden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    I'm pretty sure the Texaco station at the Docks does this.


  • #918
    jkforde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭jkforde


    jkforde wrote: »
    Sweeney Oil quoting me 310 from 500l of kerosene... anything better out there?

    got them down to €300 for 500ltrs

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️

    "Since I no longer expect anything from mankind except madness, meanness, and mendacity; egotism, cowardice, and self-delusion, I have stopped being a misanthrope." Irving Layton



  • #919
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    brembo26 wrote: »
    Aldi (Westside) have bales of briquettes for €3.99 and also have 10kg bags of smokeless coal @ €5.99 each.
    €5.99 for 10 kg of coal is a crazy price I bought 40kg bags for €15.99 last November.


  • #920
    blond45
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭blond45


    we get our turf from one of my hubbie workmates for 2e a bag,great stuff it is.


  • #921
    brembo26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭brembo26


    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    €5.99 for 10 kg of coal is a crazy price I bought 40kg bags for €15.99 last November.

    Where?


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  • #922
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,675 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    brembo26 wrote: »
    Where?

    You might be better off buying the 40kg bag, it could work out a bit cheaper in the long run.


  • #923
    brembo26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭brembo26


    I hardly ever light a fire. Was more just mentioning what I seen.

    Im still interested as to where I would get a 40kg bag for €15.99 in the city though!


  • #924
    dilallio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


    There's a very interesting thread running in the Bargain Alerts Forum about coal which comes from Northern Ireland. I haven't ordered it but the reports back are very good - huge savings in price and the quality seems good too.

    Thread is here...


  • #925
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,675 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    brembo26 wrote: »
    I hardly ever light a fire. Was more just mentioning what I seen.

    Im still interested as to where I would get a 40kg bag for €15.99 in the city though!

    You might but it might not be great quality.

    Cheapest I've seen it was €15 a bag in Craughwell and it was ordinary coal.


  • #926
    cocoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭cocoman


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    You might but it might not be great quality.

    Cheapest I've seen it was €15 a bag in Craughwell and it was ordinary coal.

    Can get 2 * 40kg bags of Ecoal for €37 in the corrib oil place on the tuam road. I find it very good for the open fire.


  • #927
    nadiajk
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭nadiajk


    Where do you get yours?

    Any good deals?


  • #928
    cocoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭cocoman


    I usually get it from the Corrib Oil place on the Tuam Road.
    I haven't bought any since April and I think it was about €19 for a 40kg bag. Not too sure of the prices now.


  • #929
    GatsbyGal
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭GatsbyGal


    I was quoted €580 for 1000L with corrib oil. Are they all pretty much charging the same? It would save on the hassle of calling each one if I knew the price doesn't vary much from that. Thanks.


  • #930
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭b.gud


    I rang around yesterday was only getting 500L everyone quoted me €310. Rang Corrib and told them that I got quoted €300 elsewhere asked would they match it and they did.

    So yes they all seem to be charging the same price, which means ring them and tell them that you were quoted something cheaper safe in the knowledge that you won't have to pay more if you go elsewhere


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  • #931
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    1000 L of kerosene is 580 in Sligo town, for comparison.

    http://www.sligofuels.ie/order-online/

    500 L is 298.


  • #932
    huggs2
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭huggs2


    Homevalue are having a promotion nation wide tomorrow only.
    10 bales Bord Na Mona smokeless peat briquettes.€35.
    The Homevalue store in Galway city is T.O'HIGGIN'S Shantalla. <phone number snipped>. :)


  • #933
    beardybrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,926 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    Knocks a couple quid off of a similar deal at Joyces. But who wants 10 bales sitting around if you just occasionally have a fire? Disappointed Joyce's scrapped their deal on 5 bales a few years back.


  • #934
    bring your own cheese
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭bring your own cheese


    500L from Mor Oil seems to be the best offer atm, €289 just checked there


  • #935
    karen89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭karen89


    Hi does anyone know what turff is like to burn in open fire, it seems to be fairly cheap and I have never used it, any information appreciated


  • #936
    bringitdown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭bringitdown


    Anyone used ecofuel in Ballybane (http://ecofuel.ie/) prices seem reasonable for collection -?

