Wood burners
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Boy Engineer
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Ash is also the only wood that isn?t changed by the combustion process.
ChrisJC
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SamT said:
But surely if your ultimate aim is to save the planet, you do need to open that can of worms!
If the tractor is burning more kiloJoules in Diesel than you will get from the biomass being grown, I would argue that you have actually made the planet worse off.
So you have to include everything you can in your calculations.
Chris.
SamT
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ChrisJC said:
I totally agree with you. Primary energy is the metric we should all be working with. (And the powers that be will most likely be introducing this in the next verision of the Part L building regs next year).
This topic was not about the pro's and cons various fossil fuel replacements, on a national or international scale. Neither have I been advocating biogas, or biomass. I personally don't buy logs. I've relied, so far on windfalls etc, and our log burner is not our primary source of heat, its for occasional use, when having a cosy night in, in front of the telly, thus my 'primary energy use' involved is very low (I'll admit to using a petrol powered chainsaw to chop a lot of them though).
But you seem to just be saying, in a flippant sort of way, sod it, lets start burning coal again, which I cant agree with.
cavemanmike
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Like you Sam I've never bought a log in my life, I'm lucky enough to have a friend with a large woodlands which I help take out wind damage, on another note what are your thoughts on putting plastic pipes in the bottom of my horsemuck area to generate heat, I've seen stuff on utube which is making me think
Roger W
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mr conners said:
Unfortunately it seems you are best avoiding this, and other processed wood products like plywood. The glue in them won't do you or your flue any good.
Maybe we could say:
MDF is nasty stuff:
Glue resins choke your flue.
And if you have to breathe the smoke,
It's just as bad for you.
pwhole
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Just a quick update to this thread - not looking good for wood burners! I had to divert around tree-loving Rustlings Road yesterday, so plentiful was the rustic fragrant haze 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/17/wood-burners-urban-air-pollution-cancer-risk-study
Research published in the last year has shown wood burning in homes is the single biggest source of small particle air pollution in the UK, producing three times more than road traffic, despite just 8% of the population using wood burners.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/17/wood-burners-urban-air-pollution-cancer-risk-study
Research published in the last year has shown wood burning in homes is the single biggest source of small particle air pollution in the UK, producing three times more than road traffic, despite just 8% of the population using wood burners.
Good luck with a ban. Here in the Lake District we're up to our eyeballs in much needed free firewood thanks to Arwen's devastation of the forests. The Grunny seems to have forgotten that (a) it's cold and (b) energy prices have gone through the roof.
If the Grunny is attempting to start a cancer panic they'd be better considering the effects of the many cancer causing compounds in the home rather than targeting wood burning. As the stats provided in the article are pretty meaningless, the Grunny could also consult their very own Ben Goldacre regarding the presentation of statistics in their articles.
If the Grunny is attempting to start a cancer panic they'd be better considering the effects of the many cancer causing compounds in the home rather than targeting wood burning. As the stats provided in the article are pretty meaningless, the Grunny could also consult their very own Ben Goldacre regarding the presentation of statistics in their articles.
