Coal in a Woodwarm stove ?

[combined tree services]

Just looking for some advice - can you burn coal in a Woodwarm stove ?

[robkay]

I burn a combination of wood/Anthracite and smokeless fuel in my Clearview stove with a concrete/vermiculite lined chimney. I think if you burn just straight coal it will just clog up your flue. I believe Anthracite is the nearest thing to natural smokeless coal. I'd be tempted to watch burning smokeless fuel if i had a metal chimney liner as there is petroleum based products in much of the manufactured smokeless fuel....

Only my thoughts, others may not agree......

Seems that Woodwarm make multifuel and wood only stoves so i guess it also depends on the stove model.

Rob:001_smile:

Edited January 1, 2015 by robkay

[TurtleWoods72]

As long as you've got a grate for the ash to fall through I don't see why not.

[Woodworks]

As above. If you have one with the grate your fine as they made as dual fuel. It's the Woodwarm Wildwood's that are wood only.

[combined tree services]

Sadly we have a stainless flue liner , the problem is keeping the thing in over night , the balance between it going out or burning through a firebox full of hardwood is fine and invariably the balance can not be found haha . Why oh why did I think it was a great idea to heat my house solely from the wood burner/ central heating lol

[Woodworks]

Sadly we have a stainless flue liner , the problem is keeping the thing in over night , the balance between it going out or burning through a firebox full of hardwood is fine and invariably the balance can not be found haha . Why oh why did I think it was a great idea to heat my house solely from the wood burner/ central heating lol

 

Surprised you are having problems with a Woodwarm. I have used a fair few stoves and the Woodwarms seem to be one of the best. If not staying in I suspect you have an air leak somewhere. Is the top seated properly? They just lift clean off resting on rope seal which may need changing. Also look at the door seal but these seem to last an age.

[bobh]

Had this problem with a woodwarm the other day, only installed in June so door seals etc were in perfect order but it just wouldn't stay in.

Turns out it had limiter screw to stop the secondary vent from closing right down, this has to be left in place for a stove in a smokeless zone. Took this out and it now shuts down completely.

[hardtop110]

Why keep it in overnight?

I don't like smouldering wood clogging up the flue and prefer to light it afresh every day.

[mendiplogs]

Had this problem with a woodwarm the other day, only installed in June so door seals etc were in perfect order but it just wouldn't stay in.

Turns out it had limiter screw to stop the secondary vent from closing right down, this has to be left in place for a stove in a smokeless zone. Took this out and it now shuts down completely.

 

Hi BOB ours keeps in all night mate on wood thanks Jon

[Countryboy]

I have a Woodward stove and that burns all night. I fill it up just before I go to bed and close the stove down a bit, there are always hot embers in the morning so just put a log on and away it goes. I understand there are two types of stainless steel flue, one for multi flue and one for wood only but I am no expert.