    - Oak, 300Kg bag/99EUR
    - Ash 280Kg bag/99EUR


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  • #937
    cocoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭cocoman


    karen89 wrote: »
    Hi does anyone know what turff is like to burn in open fire, it seems to be fairly cheap and I have never used it, any information appreciated

    Turf would be fine to burn in an open fire but it all depends on the quality of the turf. The heat will never be as good as coal.
    Have you seen a good deal on turf?


  • #938
    cocoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭cocoman


    bringitdown wrote: »
    Anyone used ecofuel in Ballybane (http://ecofuel.ie/) prices seem reasonable for collection -?

    - Oak, 300Kg bag/99EUR
    - Ash 280Kg bag/99EUR

    Seems reasonable but a trailer would be needed for 300kg.
    Might be worth trying a small bag of the logs first before buying 300kg.


  • #939
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,675 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    karen89 wrote: »
    Hi does anyone know what turff is like to burn in open fire, it seems to be fairly cheap and I have never used it, any information appreciated

    If you're buying it in bags there is a chance the sods could still be damp after the wet summer, would be next to impossible to light if that's the case.


  • #940
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Turf isn't great for heat output imo. Coal briquettes or decent wood all better


  • #941
    GalwayMagpie
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭GalwayMagpie


    Anybody get any oil recently?
    What are they pricing at them moment?

    I see woodies are doing a 3cwt coal bunker for €85, not a bad price methinks.


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  • #942
    cocoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭cocoman


    GalwayMagpie wrote: »
    Anybody get any oil recently?
    What are they pricing at them moment?

    I see woodies are doing a 3cwt coal bunker for €85, not a bad price methinks.


    Got 500 liters about 3 weeks ago - €300.
    I think it had dropped afterwards to €285 but a quick look a fews mins ago and it's now at €304.


  • #943
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    http://www.cheapestoil.ie/heating-oil-prices/galway


  • #944
    LoonyLovegood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    A couple of places have 500l oil for 295, I'm hoping to get that sharpish. It's such an outlay! I need to find out if this house has a working fireplace, actually...


  • #945
    gordongekko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    LoonyLovegood wrote: »
    A couple of places have 500l oil for 295, I'm hoping to get that sharpish. It's such an outlay! I need to find out if this house has a working fireplace, actually...

    During the period of snow (2010??) I paid 96 cent a ltr that's 480 for what you got.


  • #946
    tmh106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭tmh106


    Anyone know the cheapest place to buy a bottled gas cylinder in the city or environs?


  • #947
    Unrealistic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Unrealistic


    tmh106 wrote: »
    Anyone know the cheapest place to buy a bottled gas cylinder in the city or environs?
    A) It depends which type of cylinder you need.
    B) The fuel depots are generally a tiny but cheaper than the corner shops but there usually isn't more than €1-€2 in it which isn't much on a €30 cylinder.


  • #948
    GalwayMagpie
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭GalwayMagpie


    Anyone got a good supplier of dry seasoned hardwood (min 12 months), suitable for stove, preferably Ash or Beach.


  • #949
    charlie_says
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    Ecofuels do those types of hardwood kiln dried. Have used before, great quality wood and service.


  • #950
    aw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭aw


    I have got a few loads of firewood from Connolly Sawmills in the past.

    I think I paid €125 per metre hardwood delivered.
    And just to add, it is the absolute bees knees. Driest timber you'll get anywhere. Properly done in their kiln.

    I found I was burning too much of it though as I have a big stove. Using turf & coal mix this winter.


  • #951
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭b.gud


    aw wrote: »
    I have got a few loads of firewood from Connolly Sawmills in the past.

    I think I paid €125 per metre hardwood delivered.
    And just to add, it is the absolute bees knees. Driest timber you'll get anywhere. Properly done in their kiln.

    I found I was burning too much of it though as I have a big stove. Using turf & coal mix this winter.

    Plus one, absolutely great timber


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