Finally Burning Coal

WVwild1 · Post by **WVwild1** » Tue. Jan. 20, 2015 8:53 pm

So I have been burning bit coal in my heatmor owb for almost 2 weeks. I think I need some over the fire air. I have a couple picture of the stove in progress.

Stove after 12 hrs. of burn time

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this is after a 12 burn.

After loading the stove

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After loading.

About 1hr after the stove was loaded.

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1 hr after loading. After the coal starts to burn I have a good bit of black ash flying around. I have a couple ideas for over the fire air. Anyone have opinions on what I need to do if anything.

catpowrd · Post by **catpowrd** » Wed. Jan. 21, 2015 8:40 am

Are you banking the fire? Should recover quickly and not smoke very long.

Smitty275 · Post by **Smitty275** » Thu. Jan. 22, 2015 7:01 am

Did you make your own grates to use coal. Wood grates usually have too wide a gap in them which would let still burning coal fall through.

davidmcbeth3 · Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Sat. Jan. 24, 2015 12:19 pm

Coal likes its air from the bottom...