Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:43:49 -0000, Dee wrote:

I have a large quantity of residual coal slack in the bottom of the
coal bunker. Placed directly on the domestic fire it tends to put it
out.

You use it to keep the fire in over night. Lots of slack last thing at
night, shut down the air supply and close the damper. Get up in the
morning open the air supply and damper away she goes...

At least that is my childhood memory from 30+ years ago when we had an
open fire with back boiler.

I vaguely remember something of that sort in the depths of winter.
Something about adding ash to it too?

Works wonders on the atmosphere apparently. We don't get sulphides like
that anymore. Nowadays you have to use some sort of unguent crap on
your roses to cure blackspot.

If you can get hold of sawdust, a fifty fity mix will burn a treat.