Is anyone resorting to a coal stove for heat this year? If so, what kind and why?

Question

We need an alternative heating source like most people do nowadays. Please, save the sermons on burning fossil fuels.

Answer 1

Years ago we had a pot - belly furnace ( hand fired ) and burned " Nut Coal" and I am in the Coal Region of Northeast Pa.

It was a long burning coal, from my memory, even on those days I forgot to put coal on the fire before leaving for school - so the fire don't go out during the day, I would come home about 3:30 pm and it would be a very very hot ash in the furnace...often I could build a new fire from that rather quickly. It was a slow buring coal and only went out about an hour or two before I walked in the door. which means the last coal was put on that fire was at 6:00 Am ( when my dad got up)

Just thought I'd share that with you...remember though you can't just get what you want if you're talking about Grates - the size of the grate decides what size can pass through.

I don't know if a stove uses a grate system or not....check it out first.

Answer 2

It is the cheapest fuel source and easily available. Clean burning (anthracite coal)

Answer 3

I burn rice coal and chestnut coal they are hard coals and then I mix it with soft coal and I also use wood  I use it because I live in a old house and it would be too expensive to install and oil burner