Incinerator bin

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I have 5 full black bin bags of old papers dating back to 2000. Bills, bank statements, etc. Will this be a good incinerator bin to buy so I can burn it all?

http://www.diy.com/departments/parasene-steel-20366l-incinerator-h730mm-w550mm-l550mm/246110_BQ.prd

Silly question, shall I just load the bin to the top and use my blowtorch pen to put a flame to it, and then stick the lid on once it starts showing flames?
Also, the bin has legs and I'll be putting it at the far end of my garden, standing on the soil. I guess that's ok?
 
It's a bin to burn things in it'll be fine fill it up add a dash of lighter fluid/petrol/any flammable liquid light it lid on walk away job done.
 
Get the fire going then gradually add more and more paper, its not complicated lol.

It will be fine on soil. On grass it would scorch a big mark.
 
Thanks guys. Yeah obviously it's not rocket science, but people always do a Harry Enfield saying you shouldn't do this and that and you should be careful of this, etc, so thought I'd check first.

I don't have much choice with bin placement. Putting it at the far end of the garden helps keeps smoke away from the neighbours. There's a small patch of soil in the far right corner the bin can stand on without burning grass.



I think I'll need to have a new lawn put down before putting the property on the market.
 
With papers it's no problem but if you get a real fire going then you don't wanna be near the fence.
 
I use a 45 gallon oil drum for incinerating - I got it for free but they're about £8 off eBay. Far more fun :D

(safety tip: if you're going to angle grind the lid and/or the air vents fill it with water first because you don't want the fumes from the old oil sparking and blowing up)
 
They're fun to use!!

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After one of my incinerator sessions I found a stone, must've been almost the size of a tennis ball.

Red hot bright and sparkling these get hot :D
I need a new one tho, burned the bottom out the old one haha
 
It may sound obvious but as someone said above make sure you get the fire going first and then add the paperwork, I have a friend (not me, honest!) who filled it to the top with paperwork and then struggled to get the thing to light! If you get the fire going as per the picture above it will get through an entire filing cabinet in about half an hour!
 
Mark M said:
It may sound obvious but as someone said above make sure you get the fire going first and then add the paperwork, I have a friend (not me, honest!) who filled it to the top with paperwork and then struggled to get the thing to light! If you get the fire going as per the picture above it will get through an entire filing cabinet in about half an hour!
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Very good advice, the first time I used the incinerator I filled it up to start.
For the first 15mins it just produces a MASSIVE amount of smoke (probably because there wasn't enough oxygen).

Now I keep the lid off and feed it slowly, no smoke and lots of flames.

Pizza delivery boxes burn really well :cool:
 
You're right nst68, it's fun. And yes, I was feeding it slowly but sometimes not slowly enough and practically put the fire out with just tons of smoke belching out instead. Well I got it going today and out of 5 full bin bags, I have just 2 remaining to do tomorrow. Quite fun. As the firestation is 100 yards from me in my street, I walked in there and had a word with a fireman having a ciggy out the back, (well I wanted to look at the fire engines too :p). He said it's a bit windy today. He said I'm ok to incinerate up till 11pm. And he said don't fill it to the top or we'll definitely have to come around, lol. The label also says don't use flammable liquids. I just used my blowtorch pen.

I put the bin well away from the fence on a bit of garden I cut today. I'm not too bothered about the state of the ground underneath as I think I'll be having it all turned over, de-weeded and a new lawn before selling.

Here's some pics. There were several times when putting more stuff on killed the fire and the smoke, omg, my eyes were getting sore and my nose was running. I used tongs to lift the lid and to dump more stuff in and mostly I left the lid off.

I'm wondering if I should to dump the ashes before doing my next batch because it's right near the top now, and how on earth am I going to transfer the ashes to bags without it blowing everwhere.

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these bins from b&q ect are rubbish, you should have got an old washing machine drum style one
 
To get rid of the ashes just dig a hole and dump them in or pour them on the ground and just turn the soil over depending on how windy it is or damp them down and scoop them into bin bags.
 
we had a wasps nest under the base of an old shed. we got rid of the shed, had loads of paper and wood so we stacked it on top of the base and just set it alight. killed 2 birds with 1 stone effectively.

flames were taller than me, probably about 8-9 feet high. set alight an old ladder, all sorts. no need for a bin to contain it. was within 1 metre of a wooden fence and no issues there either.

all you need to do is set it up correctly. fire won't magically jump it needs fuel (wood, paper, etc). put all the fuel in a bundle and it will stay where it's lit. we used the paper to help set the wood alight. once the wood was going you just keep throwing in paper until it's gone.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
we had a wasps nest under the base of an old shed. we got rid of the shed, had loads of paper and wood so we stacked it on top of the base and just set it alight. killed 2 birds with 1 stone effectively.

flames were taller than me, probably about 8-9 feet high. set alight an old ladder, all sorts. no need for a bin to contain it. was within 1 metre of a wooden fence and no issues there either.

all you need to do is set it up correctly. fire won't magically jump it needs fuel (wood, paper, etc). put all the fuel in a bundle and it will stay where it's lit. we used the paper to help set the wood alight. once the wood was going you just keep throwing in paper until it's gone.
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Fire will "magically" jump to another fuel source.

It's one of the first things you're taught in the fire service the signs of a fire getting worse is light wisps of smoke coming from other objects near by but not in contact with any flames.
 
tom_e said:
Fire will "magically" jump to another fuel source.

It's one of the first things you're taught in the fire service the signs of a fire getting worse is light wisps of smoke coming from other objects near by but not in contact with any flames.
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that's with a very hot source.

heat + fuel + oxygen = fire

you would need some amount of heat for a fire to jump a metre. especially a fire outdoors in the cold. you could douse the surroundings with a hose if your worried. indoors you could see how temperatures would be a lot higher because buildings tend to be hotter than outside that is why people tend to live in them. they also tend to have much larger amounts of fuel for the fire to feed off.

the heat was intense that we had to stand away and throw more stuff on it but not enough to make it jump. we kept everything in the middle of the base of the shed. started small and added as we saw fit.

don't see the need for a bin tbh, unless you want to keep smoke to a minimum. other times for smaller fires we have piled bricks around the sides, left a brick or two out for air to get, handy if you have spare bricks lying about.
 
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