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Hey guys, im new to the coal burning family and this will be my first winter burning coal. I burned wood last year but I am looking to get away form all the work that comes along with it. I have a us stove hotblast 1500 wood/coal furnace. Any tips, tricks or cheap places to get coal would be appreciated. I live in northwest indiana. Thanks in advance!

Use the search box in the upper right corner of the page and type in hotblast wood/coal furnace, read, and read, and you will find a few members with that brand. There is also a member "Lightning" with some excellent experience and insight happy reading!

Thanks! I have been reading for days now. This site has alot of good information. Now to just find a place close to me that sells coal.

Clayton / Hot Blast Mods and Tending for Anthracite

I have the secrets to burning coal in that unit.. click this link above.. there is also a video on shake and load in the first post..

A very great unit for the price! Throws excellent heat when set up properly, I have the hotblast 1357 and it works great when the kinks are worked out of it, these guys here are awesome! Tons of great knowledge, you will love the easy 12 hour burns and no creosote worry ask away and well do our best to answer, pics are always the best

What size coal are you guys burning?

I am burning nut size, but have recently picked up a little over a ton of pea for "the right price" so I will use that on top of my nut to slow the fire down and on those warm days because it sits tighter in the fire pot restricting the air and causing a cooler fire, alot of people use stove size also in these models, it depends on how good your draft is too, I highly recommend a manometer and barometric damper so that you can dial it in

I have been using nut size the last three years. This year I'm trying a half and half mix of stove size and nut size..