Morning Badger Freezer,Badger Freezer wrote:It is very possible this stove could have been intended for soft coal. It was built in Belleville, Il. right over bituminous coal deposits, just east of East St. Louis, Il. Other than the BTU's difference, is there any specific reason why I couldn't burn Anthracite?
I live in southwest Wisconsin, not far from Mineral Point.
Been through Minerial Point many times, your about an hour and one half from me - 90 miles.
I don't know about your stove design, but I do know the Locke 120 (WarmMorning) I'm using was designed to burn soft coals and it does a good job burning Anthracite Nut size coal. Easy to idle back on a warm day, easily heats 1200 sq. feet at an average of 27 pounds per day. Now in the temps we've been having -20 F I burn 35 to 40 pounds per day.
Here is a link to a video showing morning reload on this stove last week during that bitter cold weather, and as you can see it burns rather well.
Could you post some photos of your stove, grates, firepot - etc?
Once again welcome to the forum.
Regards: john