Description
Hotmax 10kg fuel logs are made in the UK from softwood fines extracted during the manufacture of horse bedding. The small pieces light quickly and give a lively flame, making them handy for starting a fire, bringing fading embers back to life or fuelling a smaller stove.
Quick facts
- Supplied in 10kg paper sacks
- Pieces range from around 50mm to 160mm long and are around 70mm in diameter
- Made in the UK from softwood fines
- No artificial additives or binders
- Ready to Burn certified
What quantities can I order?
- Express Pack: 2 bags – 20kg
- Quarter pallet: 24 bags – 240kg
- Half pallet: 50 bags – 500kg
- Three-quarter pallet: 70 bags – 700kg
- Full pallet: 96 bags – 960kg
- Mix Your Own Pallet: Individual 10kg bags
What is Hotmax like to burn?
Hotmax lights readily and produces heat quickly. Place a few pieces around a natural firelighter, leaving room for air to move between them. You can also add a few pieces to hot embers when a fire is beginning to fade.
Hotmax works as the main fuel in a smaller stove. For a longer fire, you may prefer to use it alongside a slower-burning briquette. Burn time will vary with your stove, flue and airflow settings. Our Wood Briquette Finder can help if you’re deciding what to try.
You can use Hotmax on an open fire too. Add the pieces gradually and place them well back from the front. They may expand slightly as they burn, so leave space around them in an open fire or stove. Keep them away from the stove glass, don’t overload the firebox and use a suitable fireguard with an open fire.
Technical details
- Composition: Compressed softwood fines
- Calorific value: 4.7kWh per kilogram
- Maximum water content: 7%
- Maximum ash content: 3%
- Compression density: Around 1,200kg/m³
- Packaging: 10kg paper sack
How should I store Hotmax?
Keep the bags completely dry in a garage, watertight shed or other dry space. The paper sacks are not waterproof, so move them under cover when they arrive. A complete pallet is plastic wrapped for transport, but that wrapping only offers temporary weather protection and is not suitable for outdoor storage.
Delivery and access
Delivery to most UK mainland postcodes is included in the pallet prices shown. Some mainland and offshore addresses have an additional charge, which you can check using the postcode checker on our pallet delivery information page. Express Packs are sent by parcel courier; see our parcel delivery information.
Pallets are delivered by Palletways, normally to the kerbside using a tail-lift and pallet truck. The driver needs firm, flat ground and cannot move the pallet over gravel, grass, steps or slopes.
If you need a smaller 7.5-tonne vehicle, your order must weigh no more than 720kg. A full pallet weighs 960kg and needs access for an 18-tonne vehicle. Select Access Restrictions at checkout and add a note if you need a 7.5-tonne vehicle. If you’re unsure about access, call us on 01387 731 210 before ordering.
