Description

Premium Mix is a simple combination of quick-lighting fuel and dense hardwood briquettes designed to provide excellent heat over several hours.

Hotmax helps establish the fire and bring your stove up to temperature, while Beech Nestro provides the steadier, longer-lasting heat. Natural firelighters are included to help get you started.

Choose from a quarter, half or full pallet, depending on how much fuel you need and the storage space you have available.

This product arrives on a pallet. Delivery normally takes 3–5 working days for most areas, and you will need to be available to receive it.

Who is Premium Mix for?

Premium Mix is a good choice if:

• you want a simple mixture of quick-heat and longer-burning briquettes;
• you prefer dense hardwood briquettes as your main fuel;
• you want strong heat with an attractive flame;
• you use a wood-burning stove, multi-fuel stove or open fire;
• you want conveniently wrapped packs that are easy to store;
• you burn briquettes on their own or alongside kiln-dried logs.

Every stove, chimney and flue combination behaves differently. Begin with a small amount of fuel and adjust the quantity and airflow to suit your appliance.

What is included in Premium Mix?

Quarter pallet – 250kg

• Dr Heat Firelighters: 1 box of 30
• Hotmax: 2 × 20kg bags
• Beech Nestro: 21 × 10kg packs

Half pallet – 481kg

• Dr Heat Firelighters: 2 boxes of 30
• Hotmax: 3 × 20kg bags
• Beech Nestro: 42 × 10kg packs

Full pallet – 961kg

• Dr Heat Firelighters: 3 boxes of 30
• Hotmax: 5 × 20kg bags
• Beech Nestro: 86 × 10kg packs

The stated pallet weights include the small additional weight of the firelighters.

What are the different products like to burn?

Dr Heat Firelighters

Dr Heat Firelighters are made in the UK from dried miscanthus grass and recycled candle wax.

They light easily and burn for around 10 minutes, helping good, dry kindling catch fire. One firelighter is normally enough to get a properly prepared fire started.

Hotmax

Hotmax briquettes are made from clean softwood fines produced during the manufacture of horse bedding.

They light readily and produce heat quickly, making them useful for starting a fire, reviving one that has started to die down or bringing a cold stove up to temperature.

Hotmax can vary slightly in density. The softer briquettes are particularly useful for lighting, while the harder, denser pieces can be used as a main fuel.

Hotmax expands lengthways while burning. Position the briquettes across the fire rather than pointing towards the stove glass and leave sufficient room for expansion.

Beech Nestro

Beech Nestro briquettes are made from finely ground beech sawdust produced during furniture, flooring and timber-frame manufacturing.

Each 10kg pack contains 4 large briquettes weighing 2.5kg each. They can be burned whole in a larger appliance or broken into smaller pieces to suit your stove.

Beech Nestro produces a good flame before settling into a hot, long-lasting glow. Depending on your appliance, fuel load and airflow, the briquettes can continue providing heat for several hours.

They are densely compressed, clean to handle and particularly well suited to use as the main fuel once the fire is established.

How do I use Premium Mix?

Light your stove using a Dr Heat Firelighter and good, dry kindling, following the instructions supplied with your appliance.

Add a small amount of Hotmax to establish a lively flame and bring the stove up to temperature. Once the fire is burning well, add a piece of Beech Nestro for a steadier, longer-lasting burn.

Beech Nestro briquettes are large and dense. Break them into smaller pieces if necessary and begin with a modest amount until you are familiar with how they perform in your appliance.

Do not overfill the firebox. Hotmax expands while burning, so position it across the fire rather than pointing towards the stove glass and leave sufficient room around the fuel.

Can I use these briquettes on an open fire?

Yes. Hotmax and Beech Nestro can be used on suitable open fires as well as wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves.

Hotmax expands while burning, so begin with a small quantity and leave plenty of room around the fuel. Take particular care that expanding briquettes cannot move towards the edge of the grate.

Beech Nestro can be broken into smaller pieces to suit the size of your open fire.

Always use a suitable fireguard and follow the instructions for your appliance.

Do the briquettes contain additives?

Hotmax and Beech Nestro are made from clean, untreated wood by-product. They contain no artificial additives, chemicals or binders and are held together by compression.

The included Dr Heat Firelighters are made from dried miscanthus grass and recycled candle wax.

How should I store the briquettes?

Wood briquettes must be kept completely dry. Suitable storage places include:

• a dry garage;
• a watertight shed;
• a porch or conservatory;
• a dry outbuilding;
• inside the house;
• a watertight plastic garden store.

Do not keep briquettes in an open-sided log store, uncovered outdoor area or damp building. Briquettes are already very dry and will absorb moisture if they are not properly protected.

Individual packs are wrapped to hold the briquettes together, but the packaging is not waterproof. The pallet wrapping provides temporary protection during delivery and is not suitable for outdoor storage.

Please make sure you can move the packs under cover when your pallet arrives.

How will my pallet be delivered?

Premium Mix is delivered kerbside by Palletline, normally on an 18-tonne vehicle with a tail lift.

The driver uses a manual pallet truck, so the delivery point must be firm, flat and level. Pallets cannot be moved safely over gravel, grass, steep slopes, steps or uneven ground.

Delivery is included to most mainland UK addresses, although some locations carry a surcharge. Delivery normally takes 3–5 working days for most areas, and someone must be available to receive the order.

A smaller 7.5-tonne vehicle can carry no more than 720kg. It may therefore be requested for the quarter or half pallet, but it cannot be used to deliver the full pallet.

If you require a 7.5-tonne vehicle, select the access-restrictions option at checkout and add your request to the order notes. This is the smallest delivery vehicle we can request.

If you are unsure whether a delivery vehicle can reach your property, please read our pallet delivery information or call us on 01387 731 210 before ordering.

Want to compare more wood fuels? Explore our complete briquettes and heat logs range, try the Wood Briquette Finder or create your own selection with our Mix Your Own Pallet.