Got the Word Today: No Coal

You pretty much just described my house & land lay-out--you will be amazed at the control you can have over your fire, wood or coal with the proper air adjustments--above & below. That bi-metallic flap you put on her is outstanding when burning coal--you just gotta play with her. And most importantly, don't overthink the whole thing--again-patience

Fred, what's that big black thing under the window right of the back door a future grille

I like the old tools on the side of the house my dad did the same on his privacy fence back in Ohio.

I think I might have inadvertently made this stove a pure coal burner!

It works incredibly well burning straight coal; I did that yesterday with no issues. I deep bedded the ole gal with coal and it performed superbly, it was 85-90 in the house, but not overly unbearable like it was before. But this morning I ran into some issues and thus tossed on a few pieces of wood and things went wacky pretty quickly. It pretty much pegged the temperature gauge on the stove pipe in short order, which I don't particularly care for. When I put the chimney in, I had some metalbestos kicking around and used that, but I am not a huge fan of it, preferring concrete block and chimney liner instead. It was installed correctly, but that metalbestos get really hot at elevated temperatures and I don't really care for that. It is about 100 in the house this morning...I can't imagine how hot my home would be if I used good firewood; this stuff is 100% Ash so it is pretty much junk as far as BTU's go.


The good thing though is that the wife is really starting to appreciate coal more and more...as am I. I am seriously thinking about going back to my old method of putting up firewood...cut it and sell it to some other shmuck that doesn't know better! I used to do that and buy my propane every year, but now I am thinking I'll just buy coal instead. I guess some of us are slow learners!

That's not slow NS, all us old wood burners go through it. I think if you continue your experimentation with just coal, that's what you will end up doing--just coal. What kinda problems did you run into this AM?

Yea Fred what is that black thing by the house? You going into barbecue chicken business?

Damn, CAUGHT--I heard we are getting a COL increase on Soc. Sec. $21.00 I think--hell, now I don't have to supplement. Oh wait, they raised my Medicaire part B $25.00. Hell, I was rich for a couple days. Crap, back to the BBQ venture

LOL!. Hang in there Fred. when the "new" administration gets seated next yr, oil prices will drop so low, we'll all be selling our stoves.