Convert Coal Stove To Wood

Size does not matter.

Convert coal stove to wood.

I had a coal stove that was like that but it was extremely small and had a hopper and a glass front. How to turn coal burning fireplaces in an old house into wood stoves. Today s modern inserts use a variety of sophisticated venting systems that are. You wouldn t convert this type of stove.

What eliminates a coal stove from burning wood is a hopper that allows the coal to slide down into the firebox as the coal before it is consumed. If it is a large stove use large wood if it is a small stove then use small wood. For example we can buy a multi fuel conversion kit from the manufacturer of our wood burning stove that converts the stove to be multi fuel. Wood only needs primary air for combustion one source.

Old house wood and coal burning fireplaces have chimneys that vent smoke and draw air through their flues which were lined with clay tiles beginning around 1905. The chimneys themselves were just brick sitting on top of dust. The brunel 1a wood stove from stovax is a franklin stove lookalike. Put wood inside instead of coal one day and see what happens.

Sometimes its just better to leave things alone. Can t burn coal the sulfer dioxide build up burning wood would prove to be toxic and hazardous. If your coal stove has grates it can burn wood. I would not try this.