Antique Coal Parlor Stove Starting it Part 3

With this stove you don't have to wait for the wood to burn down. Coal can be added shortly after the wood catches and you are done.

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[Andymma1]

Thanks I will be trying the same technique for my chimanea

[wsherrick]

@nossful A stainless steel chimney is fine for coal. Just check with the manufacturer about what is needed. I hope you can work it out so you can get a good stove. But no matter what stove you decide on make sure that you do everything right. NO SHORTCUTS. Make sure your chimney, hearth and installation is by the book. Then your stove will be a source of comfort and security and you will have nothing to worry about.

[nossful]

@wsherrick

Thank you for this good advice. One more question: Is a stainless steel chimney liner a good choice for coal burning? I still have to get my chimney up and am torn between stainless steel and a volcanic-pumice type liner. I really don't want a clay or tile type liner.

[wsherrick]

@nossful A lot of people think that, but; those rules apply only to stoves made after 1980. Stoves made before that are exempt. Talk to the Emery at Antique Stove Hospital or Doug at Barnstable Stove Shop. I have State Farm and they have no problem with my stoves. If they didn't cooperate then I would find an insurance company who would. Having a coal stove is that important to me. It's not as hard as they try to make it out.

[nossful]

@wsherrick

I agree with you, but my homeowner insurance company requires a stove that is UL listed (underwriters labratory). This has been a real challenge since most newer stoves are UL approved. They gave me a form to fill out that requires information about the stove and also the clearance requirements for the chimney and stove pipe.

[wsherrick]

@nossful Thanks for watching.  Coal is a far better choice than wood or pellets. Don't waste your money on a modern steel box stove. They are inferior in all ways to a top quality stove made back around 1900. One of the best stoves ever made was the Glenwood Base Heater. I have one in the log home I moved into up in the Mountains. They operate at well over 90% efficiency. I will be posting videos of my Glenwood soon. Go to the, "Antique Stove Hospital," web site, he has Glenwoods.

[nossful]

@wsherrick

I like your videos, and I am probably going to go coal. I am starting from scratch because I need a chimney, too. Coal is around 4.00 per 40 pound bag or 200.00 per ton in bulk. That 40 pound bag should last 24 hours. So, 4.00 per day still isn't too bad for a good, warm house. I have fuel oil and it costs about 500.00 every time the oil truck pulls in to fill the tank. I would have less than that amount for the whole winter, I suppose.

[wsherrick]

Thank you very much for the compliment. It does a great job of heating the house for pennies a day. I would not live without a coal stove. I tell people who have wood stoves that they will junk them once they find out how much more clean and efficient a coal heater is. Plus no creosote or crud to clog up your chimney or cause a disasterous chimney fire.

[mtc1156]

thats a very nice stove you have there will!