What Can Anthracite Customers Expect when they switch into a CPL Manufactured Fuel

Modified on Tue, 5 Dec, 2023 at 12:36 PM

Customers switching from Anthracite into a manufactured smokeless fuel can benefit from longer firelife and higher heat outputs. The pros and cons are summarised in the table below:

+/-	Attribute	The Differences	What this means	Solution
-	Ash Level	Ash level is slightly higher, but more importantly the ash is different being much lighter	Lighter Ash, reaches parts of the appliance that heavier more granular Anthracite Ash just cannot get to	Customers will need to adopt a more detailed and thorough cleaning and maintenance schedule to ensure air ways remain clear and performance is maintained
+	Fire Lighting	Slightly Easier / Same	Made easier by consistent shape of a CPL Ovoid.	Use plenty or air and kindling, but then experiment to find best solution
+	Firelife	Should be longer, better fire. Ash helps increase firelife.	Higher Heat Output and Longer Firelife means that customers will start to use less CPL manufactured fuel, leading to savings in their heating bills
+	Heat Output	Higher - more sustained, with a longer peak
+	Slumbering	CPL ovoids will slumber & recover well, but need to get set up correctly to work successfully	Advice is to run the fire hard before and after slumbering. Refuel, and then open vents to get the fuel burning for 20-30 minutes depending on the appliance, then close the vents down. Repeat in the morning to recover the fire
o	Sulphur	Within legal limits at less than 2%.	Authorised for use in Smokeless Zones
+	Shape	CPL ovoids are a consistent, uniform shape	Pack together in to a nice tight firebed, helping to increase heat output and firelife
-	Smell	CPL Ovoids are made using a Molasses binder	Can cause stronger smell on ignition	This is expected and will go away in a few minutes
+	Calorific Value	Calorific Value (CV) of Anthracite can be anywhere from 29,000 to 33,000 CV depending on the seam it comes from. Phurnacite is consistently in region of 32,500 CV
+	Environment	CPL Ovoids manufactured using up to 15 percent renewable material	Lower net emissions of Green House Gases when burning
+	Cost	Higher heat & longer firelife mean that over time customers will use less CPL ovoids for same heat output	Better Value for Money & Lower heating bills
2- 8+	Summary	CPL Ovoids last longer and with a higher heat output than Anthracite, but have slightly higher ash	Customers will notice the differences, some positive, some negative	If prepared to experiment and follow the advice given, customers will end up with a high performing fuel that in the long run will save them money.