Does anyone live in an area where you are aloud to have garden fires whenever you want one.
Also people have open fires in their homes, burning coal and wood.
I live next door to a family who have a wood burner in their home and the smell when I open my door is awful, it makes me cough, unfortunately for me the area I live in is not smokeless.
I want to try change this as the air is terrible, and is so bad for us who have lung problems.
Morning Janlyn, we live in an area that does not have a clean air law in place. I think it’s disgusting but we haven’t had many problems thank goodness.
Your neighbours are permitted to have a wood burner but keep a diary of the problems the smell causes you. Speak to your neighbours or failing that, the Council. Good luck to you but l will say our Council wasn’t interested. Xxxxx
I live in Teesside,basically it's the pollution centre of the country.Clean air is just a dream to me.I also live close to a main road,a motorcycle repair shop and a bus depot only 100 yards away.I'm only 2 miles from Middlesbrough and their nickname is smoggies.On the plus side it's a "smokeless" area so there's no pollution from houses.Small mercies eh?😀
That is alful for you, i also live on a main road, the fumes from the cars even makes my little dog sneeze.
The problem is I'm so used to it I don't really notice unless I've been away for the day to the coast or somewhere,then when I come back it hits.
I live 4 miles inland from the coast.
All the villages here are not smokeless, so lots of chimneys smoking away, its a terrible smell.
So nice to get away and take my little dog on the cliff tops and beach and breath in the lovely sea air.
Hi Dave I live in the TS3 7. Area Dont have any problems with pollution luckily However. We were going to get a wood burner put in last year never occured to me it would harm mine and other peoples lungs good job. Never went ahead Because would have Been a complete waste of money having gone on oxygen in December .
Hi Janlyn 1953, interesting question I thought all of the British Isles was supposed to be covered by the clean air act. But guess not, in my area you can have bonfires, my neighbour has a log fire and large vehicles giving out emmissions constantly flow past to other cities and factory sites. In fact my walls get covered by a black dust so my windows are never open. Your right this is the cause of many lung issues especially asthma. It is not good for us.
That's dreadful.
I feel I want to live in the middle of a field away from all pollution lol.
Sympathise with you. I live in London it's terrible at times. Not only this the wood and charcoal burning takeaways don't help. The mayor is trying to shut down wood burning ovens right now, but he won't succeed. Legislation will be needed at some point.
Really sympathise with you, I live in a house, semi detached, the people next to me have a fire going even when it's not too cold and the smell is awful My neighbours the other side had a wood burner installed 3 years ago they live in a bungalow, I still like to go outside potter about, put washing on line,when weather ok, but they also have wood burner and it blows straight into my house and down into the garden, the smell takes my breath away,my lungs start to play up.I go out on a bright crisp day with washing out come home to my clothes stinking of smoke and if I've left bedroom windows open my house stinks. It's no good me saying anything to either side I've had words on other subjects and had the council involved . I've been looking to move for several years now xxx
Absolute nightmare for you. I have had similar issues with neighbours, but having a word with them can often make a situation worse. I hope you manage to get moved soon. You shouldn't have to, but often in the long run it is for the best. It was for me anyway. Carolx
It sounds really awful, I hope you can move soon. Lilian xxxxxx
Thank you.
That is dreadful for you, it's not as bad as that for me.
I live on a main road as well.
I am looking for a move, I came from a smokeless area, and moved here not realising it was not smokeless.
Where I live we r and not supposed to burn certain fuel and not have bonfires till after a set time, but people don't take any notice. At this time of year frequently I'll smell a bonfire from somewhere, an yes it's awful.
Yes, we have this too, guy a few doors away is obsessed with burning wood in his garden and also we see smoke coming from the chimney. Every time we go outside after 5 you can smell it and we have to keep the windows shut. Some very selfish people out there as well as some kind ones!
Yes i agree.
As a child we had a coal fire (a black range), then progressed to a more modern coal fire. Once the fire was lit, I had no problem with my asthma but what was a trigger for me was the initial smoke when lighting the fire, the firelighters and the dry ashes that later danced around the room when you as much as breathed on them.
The worst problem for me was when the coal man came. He dumped two bags of coal into our coal cellar and the coal dust would fly everywhere. It made us all sneeze as the coal dust entered our noses.
Today, my central heating system is run by eco friendly compressed wooden pellets . We also have a wood burning oven which I love to light in the winter and sit in front of watching the flames glow and feeling the warmth. We have filters built into the chimney and apart from the dry ash which my husband deals with, I don’t feel any negative effects on my lungs and I have obstructive and restrictive disease with severe sleep disordered breathing.
I've never heard of eco compressed wood pellets.
I've multiply allergies so I never know theses days what is making me poorly, I just cannot live in a bubble, central heating is not good, although it is lovely to have a warm home, I'm often opening the back door to get some sir which is polluted with the road and coal fires, as a child we had open fires no central heating and my asthma and eczema were still bad as it is today, so I just don't know anymore, I have developed more allergies as I've got older and now have Bronchectasis and mould allergy that affects it.
Things could be worse I know, but it's still not nice, I live alone so have everything to do.
Have a nice day. 😊
I am sorry to hear you are suffering.
Wood pellets are made from compressed sawdust, a product which was often discarded. It produces very little ash and can be used in small wood burners or large central heating systems like ours lcenergy.co.uk/dwkb/eco-fri...
Unfortunately, the development of more intolerances and sensitivities goes hand in hand with getting older. Mine include fits of sneezing which leave me exhausted after eating certain foods or contact with certain flowers. I can no longer eat garlic, spicy food, pumpkin or more than a few squares of chocolate...
How does your allergies affect you? I noticed you mentioned mould, is your house damp? I only ask because the UK government had (not sure if it is still ongoing) a project to provide free insulation of roofs and walls. If you need more insulation, ask your local authority if you qualify for help. In Scotland, it didn’t matter whether you rented from local council or were a home owner (not sure about private renters?).
Since I joined a cardiac gymnastic class with men and women from 40 to 89 years of age, my asthma has been fairly stable. We all suffer from different stages of heart and lung disease so we do what we can and rest as often as we need to. In the beginning I rested frequently, now I can manage the whole class.
Take care!
Hi.
No my house is not damp, it's the mould we find in soil, leaves, things like that, I guess mould in the home would be a problem, but my home is fine..
I have so many allergies I couldn't write them all down.
But lucky for me I don't have a problem with food, apart from herbs I cannot have them.
My allergies affect my, nose, chest and skin, different allergies affect me differently, but I manage, finding the things that don't upset me to much.
I still go about doing things, we have to carry on regardless.
Good luck with your classes.
Take care.
Thank you
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