What would be a good answer to tell my neighbor i can't burn coal. he works at the mine and bring it home to burn in his stove, said he would bring me some home too. he can't understand why i can burn it. I dont think i have ever seen anyone on here say why or why not, and if you could burn in an epa stove. Just a dumb question i had to ask. i have a hard time explaining to some older folks where i live of what i have and how it works
Burning coal
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Tell him the stove wasn't designed to burn coal well. Coal stoves generally have the air come up from under the load. Wood does not. Coal stoves also have shaker grates to knock the ash from the load. Wood stoves do not.
If you can get free coal, buy a coal stove and run that too! Free heat is free heat.
Matt
If you can get free coal, buy a coal stove and run that too! Free heat is free heat.
Matt
Fsappo
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Just exactly how does one go about finding a neighbor like that? I'm paying $85/ton which isn't bad, but free would be most excellent!
DanCorcoran
Minister of Fire
I may be mistaken, but I think coal burns much hotter than wood and for that reason is not recommended in woodstoves. Maybe I'm mixing my facts, though, since I used to have a pellet stove and I know it specifically said not to burn coal.
How big is the coal? Nut, pea, rice?
I might be tempted to throw a piece or two of larger stuff in the stove to see what would happen when mixed w/ some wood or perhaps once my wood load is done outgassing. However, I really wouldn't expect much from it (which is why I'd try it for the hell of it) since the air wouldn't be feeding it appropriately.
A handful is one thing, I certainly wouldn't be putting in a few shovel loads.
pen
I might be tempted to throw a piece or two of larger stuff in the stove to see what would happen when mixed w/ some wood or perhaps once my wood load is done outgassing. However, I really wouldn't expect much from it (which is why I'd try it for the hell of it) since the air wouldn't be feeding it appropriately.
A handful is one thing, I certainly wouldn't be putting in a few shovel loads.
pen
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