"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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from Chris Bacon contains these words:

Has anyone used a garden incinerator that's worth using, or
is it best just to have a "bonfire"?

Either, they don't burn the rubbish completely, or, they do it so
well eventually the metal burns out.

IMHO incinerators are another of those utterly pointless gadgets
designed to make you spend money for no good reason.

Along with plastic
covers for weatherproof garden furniture.

Janet

I'm not totally up to date with the latest developments but
AFAIAA all garden type plastics are damaged by exposure to UV
light - even weak sunshine on winter days. So that if the garden
furniture is made of plastic, the cover can presumably act as a
shield and prolong its useful life. Although for the more cost
conscious, cut up fertiliser bags or old carpets would presumably
do the job just as well. Or putting just the furniture away in a
shed if one is available.

UV light is also responsible for the fading in wooden furniture left
out of doors. Causing both oak and teak to turn grey. And teak
oil sometimes contains UV filtering agents similar to sunscreen.
That's the claim anyway. Although there might be a suspicion
that they maybe add a fade-proof colorant to the oil in addition.


michael adams

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