Wood burner ban...

Which is why you buy logs in bulk. We get a cubic metre for £50 and it lasts months.

The impact of indoor and outdoor pollution is additive.
The further north you are, the cleaner the air to begin with.
So rates are not higher because the air they breathe daily outside is cleaner.

My parents don’t have central heating just a log burner and a gas heater upstairs. They’d be pretty chilly without the log burner.

£50 is very cheap. Theirs must not be the kiln dried wood recommended for wood burners

I love mine and we use it for heating. Cheaper to run than the central heating. You can cook on mine too.

I’d love to have one . I’m rural though so no neighbours.

They will never be banned due to the need for them in many locations,

simply the defra approved ones , which we have, using fully seasoned wood, and even a hepa air filter removes risk

Yes. It's very new, tiny, doesn't smell and burns seasoned logs cleanly. It significantly supplements our oil-fired central heating in the winter

So if they get banned do you think people will sit there with something they can’t use or do you think they’ll rip them out and replace with an electric or gas fire?

though in fairness i think any ban will only affect installation of new ones, not use of existing ones.

We have two. But we also live in four acres of woodland. It would be madness not to have one. We would be drowning in twigs and branches from all the trees if we didn’t burn them, the house is covered in them after every strong wind. I doubt there’s a single household in our village who doesn’t have one.

For those of us running houses on heating oil, they are a godsend

I don’t think existing ones will be banned. My mil lives in a 300 year old farmhouse with open fires for instance (even worse than a log burner but has existed for ages). My house is over 100 years old and originally had 5 open fires, 4 now bricked up and a log burner in the sitting room. I love it and won’t be stopping using it.

what are the stats about how clean the electricity and gas for central heating, etc is? Surely a lot of that produces pollution?

They will never be banned rhis comes up often, it’s all a bit silly

Exactly this. We’d be stuffed the next time the power goes off or we’re snowed in and the power lines are down again.
If you burn kiln dried/seasoned wood there’s little environmental impact.

Our do-upper property has 2 inside and one in a cabin, as well as 2 standard fires and a gas fire. I don't really want fires in most of the rooms but perhaps with blackouts, ha...

I like a real fire, on a rare occasion. Woodburners I thought wanted but they don't even give out that much heat and yeah, they stink the outside something horrible. I thought they only banned wet wood or something like that?

Best thing since sliced bread! During the last storm in the far SW no power for 8 days — it was a lifesaver. I’m just lighting it and the dogs are queuing up to lie in front of it - loads of free wood what can be better!

We have one (defra approved), we installed it shortly after moving here when we discovered that the village has fairly frequent power cuts. We only use it occasionally outside the power cuts and can heat a kettle and a pan or two on it.

We follow all the guidlines (dry wood, chimney swept etc) and already run a hepa filter attached to a dehumidifier.

Power cuts are miserable enough without being freezing cold too! (We also have a camping stove and kelly kettle to use in warmer months, so would never light the wood stove just for hot food/drinks.)

ETA. I've never smelt smoke from ours apart from in the first 10-15 minutes after lighting it (I spend a lot of time in the garden).

I know a lot of council houses were built with fireplaces in mind.

These were boarded up and replaced with electric heating - but no sufficient enough to actually heat the homes.

Therefore many council homes have horrible damp and mould, which causes health problems.

So I’m sure log burners do cause health problems but which is worse - health problems from damp and mould or the smoke from a log burner (I genuinely don’t know).

Hate them. Inlaws always smell like burnt wood. Its in theomir hair and clothes. Kids stink when they have been there

I need to know more about your wonderful house!! 🥰😂

I love mine. No way am I giving it up.

People create far more pollution by driving unnecessary journeys in unnecessarily large truck-cars that damage the roads (I cycle) and are far worse for the environment by eating meat (I don't).

So, no ta, I'll keep my wood burner.

Only old models are on the agenda for banning

Lots of people have them in our village, but I never smell them, the smell doesn't get into the house - I don't understand how this would happen unless neighbours literally had the flue next to your window??
Garden/allotment bonfires on the other hand - phew, that comes into our house - the smoke is all ground level. I'd have them banned in a shot.