I want to use coal this year for my wood buring stove but i can't seem to find a place that i can buy it. Does any one know wher i can purchase it in tons not bags.
2007-11-18 11:27:41 · 8 answers · asked by maria v 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I completely agree with Robert B:
Do not try to burn coal unless you have a special grate for coal. Some kinds of coal produce far more intense heat than wood and can damage a standard grate and perhaps even the inside of the firebox.
Not only this, but if you have a glass viewer in your stove it can shatter the glass. It can also start a fire in your home.
2007-11-18 11:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bubba 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 11:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all the stove you have must be rated to burn coal as well as wood, I live in the Northeast and just ordered a ton of coal. I am getting 40 fifty pound bags as I don't have a place to store a dropped ton. It cost $250.00 per ton. This way I can carry in one bag at a time. I also live 2 blocks from a pallet repair factory and pick up a lot of broken hard wood pallets. Go on line and look up Anthracite dealers for you local. PS You shouldn't burn coal if the stove was not designed to. could lead to a severe house fire
2007-11-18 12:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Before you do that, make sure your stove is rated to burn coal. Coal burns much much hotter than wood, and could conceivably be too hot for your stove and burn thru or otherwise damage it.
2007-11-18 12:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do not burn coal in a wood stove unless it is rated to do so.
You might try wood pellets, but they are probably more expensive than cut wood.
2007-11-18 11:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by marchhare57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can burn a little coal with mostly wood but not just coal. as others have stated straight coal will burn out your grates. i have tried this. you may get a little more burn time but in my opinion it's not worth it. also i didn't care for the smell.
2007-11-19 14:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by larry o 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad idea coal burns hotter and it will destroy your stove unless it was designed to burn coal.
2007-11-18 11:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My Glenwood cast iron stove was converted from: coal to oil to gas, and not the other way around.
2007-11-18 11:35:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