Coal used in multi fuel stove

smcqis

Can you use any coal in these stoves or does it have to be smokeless? Heard that somewhere not sure how true it is

highrisklowreturn

You can't use coal with coke in it is what my warranty says, although I've received differing advice as to whether you can or can't use house coal. You can't if you live in a smokeless zone - by law - use it, although what are the chances of getting caught and it being proven you used smokey-coal?

Just buy smokeless - I don't personally bother with the risk, despite being initially inclined to do so, because smokeless costs £1 less per bag and is less dirty. It would make no sense to burn old style coal.

suki1964

If you are in Belfast then you are in a smoke control zone so you have to burn smokeless - or wood

highrisklowreturn

suki1964 wrote: »

If you are in Belfast then you are in a smoke control zone so you have to burn smokeless - or wood

lol:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

suki1964

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

lol:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

That was to the OP - I see from her posting history shes one of us

highrisklowreturn

Was laughing at the you have to bit. I think I'm the only one burns legit where I live, and that's only because burnglow is cheaper. Have it on now and the room is nice and toasty - don't even know if I should get the register plate retrofit as it's so warm - but am thinking it might be best with the really cold weather just starting to come in.

suki1964

Aww laugh away

Life is a bit hard here atm so as long as I can make someone laugh it cant be all bad

A._Badger

Some manufacturers say coal is OK but most don't. They have good reason. Coal produces a lot of soft soot which clogs the internal passageways of your stove. It will also rapidly fill a 6" pipe - trust me, I've tried it!

I would like to burn coal because it's cheaper and I like the flame pattern and the 'life' of burning coal but if I did burn it I would need to have my chimney swept even more often and any savings made would be lost.

highrisklowreturn

What's the difference in flame pattern between smokeless and normal coal? It's funny that I'm able to get smokeless for cheaper than the standard stuff at £5.80 for the Burnglow. Think it's £6.50 for a bag of doubles.

One thing: When cleaning the stove up in the morning, should I be completely emptying the stove of all coal debris from the night before, and should I be removing the firebricks and cleaning out behind those? I notice a lot of unburnt or semi burnt coal seems to hide round there.

suki1964

I poke it all about and any that falls down into the ash pan goes any that stays in the grill stays

Dont understand where you mean about hiding behind the fire bricks? Your fire bricks should be flush against the sides and back of stove

highrisklowreturn

Yeah but obviously they arn't sealed to the stove so bits of coal and dust/ash get all around them.