Coal Dealer Tips For Lighting A Coal Stove
by: JimCarpenter
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In this article we provide several tips on the right ways to light a coal stove and which will ensure that it remains burning at a constant temperature once lit.
1. It is important that the kindling and paper use to help get a fire started in your coal stove is completely dry. Only when you have got these lit well and burning hot should you then start to add a few pieces of hardwood to the fire.
2. During this stage of lighting your coal stove it is important that the draft control point (usually found at the base) is kept fully open. This will allow the fire inside the stove to get established and for it to reach the right temperatures. Once the wood has been added allow a good bed of embers to be produced from it and then you can start to add small amounts of coal to the stove.
3. You should not add lots of coal at once but rather gradually until you have a layer of between 1 and 2 inches of coal burning in the stove. It is crucial that you do not add too much coal at once as this will prevent enough air getting in to ignite it and always allow the coal you have added sufficient time to be completely ignited before you then carrying on adding further amounts.
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. However you should never start to close down the draft control on your coal stove until such time as the coal has all been ignited and is producing blue flames. Also never let your stove run with the draft control open for any extended period of time as this in fact can cause damage internally to your. Plus you need to ensure that the ash pan door of your coal stove is kept closed all the time.
As mentioned previously a coal dealer will tell you that getting your coal stove started initially is going to be difficult. But if you follow the steps we have provided above then you should find it much easier. One last thing when it comes to lighting a coal stove never attempt this until the temperature outside has fallen below 55 degrees on a daily basis for several days. This is because the chimney cannot actually develop enough draft.
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