Bio-ethanol burner

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Re: Bio-ethanol burner

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Re: Bio-ethanol burner

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preppingsu wrote:Piglet,
Is this any good for you?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIO-ETHANOL-G ... rid=229508
:idea:
To be honest, with postage it is only marginally cheaper than I am paying at the moment.
I travel a lot with my work, company car and company fuel card, and therefore easy for me to search around the country at no cost to myself.

I have no intention of staying in my current base location for too many years, and until I settle somewhere permanently, I am not prepared to invest in any large quantities.

But thank you for the link and it could be useful to some here, who don't have as many options.

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Thanks for the replies.

The burner we have does make a noticeable difference to the temperature in a chilly room, it's also a lovely visual effect inside our home at the moment.
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piglet wrote::idea:
So therefore, I personally would not recommend it as a necessity resource unless you have a supplier of large quantities locally, or have the ability to make your own.

But, its all about resilience, and having one more option is certainly useful.

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www.econol.co.uk

free P+P bulk bioethanol
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nickdutch wrote: http://www.econol.co.uk

free P+P bulk bioethanol
I believe they claim to be the cheapest online.

Does require a large order to get the benifit of the reduced price.
Also, like all internet shopping, someone has to be home to receive the large courier delivery.

Unfortunately I travel a lot and would have to take time to stay at home. I have in the past done this, and I dont find the small cost saving worth my time.
But ideal if you have family/friends to take the delivery for you..........

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I'll be honest. We have just been doing a reserve and check with our local B&Q with regards to the quantities of bio-ethanol we require for now but given the pricing structure above I may need to rethink my approcah.
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There's also http://www.prestigiousfires.co.uk/bioethanolfuel.html

Bigger savings on larger quantities.
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As a way of getting a cheap bioethanol "fireplace" i have looked at a few chimineas (probably a bad spelling of it), and there are some cheap ones going at B+M, cheaper then the internet, a bit homes and gardeny, but still ideal enclosures for the existing tins that I have, now all i need is rocks to hold the tins in place.

Some people say that all good things come from God, and I would agree, but also some great things come from B+M and 99p Stores.
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