She's installed and buring wood and coal.......

Well I got the Coalbrookdale installed and shes running great!

Been burning wood for about a week and coal for a few days. I can't believe it but coal is a little less of a mess then the wood and will burn all day and night. Only problem I see is the frequency of Ash dumps. I need to empty the ash pan every day. I experimented with stove coal after using Nut Coal and the nut just seems to be easier. This thing is keeping my 2800 SQ feet house nice and warm when temps get down to 30's at night.

I got to thank all of you for your advice.

My Helper? That's me....Just kidding

Thanks Guys, the town of Shropshire and Coalbrookdale seem like great places. I read allot about the history of the Coalbrookdale foundry and Abraham Darby.
Darby is credited with starting the industial revolution, and the stove sides have a insgnia paying homage to the 1st Cast Iron Bridge in the world 1779.

AGA the company that now owns Coalbrookdale and the foundery, was kind enough to mail me the mannual for the stove direct from England at no Cost!

I found another one for sale yet it's an 8 hour trip in NH. I can get it for $400 which is a steal but I can't justify 16 hours round trip.

My little buddy knows to stay clear of the stove, the screen cover works great to ensure no one touches "Hot Hot Daddy" he says. I also installed 4 CO detectors call me paranoid...

If anyone else as one of these stoves I would love to compare note. Please drop me a line [email protected]

Paying 4.50 a 40# BAG of Coal right now It will burn 30-40 #'s every 24hr's. Under $150 a month beat the heck out of my $600 gas bill!

Hey Charlie, The Darbys are great stoves…. They use convection to circulate the air in from the bottom and out the top grate. You may be able to trim the legs down if you need to, as the bottom of the stove is generally cool due to the air flow. Just not sure if you would want to alter the stove, the legs are replaceable
emovable. In order to lighten the stove I removed both doors, ash pan, all the grates, back fire deflector, and the entire top grate above the cooktop. I actually lifted one side in place at a time and was able to scoot it back a little at a time. The Flue is just a 90' elbow and two adjustable sections to creat a slight offset through the damper and into the chimney about 6 feet up. I' may run an SS flex liner all the way up next fall.

I'll measure my stove tonight

Coal is amazing stuff constant heat 24/7. The only complaint I have is the rather small ash pan, I need to dump at least daily. I have noticed that allowing the grates to ash up a bit allows a more steady burn and allows for a longer burn when swithing to wood. I think there is a wood burning adapter plate to block off the grate and force the air to be draw through the preset door intakes.

What are you paying for Coal? Here I buy 40# bag for 4.75 each, may built a coal bin next year...