Can I burn coal in my woodstove? - # 182
Question:I have a big Englander woodstove. I’m interested in burning coal in it for two reasons:
1) I’m tired of the volume of wood I need to haul in for the stove and
2) I need more BTUs to keep the house warm.
I believe I’d need to start a wood fire to get the coal going. Is it safe to burn coal in a wood stove. Could I put in some chunks of coal to augment the heat coming out of the stove? Thanks.
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Answer:
No- unless the stove is designed from the ground up to burn coal. Your stove is not. Coal needs a completely different firebox setup than wood. It needs a small- deep firebox with shaker grates- and most of the air coming in from below the grates. Mixing the fuels will really mess things up.
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