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Seems like a good deal on coal....

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  • #302
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    moodrater wrote:
    Do tell ..


    560 pounds for 100 bags give or take


  • #303
    corsav6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    Anyone ordered coal from these guys lately? Hoping to order a pallet to Mayo this week, just wondering if anything has changed.


  • #304
    plonker
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭plonker


    corsav6 wrote: »
    Anyone ordered coal from these guys lately? Hoping to order a pallet to Mayo this week, just wondering if anything has changed.

    let me know how it goes,I'm in Mayo 2 and would prob order soon?


  • #305
    corsav6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    plonker wrote: »
    let me know how it goes,I'm in Mayo 2 and would prob order soon?

    Will do. I might ring tomorrow and see what the story is. Was hoping a boardsie placed an order recently so I had an idea what the arrangements are and if anything changed.


  • #306
    Foggy Jew
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭Foggy Jew


    Given the hideousness of the euro -v - sterling, I fear this may not be the bargain it was last year. Please let us know.

    It's the bally ballyness of it that makes it all seem so bally bally.



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  • #307
    podge3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭podge3


    Something to be aware of with the "premium polish" from these guys.

    Since I got my stove a few years back I always clean the chimney only once a year - sometime during the summer months. I usually get about a bucket of soot.

    I purchased a ton of premium polish earlier in the year from this supplier and just cleaned the chimney this morning. I got about 3 to 4 times the usual amount of soot from my chimney :eek:

    Not really a problem as such but I would definitely recommend cleaning the chimney a lot more often. Has I known the coal was so sooty/dirty I would have cleaned it at least twice if not 3 times.


  • #308
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭my3cents


    podge3 wrote: »
    Something to be aware of with the "premium polish" from these guys.

    Since I got my stove a few years back I always clean the chimney only once a year - sometime during the summer months. I usually get about a bucket of soot.

    I purchased a ton of premium polish earlier in the year from this supplier and just cleaned the chimney this morning. I got about 3 to 4 times the usual amount of soot from my chimney :eek:

    Not really a problem as such but I would definitely recommend cleaning the chimney a lot more often. Has I known the coal was so sooty/dirty I would have cleaned it at least twice if not 3 times.

    What were you burning before?

    I've never know polish coal premium best or otherwise to be anything other than filthy stuff.


  • #309
    podge3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭podge3


    my3cents wrote: »
    What were you burning before?

    I've never know polish coal premium best or otherwise to be anything other than filthy stuff.
    I was burning BnM premium polish.


  • #310
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    mrtom wrote: »
    Does this amount of cinders the next morning seem usual with the yellow bag Polish coal? Seems a lot to me !
    Kat1170 wrote: »
    I've had more on some Expensive' coal. I just put them on the fire to reburn the following evening

    I bought 25 bags of the premium coal last winter from the NI supplier and I found it burned quite well but.....

    There was a lot of dust and very small coal pieces in the bottoms of the bags

    Some of the coal lumps were huge

    Sometimes when the coal went on I had lots of spitting out onto the floor, not all bags were like this and the coal was dry do don't know why it happened, you might not even hear it spitting, I'd just turn around and lo behold bits of coal all over the floor, found this to occur only after putting coal onto a hot fire and wouldn't last long but would have to use a fire guard when this happened, anyone else experience any of the above things with this premium coal ???


  • #311
    pm.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭pm.


    anyone place an order recently ? how much did it cost ? i got 2 loads last year and found it smokey but very good value


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  • #312
    chasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭chasm


    They are advertising a price drop on their FB page today:
    PRICE DROP
    PRICE LIST FOR MONTH OF AUGUST!!!
    ALL PRICES ARE BASED ON 40KG BAG!!

    POLISH COAL - €8 PER BAG
    BLACK DIAMOND - €10 PER BAG
    DOUBLES - €8 PER BAG
    SINGLES - €7 PER BAG
    SLACK - €6 PER BAG
    OVOIDS - €12 PER BAG
    COUNTRYBLEND - €12 PER BAG
    CLEARFLAME - €12 PER BAG
    MASTERFLAME - €11.50 PER BAG


  • #313
    askU
    Registered Users Posts: 474 ✭✭askU


    chasm wrote: »
    They are advertising a price drop on their FB page today:
    PRICE DROP
    PRICE LIST FOR MONTH OF AUGUST!!!
    ALL PRICES ARE BASED ON 40KG BAG!!

