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Honey W
Someone in my neighbourhood is using what I believe is un-seasoned wood.
It smells smokey, like cigarettes.
They were burning it evey day, but it stopped and I thought that maybe they were using garden waste and now it was all gone, but yesterday it stated again, from the afternoon until 1:30 this morning.
It's bound to start again later. I have to use the electric fan to get releif from it, but I don't want to spend chilly winter days like that.
The trouble is, I suffer from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and so anything like this effects me more that it does other people, but all the same, there's talk about banning smoking it public places, so surely it can't be legal to burn smokey wood constantly like this?
I don't know which home it's coming from. Is there anything that can be done?
Answer
it depends where you live. smoke control zones were introduced in 1956 after the pea souper smogs that killed so many people. if you live in a town it is likely that they should not be burning anything that produces excessive amounts of smoke. this site will explain the law.
http://www.smfrancis.demon.co.uk/airwolvs/21control.html
it depends where you live. smoke control zones were introduced in 1956 after the pea souper smogs that killed so many people. if you live in a town it is likely that they should not be burning anything that produces excessive amounts of smoke. this site will explain the law.
http://www.smfrancis.demon.co.uk/airwolvs/21control.html
Is it more economical to have the central heating or the gas fire on?
Ruby
Also, should i turn off the radiators in the rooms i dont use as much?
What temperature (degrees C) is the ideal temp to set it at?
Answer
Neither. :-) I don't know how electricity vs. gas breaks down in the UK, but in the US it's comparable. A gas fireplace has the same problem ALL fireplaces do, the heat goes up the flue. They're pretty, but inefficient as can be.
Plus burning gas puts a lot of humidity in the air, so you're adding cold dampness to the whole house.
You're best setting the central heating to a low number like 60 or 62 to keep the house livable, and using electric space heaters in the rooms you actually occupy.
Neither. :-) I don't know how electricity vs. gas breaks down in the UK, but in the US it's comparable. A gas fireplace has the same problem ALL fireplaces do, the heat goes up the flue. They're pretty, but inefficient as can be.
Plus burning gas puts a lot of humidity in the air, so you're adding cold dampness to the whole house.
You're best setting the central heating to a low number like 60 or 62 to keep the house livable, and using electric space heaters in the rooms you actually occupy.
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