New here but I've been heating with coal for over 30 years

[Devil505]

I burned wood for one year...went to coal & have never looked back.
I heat my 24X44' split with a coal stove located in a basement family room.

 

[fox9988]

Welcome to the Hearth,
Not many coal burners here. You're welcome to stick around but nepacrossroads.com is a dedicated coal burners forum. There used to be a lot of coal burners around my area. The mining dried up in the early '80's and everyone went to wood. Where are you from?

 

[KaptJaq]

Hi,

I burn both wood and coal. When people ask why my usual answer is "Wood is cheap, coal is easy." The wood stove heats quickly but needs to be tended every 8 to 10 hours. (I scrounge my own fuel so there is little cost involved). The coal stove takes a couple of hours to get up to steady state but needs much less tending. (Bulk coal is running $300/ton delivered here). The coal stove can keep the house warm while I am away for the weekend. Either stove is enough to keep the house comfortable when we have normal winter weather. When we get those really cold spells I have both going.

Are you a member at NEPACROSSROADS? What kind of information are you looking for here?

KaptJaq