    POLISH COAL - €8 PER BAG
    BLACK DIAMOND - €10 PER BAG
    DOUBLES - €8 PER BAG
    SINGLES - €7 PER BAG
    SLACK - €6 PER BAG
    OVOIDS - €12 PER BAG
    COUNTRYBLEND - €12 PER BAG
    CLEARFLAME - €12 PER BAG
    MASTERFLAME - €11.50 PER BAG

    Who's 'they'?


  • #314
    Kat1170
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    askU wrote: »
    Who's 'they'?

    Answer is in the first three posts :rolleyes:


  • #315
    TinyTot165
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭TinyTot165


    I ordered some last week, €200 for 25 bags of polish coal plus €60.89 delivery, haven't used any of it yet but was very happy with the last batch.


  • #316
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,735 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Best for stove (insert)?

    Or any to avoid?


  • #317
    Bebo stunnah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 621 ✭✭✭Bebo stunnah


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Best for stove (insert)?

    Or any to avoid?

    I would recommend the ovoids, that's what I burn in mine. I also ordered a few of the 'stove coal' to try out with my order last year and I'd never get it again. It seemed to be made up of some below standard coal and broken or reject ovoids. Despite it being very easy to light it but after a couple of hours it would have heavily coated the inside of my stove with soot and cover the glass with an oily substance that was a pain to clean.
    I wanted to get anthracite from them too but they had sent their supply back, something about people saying it was bad quality. They might have gotten new supply since.


  • #318
    jinkybhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭jinkybhoy


    TinyTot165 wrote: »
    I ordered some last week, €200 for 25 bags of polish coal plus €60.89 delivery, haven't used any of it yet but was very happy with the last batch.

    Hi - whereabouts are you? I'm on cavan/meath border and just trying to get a general idea of delivery costs. Thanks


  • #319
    TinyTot165
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭TinyTot165


    jinkybhoy wrote: »
    Hi - whereabouts are you? I'm on cavan/meath border and just trying to get a general idea of delivery costs. Thanks

    I'm in Sligo, i think delivery is around €60 for most counties, the price list for delivery is on the coal warehouse facebook page but you might need to search for it.


  • #320
    marvsins
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭marvsins


    Is the delivery price per pallet or has anyone ordered 2 or more gotten a better price ?


  • #321
    marvsins
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭marvsins


    For people looking for delivery prices.


    These were the prices quoted in December.

    "*** 1ton delivery pallet***

    Donegal is €72.19

    Dublin is €46.13

    All of Northern Ireland is €58.43

    Meath
    Kildare
    Wicklow
    Offal
    Kilkenny
    Monaghan
    Louth
    Carlow
    Wexford are €58.43

    West Meath
    Langford
    Cavan
    Roscommon
    Limerick
    Sligo
    Leitrim are €60.89

    Cork
    Kerry
    Galway
    Mayo
    Clare
    Carlow
    Tipperary are €64.89

    This is for 1pallet/1ton or less, for delivery charges."


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  • #322
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,188 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    What's the general consensus on the quality?

    I'm thinking of 2ton of either polish or doubles
    (Or a ton of each)

    Im currently awaiting to finish of the hayes doubles I bought locally last year, which burns with very few cinders.


  • #323
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭deandean


    marvsins wrote: »
    Is the delivery price per pallet or has anyone ordered 2 or more gotten a better price ?

    No. With Ace, two pallets delivered is twice the price of one pallet delivered.

    I would be tempted to order 2 tonnes if there was a price break but there isn't one which is IMO unfair.


  • #324
    howdoyouknow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭howdoyouknow


    deandean wrote:
    I would be tempted to order 2 tonnes if there was a price break but there isn't one which is IMO unfair.

    deandean wrote:
    No. With Ace, two pallets delivered is twice the price of one pallet delivered.

    Delivery price is by the pallet and not by the tonne. There are 25 40kg bags to the tonne but when I ordered last year they were able to put 40 bags on the pallet. This might be what you need to do


  • #325
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,188 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    howdoyouknow wrote: »
    Delivery price is by the pallet and not by the tonne. There are 25 40kg bags to the tonne but when I ordered last year they were able to put 40 bags on the pallet. This might be what you need to do

    I think coal comes originally with 40 bags per pallet, so that might be an option.

