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 Topic: Wood burner back boiler leaking possible easy fix. |
nasher1
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 Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Sat May 10, 14 12:35 pm Subject: Wood burner back boiler leaking possible easy fix. |
Three weeks ago my back boiler in the wood burner developed a small internal leak after looking round for a replacement wood burner I decided to try an inexpensive fix,
I spent one evening draining ... |
| Topic: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
nasher1
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Oct 13, 13 9:41 am Subject: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
| Hello, Yes the press is the paper briquette press as for the age of the ‘dong’ fresh or a few months old is fine just add a little water to make it workable, the dryer it is the more water you need. ... |
| Topic: Best time to cut down trees? |
nasher1
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Oct 13, 13 8:51 am Subject: Best time to cut down trees? |
| Ash fantastic wood for burning (low moisture content) . Best time to cut them down is from now until February, weather permitting. |
| Topic: With energy price hikes round the corner is it time to open |
nasher1
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Oct 11, 13 7:46 pm Subject: With energy price hikes round the corner is it time to open |
| My gas bill is £7.50 per month, it’s hard to believe when according to British gas in my post code area the average monthly cost is £80 per month, that’s before the predicted price rise, (according to ... |
| Topic: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
nasher1
Replies: 13
Views: 27001
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Oct 09, 13 5:12 pm Subject: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
| The smell is not that bad when making them, and the smoke smell from the chimney reminds me of fireworks on bonfire night, gloves are a must and I would suggest your tetanus jabs are up-to-date just i ... |
| Topic: Burning Sawdust |
nasher1
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Oct 09, 13 5:05 pm Subject: Burning Sawdust |
| Hello, Thanks for your question, yes pressure is the important bit but what I lack with the pressure from the log splitter, I make up with the band heaters. The box section I have used is 35mm square, ... |
| Topic: Burning Sawdust |
nasher1
Replies: 13
Views: 30967
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Oct 08, 13 7:55 pm Subject: Burning Sawdust |
| Thank you for the comments so far. The burning of plastic bags is not ideal in any quantity other alternatives should be found. |
| Topic: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
nasher1
Replies: 13
Views: 27001
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Oct 08, 13 7:07 pm Subject: Making and Burning Manure Brick’s |
I found this article a few years ago, http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/hooker87.html
I have made the brick’s using horse manure and a normal hand operated briquette press with a little rain wat ... |
| Topic: Burning Sawdust |
nasher1
Replies: 13
Views: 30967
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Oct 08, 13 3:58 pm Subject: Burning Sawdust |
| I read a post about burning sawdust, I have experimented with this and found putting sawdust and shavings into a plastic sandwich bag, with a small amount of used veg oil, sealed with a tape machine w ... |
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