Morso 1410--Wood or Coal

[DoubleNickel]

Anyone own or have used a Morso 1410 Squirrel. I would appreciate any information. I'm looking for a small stove. I have a 900 sq foot apartment with no up or downstairs. It's well insulated. The coal version of this stove will burn wood to, in which I have been told?

With the coal stove, the door has 2 spin drafts for primary and secondary air. The wood version only has the bottom spin draft for the primary air.

If your burning coal, you have to install the 2 coal inserts which guides the coal to the grate. So I guess with burning wood, they can be taken out.

The wood version has different top baffels for a cleaner wood burn. I don't believe that will make a big difference, since this place is so small?

Thank you all for your help.

Wood owners manual http://www.morsona.com/content/72145200+-+1410_USA.pdf

Coal owners manual http://www.morsona.com/content/1410coal.pdf

 

[Dunragit]

I bought the wood version last month. I have yet to install it. I almost went coal but picked the wood instead due to bit. coal that was available. NEPA crossroads has some reviews on them there.

 

[Bub381]

I checked them out,look inside this stove.With the tubes this stove tapers so hard in the back that you would have a very hard time fitting wood in it.Don't buy 1 till you look inside the firebox yourself.I liked this stove myself but Wow! Like 6" clearance

 

[Martin Strand III]

You will have considerably more ash and clunkers with coal than wood.
Pound for pound, coal produces much more heat than wood.
If you go coal:
1. Make sure to burn anthracite (not bituminous coal) which is clean burning
2. Make sure anthracite is available in your area

Aye,
Marty

 

[Dunragit]

If you insist on a small coal stove, look into the Harman Mark 1.