Am I Missing Parts for My Russo CW2?

Studiiovette · Post by **Studiiovette** » Sun. Oct. 05, 2014 9:31 pm

Pretty new to the world of stoves. Looking to start using my stove to burn coal. So far I have only used wood. I recently got my hands on a manual and it says my stove should have 3 fire bricks that sit on top of the grate and are used for burning wood. I am the 2nd owner of the home so who knows where these bricks are. For coal burning it looks like I can just burn it directly on the grates. Is that correct? Can anybody tell me if I really need the bricks for the wood burning and Why ?

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Mon. Oct. 06, 2014 5:22 am

The stove will act completely different on wood than on coal. The air requirements are completely different. Wood likes over the top of the fire air to burn correctly. Try that with coal and it will simply go out. Coal needs the air to come up from underneath the coal. Putting fire bricks in the firebox to burn wood is to help protect the grates. Air coming up from below when you burn coal helps to keep the temperature of the grates low enough where they won't warp or burn up.

I read your other post detailing the chimney problem you had. The fix looks good!!! You should have no more smoke problems.

Are you ready to try burning some coal yet?

Studiiovette · Post by **Studiiovette** » Mon. Oct. 06, 2014 8:50 am

blrman07 wrote:The stove will act completely different on wood than on coal. The air requirements are completely different. Wood likes over the top of the fire air to burn correctly. Try that with coal and it will simply go out. Coal needs the air to come up from underneath the coal. Putting fire bricks in the firebox to burn wood is to help protect the grates. Air coming up from below when you burn coal helps to keep the temperature of the grates low enough where they won't warp or burn up.

I read your other post detailing the chimney problem you had. The fix looks good!!! You should have no more smoke problems.

Are you ready to try burning some coal yet?

Your description sounds like its directly out of my stoves manual.

So yes I get the differences. Spot on! I definitely want to give it a try but I'm Just not sure if coal is the right fit for me since this is just a weekend home and I sometimes rent it out. I surely don't want anybody but myself burning coal. If anyone is going to burn the house down it will be me. Lol
Thanks for reading my other posts! What a HUGE difference. No smoke, didn't have to fight fire to stay light, and no smelly clothes when we left for the weekend.