    What's the consensus on the quality?

    My local coal merchant, from whom I buy from by the pallet (40x40kg) will always give me a free bag/damaged bag to try before I buy.
    And has even offered to take the coal back if in not happy with it.


  • #326
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    mikeecho wrote: »
    What's the general consensus on the quality?

    I'm thinking of 2ton of either polish or doubles
    (Or a ton of each)

    Im currently awaiting to finish of the hayes doubles I bought locally last year, which burns with very few cinders.
    mikeecho wrote: »
    I think coal comes originally with 40 bags per pallet, so that might be an option.

    What's the consensus on the quality?

    My local coal merchant, from whom I buy from by the pallet (40x40kg) will always give me a free bag/damaged bag to try before I buy.
    And has even offered to take the coal back if in not happy with it.


    for my twopence worth....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=96410207&postcount=310


  • #327
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    chasm wrote: »
    They are advertising a price drop on their FB page today:
    PRICE DROP
    PRICE LIST FOR MONTH OF AUGUST!!!
    ALL PRICES ARE BASED ON 40KG BAG!!

    POLISH COAL - €8 PER BAG
    BLACK DIAMOND - €10 PER BAG
    DOUBLES - €8 PER BAG
    SINGLES - €7 PER BAG
    SLACK - €6 PER BAG
    OVOIDS - €12 PER BAG
    COUNTRYBLEND - €12 PER BAG
    CLEARFLAME - €12 PER BAG
    MASTERFLAME - €11.50 PER BAG

    Anyone remember which coal the yellow bag was? Think it was the polish @ €8 but...?


  • #328
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I'm nearly sure you're right Vic

    My last delivery of it was in a white bag though as they ran out of yellow apparently.

    Still have half a dozen bags left over from last winter but will be going for more once the stove is lit.


  • #329
    ford4610
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭ford4610


    Can anyone recommend the best coal for a stove to heat 12 rads?


  • #330
    sgarvan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭sgarvan


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Anyone remember which coal the yellow bag was? Think it was the polish @ €8 but...?

    The yellow bag was the polish coal. Still have 3½ bags left from last year. Will probably put in another order around November


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  • #331
    chasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭chasm


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Anyone remember which coal the yellow bag was? Think it was the polish @ €8 but...?

    I think there was a price increase in January, as Polish coal was €8.80 for a 40kg bag according to their fb page. I bought polish coal previously and it was in a white bag but as someone else has stated, they changed bags.


  • #332
    Lanshane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭Lanshane


    I order a ton of polish coal last week and can confirm they came in the yellow 40 KG bags. Yes, the price increased by 80 cent per bag at the start of the year due to weak euro etc. However they lifted that increase for the month of August as advertised on their Facebook page.


  • #333
    Berberis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Berberis


    Might try a pallet of the €8 polish.
    can Anyone who recently bought from them please confirm how they ordered.
    Do I ring the 04887740911 number first to order and pay for the coal and then ring the ace express on 018702600 to arrange and pay for delivery.
    Or is it other way round according to their web page.:confused::confused:


  • #334
    Lanshane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭Lanshane


    Berberis wrote: »
    Might try a pallet of the €8 polish.
    can Anyone who recently bought from them please confirm how they ordered.
    Do I ring the 04887740911 number first to order and pay for the coal and then ring the ace express on 018702600 to arrange and pay for delivery.
    Or is it other way round according to their web page.:confused::confused:

    Just ring ace with how many pallets you require. They will take the payment for the delivery there and then. They then notify O'Neills in Tyrone who then ring you to ask you how much and what type of coal you require. You then pay them there and then for the coal. In fairness ACE will answer any queries too.


  • #335
    Berberis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Berberis


    Cheers for the info.
    Might order the 40 bag pallet which would work out at just under €380 delivered
    40 bags of Staffords Polish coal from my local suppliers at €17.50 a bag delivered works out at €700. Some difference there


  • #336
    rebelden
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭rebelden


    Do they supply smokeless coal? Any opinions on the quality of the smokeless coal.


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  • #337
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭deandean


    Berberis wrote: »
    Cheers for the info.
    Might order the 40 bag pallet which would work out at just under €380 delivered
    40 bags of Staffords Polish coal from my local suppliers at €17.50 a bag delivered works out at €700. Some difference there
    They told me they only supply 25 bag pallets (1 tonne).
    Be aware you need a delivery area to take a hand pallet truck off the back of the lorry. Last delivery there was a small bump in the driveway and the pallet truck couldnt get over it. there was a long haul of sacks of coal up the driveway... I think a 40 bag pallet would be almost impossible to manouver with a hand truck.


