My Nut Coal is not turning into ash - having to dig it out! HELP

[barkede]

I have a Russo Wood/Coal stove we burn nut coal at night what we have been finding is in the morning the coal is gray but does not turn to ash so we have to dig out all of the coal in the morning to relight the fire. We start off with a wood fire then add the coal once we have a nice bed of hot embers then we just pile up the coal and it burns real hot but digging out the coal is a pain. What am I doing wrong?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Denise

 

[drizler]

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