I've had 100% success in "getting lit" with this:
And, it goes down smooth while lighting your inner fire!
Posted on 01/06/2015 12:57:00 PM PST by sopwith
buy coke
Anthracite is notoriously hard to get lit unless you shovel it into an already stoked furnace.
My laptop works well on bitumen coke.
The GPU is a bit smoky though.
You got anthracite for Christmas?
You must’ve been better than me. I got lignite.
lignite
dirt that burns...
Put it into a cast iron stove first.
I've had 100% success in "getting lit" with this:
And, it goes down smooth while lighting your inner fire!
Easy to get going. Start with a wood tinder fire with draft wide open. Add a layer of anthracite every half hour til you get the firebox at the level you want. Cut back the draft and your good to go for 12-16 hours.
Don't put a lot in the stove or it'll get so hot it'll melt through.
Coal can be a real pain, you need to get a hot fire before it burns properly.
Get some kiln dried wood, those $6 packs in the grocery store work, and when it’s real hot toss in the coal a little at a time and maintain it.
Have you no regard for the environment? (sarc)
Guess I should read the entire thread before I post
Guess I should read the entire thread before I post
Not much info here. Do you even have a coal stove or just a wood stove? Does it have a shaker grate? Is it air tight?
Hard coal needs the right stove.
What size coal are you using? What are you using it in?
Light it and keep adding. Don't mess with it once lit, it doesn't need stirring like wood.
Isn’t anthracite (coking coal) for making steel? Wouldn’t you get lignite (thermal coal)?
its a vogelzang wood / coal stove with a blower and a draft blower. a rather large stove , it does wood well and that may be my problem as i’m use to wood. I can get the coal fired but it seems downhill from there . to much coal or to little? My main problem I think is i’m use to wood.
That I’ve learned the hard way.
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