Wood-based heating products firm in the UK? Heating homes with firewood has a long tradition. As wood burning technologies advance, so too advances how wood fuels are produced, with the availability of even more efficient and reliable wood fuels possible in the future. Our heat logs are an ideal example of such technological development. With firewood, it has always been challenging to verify the wood’s quality, quantity, and consistency. That problem is now a thing of the past. Our heat logs come packaged in a constant weight, and we use quality packaging. The heat logs are made from dried materials, with a moisture content of less than 10%. They burn hotter and cleaner than kiln-dried firewood. Our heat logs have a high density, making them burn slower and last longer. They are also easy to transport, require less storage space, and are always delivered dry and ready to use. To satisfy the varied needs of our customers, we also provide natural firelighters and kindling sticks.
How to Light a Wood Fire? To start a wood fire using the top-down fire lighting method: Place a layer of firewood at the bottom of your wood-burning appliance or fire ring. Stack your kindling on top of the firewood in a grid or pyramid shape. Place one or two firelighters on top of your kindling and set fire to them using a lighter.
How Long to Season Ash Firewood: Ash is a dense hardwood and takes between 12 and 18 months to season. To properly dry oak firewood, you will need to season it for at least 24 months. Where to Buy Firewood London? Today, most people in London buy their firewood online. You can purchase kiln dried oak and kiln dried birch logs at lektowoodfuels.co.uk. Delivery takes 2-4 days and is free for orders over £50. How to Speed Up Drying Firewood Firewood dries best during hot, sunny, and windy weather. To speed up the drying process, move your firewood to the sunniest spot available and make sure to leave enough gaps between the logs to ensure proper airflow.
The UK energy crisis saw the prices of gas and electric heat reach record highs. More new log burners were installed in 2021 than in any other year in recent history. And most wood fuel suppliers, Lekto included, found it a lot more difficult to keep enough product in stock rather than actually selling the product. Due to the high price of petrol and electricity, the process of turning that raw material into Ready to Burn firewood and briquettes also became more expensive. And yet we managed to keep the prices roughly where they were before the energy crisis. As recently as February of this year, a kilowatt-hour of wood heat from Lekto cost as little as 10p/kWh. Note that this calculation was made during the most expensive part of the heating season and without including any discounts.
Starting a Campfire: Log Cabin Method: Place two large logs parallel to each other. Place two smaller pieces of firewood on top of them perpendicularly, so that the structure forms a square. Fill the inside of the square with a mixture of tinder and wood kindling. Add several more layers of firewood around the perimeter. End with a top layer of tinder and wood kindling. Starting a Campfire: Cone Method. Make a ring of loosely piled tinder. Make a small cone of kindling around the tinder. Set the structure on fire. Once the cone is burning nicely, proceed to add you main firewood. Read more information on Lekto.
What Is a Good Wood Moisture Meter? We asked our wood fuel experts to come up with a list of the top-rated consumer-grade wood moisture meters at three separate price points. Here are the results: Best moisture meter under £25: Stanley 077030 Best moisture meter under £50: Bosch 603688000 Best moisture meter over £50: Extech MO210 Where to Buy a Wood Moisture Meter? Wood moisture meters can be purchased in a wide variety of stores online as well as in hardware stores.
Avoid Fines When Starting Fires on Someone Else’s Property: Going barbequing or camping on someone else’s property? Make sure you have express permission to start a fire from the landowner. Have permission to camp and think that’s enough? Then you may be in store for an unpleasant surprise (and a hefty fine). Why? Being allowed to camp doesn’t automatically mean being allowed to build a fire. Due to fire safety laws, many campsites cannot allow you to start a fire on them during certain months of the year. And even if they are not required to do so by law, campsite operators might not want to risk allowing visitors to start fires. Once you have permission, make sure you follow general fire safety guidelines and leave the area better than you found it.