Coal Dealer Tips For Lighting A Coal Stove
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by: JimCarpenter
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When you talk to any coal dealer when buying the coal for your coal stove getting one lit can be quite difficult. Also to ensure that yours keeps providing heat constantly there are lots of things that you will need to do. What you will find if you don't look after your coal stove properly after lighting it will soon go out.
Below we provide just a number of tips that should hopefully help you with getting your coal stove fire started and which will ensure that it remains lit afterwards.
1. It is crucial that when starting a coal stove you use only paper and kindling that is completely dry. Only once these are lit and burning well should you then begin to place several pieces of small hardwood on to it.
2. It is important that during this stage of the lighting your coal stove the draft control on yours remains fully open to allow the fire to become established and the temperatures reach the required heat levels. After adding the wood to the stove you need to let a good layer of embers to build up in it before you then start to add small amounts of coal.
3. Always gradually add small amounts of coal to the stove until you have built up a layer of about 1 to 2 inches of well burning coal in it. Adding too much will actually make it far more difficult for the coal to ignite because not enough air is getting in to cause a draft. Plus only add more coal to a stove when the rest already in there has become well lit.
4. It is important that you fill your stove up to the highest point within it as the more coal it is burning then the far better it is going to function. However, even if your stove has lots of coal in it you don't need to keep it running at the highest temperatures, but you can turn the amount of heat it is producing by restricting the amount of air flowing into it.
5. Also it is important that the draft control on your coal stove remains open until the coal you have put in is well light and you can see blue flames. Plus you should never leave this part of your coal stove fully open for extended periods of time as it could in fact cause internal damage and remember to ensure that the door to the ash pan remains closed at all times as well , except when it needs emptying.
As we have said previously a coal dealer will explain the difficulties of getting a coal stove started. However, if you keep in mind the steps we have provided above, you should find this particular task far easier. Also when it comes to lighting your coal stove only do so after the temperatures have fallen below 55 degrees Fahrenheit for several days on a trot. Unfortunately if you light before then the chimney attached to it will not be able to develop enough draft to help with the process of getting a fire lit.
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