  • #338
    Berberis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Berberis


    deandean wrote: »
    They told me they only supply 25 bag pallets (1 tonne).
    Be aware you need a delivery area to take a hand pallet truck off the back of the lorry. Last delivery there was a small bump in the driveway and the pallet truck couldnt get over it. there was a long haul of sacks of coal up the driveway... I think a 40 bag pallet would be almost impossible to manouver with a hand truck.

    Oops that will be a problem so as I have a long gravel type driveway down to my house. So pallet truck won't get down that.
    Don't think there's room for an artic to get down and out either


  • #339
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    It might help....aldi and lidl often have hand carts for around 20€ worth investing in for the likes of this.

    Also you should look in tesco in their camping gear area as earlier in the summer they had hand carts for just over a fiver. Might still have them.


  • #340
    blowin3
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭blowin3


    A wheel barrow is also good for carrying coal.


  • #341
    moonshadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭moonshadow


    Can anyone who has tried and tested the ovoids for stove useage vouch for the quality ??
    Ta in advance.


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  • #342
    aaakev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭aaakev


    Thinking of ordering a pallet of the €8 polish to burn in the open fire with back burner, anyone used it care to comment on whether its good or bad?


  • #343
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    aaakev wrote: »
    Thinking of ordering a pallet of the €8 polish to burn in the open fire with back burner, anyone used it care to comment on whether its good or bad?

    I burn it in a stove mixed with timber,the rule of thumb was to use less coal than you think you need until it's really blazing then keep adding some as you need it.
    I made the mistake of piling up the stove with fuel and it just caused lots of smoke and tar buildup,I contacted them and found out that with 'normal' coal in a stove less is more.


  • #344
    sword1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭sword1


    aaakev wrote: »
    Thinking of ordering a pallet of the €8 polish to burn in the open fire with back burner, anyone used it care to comment on whether its good or bad?
    I find it not as good as the coal i would usually buy locally,alot of cinders left after it,still good value but when ordering again i would choose something else,also someone mentioned getting 40 bags on a pallet,bags were falling off in the lorry and pallet was cracking with 25 bags,i would think that would be the maximum


  • #345
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Cinders are ok, I leave them in for the next fire.


  • #346
    Pepp1989
    Registered Users Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭Pepp1989


    I have an open fire and thinking of ordering a tonne. Probably just order the polish as im clueless and usually burn Bord na Mona Polish.


  • #347
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭deandean


    moonshadow wrote: »
    Can anyone who has tried and tested the ovoids for stove useage vouch for the quality ??
    Ta in advance.
    Yes I am using the smokeless ovoids in a stove and they are AOK. Very few cinders, I just rattle the grate and take out the ash pan.
    The ovoids are of a bigger size than most. I light them with a firelighter and a few sticks.
    At the moment they're about 12 euro per 40Kg bag plus delivery. I'd be paying about 23 per bag locally in Dublin.


  • #348
    bmm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    deandean wrote: »
    They told me they only supply 25 bag pallets (1 tonne).

    So the 40 bag pallet is no more ??

    And two 25 bag pallets would double the delivery ??


  • #349
    sgarvan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭sgarvan


    The pallets contain 25 40kg bags. Some places deliver 40 25kg bags per pallet. One pallet is one ton. The price of delivery is per pallet with a max weight of one ton. So if you get 1 bag or 25 bags you pay the same. If you want two pallets you pay twice the delivery cost


  • #350
    Pepp1989
    Registered Users Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭Pepp1989


    Has anyone used the Black Diamond Coal? What's the difference between that and the Polish, save the 2euro price?
    It'll be going in an open fire


  • #351
    et101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭et101


    I apologise in advance because this question may have been asked already but here goes (don't shoot me) ....... I have a Boru door fitted to my once open fire with a, still working, back boiler, and just wonder does anyone know the best type of fuel to burn in this. I have tried lots of different types and some don't seem to throw out much heat and therefore take ages to heat the back boiler and others produce so much tar. Any advice would be appreciated cheers people (ps I'm in north Dublin)


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