Coalbrook Darby Stove

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Post by WRICH » Sun. Jan. 08, 2006 8:45 am

May be getting a used Coalbrook Darby wodd/coal stove. Any info appreciated. Main Question is how do you use this. Can I burn Wood during the day and switch to Coal at night to keep it going or is it burn wood only burn coal only??

 
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Post by Richard S. » Sun. Jan. 08, 2006 1:07 pm

I've never used nor am I familiar with burning wood. Whether you can mix them I don't see why not but most of my customers that have burned wood in the past will never go back to wood, their words not mine...... I must have heard it a hundred times.

Coal is different than wood, you get longer burn times. Most hand fired stoves require attention about every 12 hours. I'd suggest trying out or be a little more specific with your question.

 
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Post by LsFarm » Sun. Jan. 08, 2006 2:30 pm

For the basic question about using both wood and coal I'll try to answer.

Coal fires are often lit using a wood fire. Depending on the design of the fire box/chamber you may need to build a good hot wood fire and let it burn down to a hot bed of coals, then add a layer of coal, let it get started, then add another layer of coal to burn through the day or night. The coal needs to cover the entire surface, otherwise the air will go around the coal and the coal won't burn.

Some coal only stoves use just a few pieces of wood kindling to start the fire, or some use a product called a 'coal mouse' it is a fire starter designed to easliy start coal.

If you have a good, readily available supply of wood, and prefer to burn wood, but want to bank the fire for an all night burn, then the above information may help. If you have a good supplier of coal, then you may want to burn only coal.

Every stove is different, wood burns different from species to species, coal from different mines burns different. Each brand or design of stove works differently, and chimneys all draw different. So you must be willing to experiment with draft controls, types of fuel, fan settings, dampers etc.

I did a Google search for your stove and couldn't find any info, do you have a wibsite for information? or at least a set of instructions for the stove??

Hope this helps, Best of luck. Greg L.


 
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Post by AL-53 » Sun. Jan. 08, 2006 7:11 pm

Coalbrookdaleis the correct name...It is a cast iron coal stove..it is a multi-fuel stove meaning wood or coal..it was imported from England......I believe they are no longer imported here any more...sine late 80's or early 90's...

here is a link to the stove.... http://www.aga-web.co.uk/69_233.htm

A friend of mine had one that is how I knew what you had or are getting...he sold it as he had to send for parts to England and was a pain...but it was a good stove for its time...

You can read more on it on the link

Al

 
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Post by stovehospital » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 7:59 am

The Coalbrookdale will do a good job but the grates are too close to the ashpit and the grates tend to get burned out in a year or two. Replacement means replacing all of them. I think there are around 16 pieces and everyone costs $12-$15 . the result is that a substantial amount of money is spent on maintenance each year. Emery

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