paper bricks for burning

Re: paper bricks for burning

S-J — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:03:09 GMT

we have to be really careful bout our fire cos its a smoke free area so we wait till its dark to burn the smoky stuff, i dont know why its not allowed but i dont want to be cold in winter cos i cant afford smokeless coal

Re: paper bricks for burning

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:53:51 GMT

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I was planning on getting as many done as I can before the bad weather hits. Have been looking into it for quite some time. I reckon my weekly newspaper tally will probably produce about 3 a week - but I also have neighbours collecting newspapers for me too - have also looked at the dry paper logs but dont think these are quite such a good use of recycled paper as they burn too quick. The bricks have a burn time of up to an hour and the logs only 20 mins. Can anybody tell me how smokey these are?

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I would imagine pretty smokey depending on how dry they were and how much O2 was getting to them.

Re: paper bricks for burning

paula morgan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:49:33 GMT

We have made and used them, they are quite good but time consuming to make, a shredder would be good, I done it by hand! you have to soak them and then dry them out, which takes a wee while, but they werent bad, did save on wood and coal x

Re: paper bricks for burning

Sal the 1st — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:06:34 GMT

Re: paper bricks for burning

Vicky RVN — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:20:37 GMT

My sister has recently got a wood burner for her house & she has made some of these, she has used some and finds them good. Def cuts down on amount of coal you have to buy!

Re: paper bricks for burning

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:12:08 GMT

Sal it might be work speaking to someone that works at a paper mill? or a press?

Re: paper bricks for burning

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:50:13 GMT

I used to make them myself Sal, when I was little, and still can, i usually do this when I have my outside chiminea on too, and I will make my own once I can afford to put in a new flue for my log burner