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For some time now I contemplated converting one of my wood stoves to burn coal. Trump said he would help the coal industry so I am confident I will have a fuel source.



Cast iron fire pot, stand and grate.


Cast iron barrel liners.


Fuel


Who burns coal?

Roundoak, what is the advantage in using coal?

Our wood stove was set up for coal with a shaker grate and it allowed air to come in from the bottom of the door to come under the coal. We bought the coal a pickup bed trailer at a time.

After the first year the drapes were so filthy with coal soot that we quit. We were burning the coal we had available from a local company who hauled it in from Gillette Wyoming. The coal in that bag you have may be cleaner burning that what we could get.

When we had the carpets cleaned the water came out of the machine black.

grew up in a house burning coal, stick with wood

IMHO, long burn time, less storage space needed, no fuel degradation, no introducing insects (critters into building, just to name a few.

cinders and soot

Roundoak, what does coal cost?

I grew up with a coal stoker furnace , not what you are talking about.
Those clinkers, and cinders make for good ice on sidewalk traction.

$3.75 - 4.00 per bag.

I bought a Vermont Castings stove that would burn wood and also hard coal. It came with coal grates and shaker equipment along with an ash pan.

After 'breaking it in' with wood I got some hard coal in bags and installed the devices to shake the coal ash etc.

I gave up after about a year. The bags of coal get tiresome to carry. You have 'got' to keep it going. If the coal goes out its a chore to clean up.

There was some smell from the burning coal also in the basement.

It was a Constant chore to shake it down and clean out the stove and get rid of high volume of coal ash!

I don't use the stove as much now. I burn some stuff up in it and keep wood in case of an emergency if the electric power goes off. The hot water oil furnace is our primary heat and hot water too. The stove also heats the basement where my work shop is.

Here is a photo from the net. to show much of that model's coal parts. It's a neat parlor stove. Mine is not rusty.

I like wood smell