She's installed and buring wood and coal.......

[COALBROOKDALE]

Well I got the Coalbrookdale installed and shes running great!

Been burning wood for about a week and coal for a few days. I can't believe it but coal is a little less of a mess then the wood and will burn all day and night. Only problem I see is the frequency of Ash dumps. I need to empty the ash pan every day. I experimented with stove coal after using Nut Coal and the nut just seems to be easier. This thing is keeping my 2800 SQ feet house nice and warm when temps get down to 30's at night.

I got to thank all of you for your advice.

 

[Todd]

That is a nice looking design. Good job. Looks like you have a good little helper there.

 

[ourhouse]

Great looking stove you have there. Looks like you'r helper likes it too.

 

[COALBROOKDALE]

My Helper? That's me....Just kidding

Thanks Guys, the town of Shropshire and Coalbrookdale seem like great places. I read allot about the history of the Coalbrookdale foundry and Abraham Darby.
Darby is credited with starting the industial revolution, and the stove sides have a insgnia paying homage to the 1st Cast Iron Bridge in the world 1779.

AGA the company that now owns Coalbrookdale and the foundery, was kind enough to mail me the mannual for the stove direct from England at no Cost!

I found another one for sale yet it's an 8 hour trip in NH. I can get it for $400 which is a steal but I can't justify 16 hours round trip.

My little buddy knows to stay clear of the stove, the screen cover works great to ensure no one touches "Hot Hot Daddy" he says. I also installed 4 CO detectors call me paranoid...

If anyone else as one of these stoves I would love to compare note. Please drop me a line [email protected]

Paying 4.50 a 40# BAG of Coal right now It will burn 30-40 #'s every 24hr's. Under $150 a month beat the heck out of my $600 gas bill!

 

[suematteva]

Hey Coal,

Man.....that came out looking sharp

Good job...

 

[dingoburner]

Great to see another Coalbrookdale! Here's a look at ours.

We moved into a house with one a couple years ago -- just burning wood in it (haven't tried coal yet). It's a great stove.

I confess we've toyed with the idea of replacing it with something like the Dutchwest non-cat. The clear glass and cleaner air are very tempting. But we're thinking long and hard about it. Instead of going that route, we're also thinking of replacing the glass/mesh combination on the doors with a dealer-suggested glass plate without the mesh, hoping we can see and enjoy the fire (though maybe it will get sooted up anyway).

 

[begreen]

Well I got the Coalbrookdale installed and shes running great!

Been burning wood for about a week and coal for a few days. I can't believe it but coal is a little less of a mess then the wood and will burn all day and night. Only problem I see is the frequency of Ash dumps. I need to empty the ash pan every day. I experimented with stove coal after using Nut Coal and the nut just seems to be easier. This thing is keeping my 2800 SQ feet house nice and warm when temps get down to 30's at night.

I got to thank all of you for your advice.

She looks beautiful. I particularly like the nice windowpane view. Very classy stove and installation.

 

[The Patriot]

My little buddy knows to stay clear of the stove, the screen cover works great to ensure no one touches "Hot Hot Daddy" he says. I also installed 4 CO detectors call me paranoid...

If you want something a little safer, try a Kidco Hearth Gate. I have one around my freestanding pellet stove to keep my 17 month old away from the stove. My wife will say it's for the cats too.

I bought one at babycatalog.com

http://baby-safety-products.babycatalog.com/safety-gates-and-rails-banisters/hearth-gate-07070

On sale for $159 with free shipping. Works great with my stove, but probably even better for a fireplace. I got mine in about 2 or 3 days. Of course, it shipped from CT and I'm in MA.

For better pictures and information including online user guides, here is the manufacturer link.

(broken link removed to http://www.kidco.com/main.taf?erube_fh=kidco&kidco.submit.gateDetails=1&kidco.modelNumber=G70&kidco.bc=gc)

 

[Charlie Z]

Hello, new Darby owner here. This is a great thread, as I need to install the beast on my hearth like those above.

Coalbrookdale, how did you wind up flueing your stove? I have not yet picked up the stove,

I might have lintel clearance issues - I've got 25 1/4" fireplace heighth and the books say it's either 25 3/4" or 26 3/4", depending on which you read. Can anyone measure the distance to the top of the flue flange on the stove? I believe that I can pull the slate out of the hearth, and drop it to make it fit.

Also, I'd looove to know how you get a 550lb stove slid into place on a narrow hearth with little clearance on the sides to mate up with the flue. Eee ha.

I'll be burning mostly anthracite (but, it's nice to burn wood, too) - I'm located on the north fork of Long Island.

- Charlie

 

[COALBROOKDALE]

Hey Charlie, The Darbys are great stoves…. They use convection to circulate the air in from the bottom and out the top grate. You may be able to trim the legs down if you need to, as the bottom of the stove is generally cool due to the air flow. Just not sure if you would want to alter the stove, the legs are replaceable
emovable. In order to lighten the stove I removed both doors, ash pan, all the grates, back fire deflector, and the entire top grate above the cooktop. I actually lifted one side in place at a time and was able to scoot it back a little at a time. The Flue is just a 90' elbow and two adjustable sections to creat a slight offset through the damper and into the chimney about 6 feet up. I' may run an SS flex liner all the way up next fall.

I'll measure my stove tonight

Coal is amazing stuff constant heat 24/7. The only complaint I have is the rather small ash pan, I need to dump at least daily. I have noticed that allowing the grates to ash up a bit allows a more steady burn and allows for a longer burn when swithing to wood. I think there is a wood burning adapter plate to block off the grate and force the air to be draw through the preset door intakes.

What are you paying for Coal? Here I buy 40# bag for 4.75 each, may built a coal bin next year...

 

[Charlie Z]

I will use the 'direct connection' method first. The fireplace flue is pretty big (13x13), but I'm guessing will be good OK with wood, but not so with coal. 8" is 50sq" area and the 13x13 is 100sq", so it's not too terrible @ 2X.

I'm planning on using the Ventinox RVK-8 stove kit that includes all the bits and seals up the damper. We're heading into wood season now, so I believe I can wait on full lining and insulating until early fall.

I won't hack up the stove - I'd rather mod the hearth. Just wondering how much mod will be involved.

Are you in NE PA? I just got back and the are some breakers selling 1-2 ton (only - heavy demand) for $115-125 loose in the Scranton area. I bought some Reading nut at Rabel's for $5/50lb bag. Loose is much better, if you can transport and store it.

As good as hearth.com is for woodburning, you might check on http://www.nepadigital.com/bb/index.php for the nuances of coal. I've got one foot on each side.

 

[elkimmeg]

charlie I hate to dissagree but 13x13= 169 even 12 x12 inside= 144. I'd say that is a hell of a lot larger thar 50 x2=100 . Cross-sectional codes do govern coal stoves as well.

 

[Charlie Z]

I used the numbers from: https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/chimney_and_fireplace_sizing/

Just matching the 8" round flue collar numbers to 13x13 OD tile. Is that bad math?

- Charlie

 

[elkimmeg]

No its not bad math but you are guilty of hearing what suits you. There is no code for somones theory of affective area which you pulled from a chart my math is correct and supported by the 2006 International Mechanical codes and Also 2003 NFPA 211 which is not ttheory but code, that every state in the union has adopted. Code wise you require a full liner whether you do it right or half a** it is up to you. I telling you the legalliy right way and what is required.

 

[megan]

Nice stoves. We have a Coalbrookdale Much Wenlock and burn coal. We bought it used and love it. Small, but mighty! We need to replace some parts on it, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can find the replacement parts we need. Chiefly, the liner needs to be replaced.

megan