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Old 02-19-2013, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel View Post
Yep, my stove is not designed for coal, but I figure a small handful when banking the stove would be useful.

I plan on getting some coal over the summer when I get next years pellets.
Then burning some in my old outdoor stove to see how it behaves.
DON'T PUT COAL IN A WOODSTOVE. Unless you stove is super air tight you run the risk of either CO getting out. Or excessive air getting in which will cause the coal to burn beyond red hot. My on left the ash door open on our coal stove and I had to replace the grates the next summer. They are 1" thick cast iron that drooped they got so hot. Currently we are paying $220 a ton for anthracite. 4 tons heats 2200sqft nicely. Oil tank is $800 for one fill.
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