I was wondering how to find places that sell coal. I am looking to find some coal to mix with my wood but i'm not finding anyone around me that sell's it. It there a trick to finding coal?
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I'm not exactly sure where the neighbor used to get his from but its was in southern ohio. If you burnt any, maybe lump coal would work the best. Here a few years ago it was advertised in the paper for 90 a ton. Its from the ohio mines. Dirty stinky stuff. Throw out a wanted on craigslist and see if you could get any info.
Be carefull with soft coal. It can produce a lot of volitiles that not every furnace or boiler can handle, I know from experience. Anthracite is a much safer coal that burns steady. I almost blew the pipe off my Energy mate a number of times with bituminous coal. Some furnaces have the proper air & will burn bituminous just fine, Randy
I have an englander 28-3500 furnace add on and it's a wood/coal stove. It's not a full coal stove but the manufacture said to mix a little coal with the wood. They told be to use bituminous coal.
I bought 6 bags from the Amish near me. If you have an Amish community, stop by the lumber mill or buggy shop, they generally know where to get small bags of coal.
I have a customer that lives alongside the RR siding. Every time the coal train stops lumps fall off. He told me he walks along the tracks after the train is gone and collects pieces in a plastic trash bag?
I mixed it in with the wood at night to last through the night. Worked fine, but I didn't care for the smell outside. And the cost of coal when I have plenty of downed hardwood.
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I have a customer that lives alongside the RR siding. Every time the coal train stops lumps fall off. He told me he walks along the tracks after the train is gone and collects pieces in a plastic trash bag?
I mixed it in with the wood at night to last through the night. Worked fine, but I didn't care for the smell outside. And the cost of coal when I have plenty of downed hardwood.
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There is a place in New Philadelphia that I get my coal from. That would be quite a drive for you though. Places are few and far between that sell coal.
I've learned a lot about coal from nepacrossroads.com, it's a coal forum. Check them out, maybe someone there can point you in the right direction.
anthricite is rock hard and doesnt like to ignite trust me it may be burn cleaner but it doesnt burn very well in a 28-3500 englander (i have one too)i would load some soft (10 pounds or less) bituminous ontop of that hardwood at night
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