can you advise me please?

happy-crafter

I have a Dovre 500CBW woodburning stove... can it be adapted to become a multi-fuel stove?
..and what exactly differentiates a woodburner from a multi-fuel apart from the obvious...are the flues different/liner/grate etc...:o
Thanks a lot

alleycat`

Ask dovre about conversion kits?

Multifuel stoves "typically" have:-

A raised grate.
The ability to "riddle" the grate.
A reduced firebox (due to raised grate).
Different firebrick layout.

MonsterMonster

I can't help with the conversion question but I can help with the multifuel aspect question. A multifuel stove has a grate that allows a lot more air to be supplied up through the grate when using it in solid fuel mode i.e. coal or coke (not wood). This is needed as coal burns at a much higher temperature than wood. This extra air cools the grate and prevents it from being damaged. Such a stove has a manual mechanism for selecting wood or solid fuel. If you try burning coal in a non-multifuel woodburner you'll probably damage it after some prolonged use.

highrisklowreturn

What is the difference - in short none. Don't believe the hype.

highrisklowreturn

MonsterMonster wrote: »

I can't help with the conversion question but I can help with the multifuel aspect question. A multifuel stove has a grate that allows a lot more air to be supplied up through the grate when using it in solid fuel mode i.e. coal or coke (not wood). This is needed as coal burns at a much higher temperature than wood. This extra air cools the grate and prevents it from being damaged. Such a stove has a manual mechanism for selecting wood or solid fuel. If you try burning coal in a non-multifuel woodburner you'll probably damage it after some prolonged use.

Nonsense.

Is wood not a solid fuel?

Do wood burners not have grates - how do they get rid of the ash?

What is the manual mechanism for selecting wood or coal? What piffle.

How will burning coal in a "non multifuel stove" (what exactly is that?) damage it? Can wood not burn hotter than coal? What properties of coal will damage it that wood lacks?