walshie 2,804 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 When I was a kid, I can remember my dad lighting a coal fire with nothing more than a match and a scrunched up newspaper. Each night he used to empty some ash on the fire before he went to bed, and in the morning just threw some coal on and it roared back into life. When I try to light one, it takes firelighters, wood, and it's still not guaranteed to light. As for putting coal on the embers in the morning, it does nothing. Is coal nowadays made to be flame resistant? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LaraCroft 863 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 It's probably some EU health and safety regulation thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Read the bag walshie, if it says " may contain asbestos", or " fire retardant treated" leave it there :D :D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 The foreign coal we get these days won't help, British coal is some of the highest quality in the world and there's 300 odd years worth of left in the ground here.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john We used to do that too mate, drawing the fire! Worked fine until you overdid it and the paper caught fire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 where i come from originally there was a vein of coal know as the peacock vein i think, it must have been f****n massive, as all the local pits used to mine the same stuff, it was like a piece of glass in your hand, and one twat and it would break, and burn !!!!!! serious stuff, fast lighting as you say and heat to die for. Made by mother nature not some f****n factory in pnom pen and shipped over here . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john We used to do that too mate, drawing the fire! Worked fine until you overdid it and the paper caught fire! Put a poker up against the opening of the fire and lean the news paper up against it, like a blast furnace drawing then lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john We used to do that too mate, drawing the fire! Worked fine until you overdid it and the paper caught fire! remember that malt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Mal's right though, the standard of import coal is shite in comparison with our gear. I'm the same Walshie, paper, wood and firelighters if its a fresh batch of coal and damp as feck... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 you get a rayburn, aga or even an open fire with a good bed in it of proper british coal, the thing is almost throbbing with the heat cming out of it, best thing ever on a cold winters night, other than some other activities that i wont delve into.............................................................. like lamping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 27,438 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 When I was a kid, I can remember my dad lighting a coal fire with nothing more than a match and a scrunched up newspaper. Each night he used to empty some ash on the fire before he went to bed, and in the morning just threw some coal on and it roared back into life. When I try to light one, it takes firelighters, wood, and it's still not guaranteed to light. As for putting coal on the embers in the morning, it does nothing. Is coal nowadays made to be flame resistant? Are you drawing it mate,,, open up below the great,, you might have slots that open up,,, also put something up in front of the fire,, newspaper is commonly used,,, but watch for it catching light Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john We used to do that too mate, drawing the fire! Worked fine until you overdid it and the paper caught fire! then when you let it go it when up and out the chimney sending a flaming sheet of last nights post up in the air like a chinese lantern :D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,841 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i know what you mean mate my nan used to have a going in no time when we were kids always remember her putting a piece of newpaper in front of the fire to get it going john We used to do that too mate, drawing the fire! Worked fine until you overdid it and the paper caught fire! Amateur! Use ya coalpan rested on the fire place's metalwork, the pressure from draw will hold the paper in place and draw like feck hands free! These modern multfuel burners are killing off the old skills. No idea if ya still can but you used to be able to scrunch up paper real tight and it would burn slower like wood and light the coal from that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 27,438 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Yeh you can born hunter,, my mum yoused to plat it,,, lol,,, I don't bother I just stuff a load in,,. I use the the small coal shovel as well rested on the edge ,, and the handle goes just above the opening,, keeps the newspaper from falling in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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