Now it s time for the bad news.
Can you burn coal in a wood fireplace insert.
Coal requires more careful handling and more exacting ventilation than wood.
If you have a working rumford style coal fireplace and the right fixtures you re set.
Otherwise check with an expert to ensure your fireplace is coal compatible.
If you use coal inside a wood burning stove then it won t burn properly due to incomplete combustion.
The epa certified non catalytic wood stoves inserts have features that enable them to burn wood more efficiently to which coal stoves and inserts will not be able to replicate.
Fuel that doesn t burn properly will produce more smoke as a result.
Most stoves and inserts that burn coal should be able to burn firewood.
Inadequate combustion of fuel is bad for both you and your stove.
Keep coal supplied with fresh oxygen use a small opening cast iron gate in front of the coal fireplace.
Because coal burns so much hotter a masonry fireplace built to burn coal could also handle a wood fire but the wood has to be cut into very small pieces and you ll need to feed those little logs to it almost constantly to keep a fire going.
A coal fireplace must be used if you are planning to use or are currently using coal for heat.
Our fireplace inserts can be coal or wood burning stoves without legs.
You can t burn coal in just any fireplace.