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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Chimchiminee...... 26. Nov 2009 at 12:56 I`ve been making like Dick van Dy-ke and have been sweeping my chimney......6 buckets` full of twigs, soot and dust......`covered in filth now: I look like I`ve been up the blinkin`flue myself! How I envy you folks with nice clean Gas.....well, maybe not; my firewood is free!
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The Red Baron Omega Baron Offline On me tod. Posts: 4072 burton on trent.staffs Gender: Drives: chipped 3.0mv6/corsa 1.2	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #1 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:04 cant beat a good old open fire
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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #2 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:15 It's got to be worth the effort Debs, I long for the cheery glow & warmth of a 'real' fire
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Varche Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3860 Andalucia, Spain Gender: Drives: 97 pre mini facelift 3 litre auto RHD Elite saloon and a 2000 Ford Ka !	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #3 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:30 We have two log burners and ply them with (free) olive logs. Marvellous wood after a year of seasoning and ecologically friendly. No such thing as chimney brushes here but they sell "magic" sticks for about £3 that you light in the fire and they burn all the soot in the flues away as if by well magic. V
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Chris_H Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1694 E London/Essex UK Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega Elite 3.0 Auto; Ford Fracas; Triumph Sprint RS	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #4 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:47 PhilRich wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:15: It's got to be worth the effort Debs, I long for the cheery glow & warmth of a 'real' fire Peckham's the place to be I'm told.
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Re: Chimchiminee......
Reply #5 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:55

Debs. wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 12:56:

I`ve been making like Dick van Dy-ke and have been sweeping my chimney......6 buckets` full of twigs, soot and dust......`covered in filth now: I look like I`ve been up the blinkin`flue myself! Grin

How I envy you folks with nice clean Gas.....well, maybe not; my firewood is free! Tongue

.........master of the cockney accent......I understand.... Roll Eyes

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r1 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1043 nottingham Gender: Drives: 2.5	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #6 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:58 Chris_H wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:47: PhilRich wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:15: It's got to be worth the effort Debs, I long for the cheery glow & warmth of a 'real' fire Peckham's the place to be I'm told. clever
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #7 - 26. Nov 2009 at 13:58
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Re: Chimchiminee......
Reply #8 - 26. Nov 2009 at 14:18

Chris_H wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:47:

PhilRich wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:15:

It's got to be worth the effort Debs, I long for the cheery glow & warmth of a 'real' fire Wink

Peckham's the place to be I'm told.

Right on! That's why there's been no sight or sound of Mike Dundee today, he's been toasting marshmallows all night & having a lie in Grin

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Apparently the Skipper said "Hard a Port!" but I went to Starboard, 'cos i'm Hard a Hearin'!

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Matchless Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1746 Nottingham Gender: Drives: The one at the end of the drive	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #9 - 26. Nov 2009 at 14:28 Varche wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 13:30: No such thing as chimney brushes here but they sell "magic" sticks for about £3 that you light in the fire and they burn all the soot in the flues away as if by well magic. V When I was a kid one of my friends lived on a Dales farm. His dad 'cleaned' the chimneys with a 12 bore.
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Re: Chimchiminee......
Reply #10 - 26. Nov 2009 at 14:30

Nothing beats a Clearview burner-had various open fires-messy, inefficient and remove heat from room up chimney when not lit, shouldn't really be left if you want to go out-even with a guard...

I tried various wood or multi-fuel burners which were ok, then had a Clearview Stove which was truly amazing.
Mine was fitted with an underfloor air-supply pipe underneath it so no draughts and no negative heatsource effect when not lit-it is a sealed unit so no runny eyes or dust either.

They have a built in raddler so no stoking, they burn so efficiently all that is left is powder which is removed from a sealed drawer under it once a week, the glass stays clean, have micro-adjustable burn so stays in all night so no re-lighting every morning, flue/chimney stays clean, andwhen hot (30 mins to full running temp) will run on 1kg of wood per hour to give out huge heat. And you can cook on it!

They are expensive at £950-2000 but are one of the best things I have EVER bought-highly recommended.

Google it Wink

I would never have believed how good they are until I owned one- I will never go back to an open fire Thumbs Up!

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Pete. Omega King Offline Makes Driving Pleasurable Again . Posts: 10449 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: Black 02 Omega DTi. Black 56 Monaro VXR. Red 97 Rover 114 SLi.	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #11 - 26. Nov 2009 at 16:21 Debs. wrote on 26. Nov 2009 at 12:56: I`ve been making like Dick van Dy-ke and have been sweeping my chimney......6 buckets` full of twigs, soot and dust......`covered in filth now: I look like I`ve been up the blinkin`flue myself! How I envy you folks with nice clean Gas.....well, maybe not; my firewood is free! Oh yes
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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #12 - 26. Nov 2009 at 17:13 i worked in a flat last week and it had heated ceilings, was frigging roasting in there. and the first time ive ever come across this.
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Selseybill Senior Member Offline Living the dream of a poor man Posts: 610 La Rochelle France Gender: Drives: Omega,	Re: Chimchiminee...... Reply #13 - 26. Nov 2009 at 18:11 Open log fire here,with only the best old pine from the woods.Smells grand
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