Burning coal in an englander 28-3500

kieth4548 said:

Ok I have an englander wood stove 28-3500 furnace add on (see my avatar) and I am trying to figure out if I can burn coal. I am thinking of burning coal with maybe a mix of wood next year. Does anyone burn coal and can coal be used in this stove? If it can what do i need to know about buring coal.

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stoveguy2esw said:

we used to list it as a wood/coal furnace , basically meaning that some coal could be added to an existing wood fir to extend the burn time. we ended up with a lot of misunderstanding that coal could be burned alone in the unit (thinking wood OR coal, not wood AND coal) which is not the case. the unit can accept a small addition of soft coal added to an existing fire , gives a couple hours to the end of the burn cycle. but you cannot burn just coal in this unit , it does not have a shaker and with that large a firebox, filled with coal would melt a hole in the basement floor. about 10 lbs is about all you would want to go. add it once wood is through the initial char stage. then before the next charge of wood is added rake down the coal bed , add the wood, char and add the coal again if desired.

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kieth4548 said:

Thanks badfish.. I thought you could use coal with wood. How do you load the coal? What I mean is at night or when I leave I fill the box up and usually there is not room. How would I add the coal also what do I need to expect? Is it going to be a lot hotter heat or temp. I have a thermometor on the front of my stove and usually run it about 400 degrees. Will this go up? How much longer of a burn time do you get? Sorry for all the questions I just don't want some big surprise and start worring when I have a fire going. Also what about the chimney? Do I have to clean it more often and will there be more or less smoke? I hardley have any smoke now.

Thansk
kieth

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