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. Gradually you need to add more small amounts of coal to the stove until you have a layer of around 1 to 2 inches of coal that is burning. Never add too much coal at any one time when lighting your stove and always allow that which you have added sufficient time to completely ignite before you add some more.
4. You need to make sure that in order that your coal stove functions correctly that you have enough lit coal in it up to the highest point you can safely have in it. Also you can easily regulate the heat that the fire produces which will save on the amount of coal you burn by restricting the amount of air that is allowed to flow into it.
5. Finally you need to remember that during the initial stages of lighting your coal stove the draft control door needs to remain fully open until the coal is well light and blue flames are being produced. But once this has happened then it can be closed slightly or altogether depending on the amount of heat you want your stove to produce and never leave fully open as it will damage the inside of the stove over time. Plus the ash pan door which will be situated at the very base of your coal stove must remain closed until you need to take it out and remove the ash that has built up in it.
As mentioned above a coal dealer will explain to you the difficulties relating to getting a coal stove lit. However, if you do keep in mind the tips we provide above then the whole process should become much easier for you in the future. Plus never light a coal stove until the outside temperature has fallen below 55 degrees Fahrenheit for a number of days as this will ensure that the chimney is then producing enough draft to help with the lighting of yours. - 16463
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. Gradually you need to add more small amounts of coal to the stove until you have a layer of around 1 to 2 inches of coal that is burning. Never add too much coal at any one time when lighting your stove and always allow that which you have added sufficient time to completely ignite before you add some more.
4. You need to make sure that in order that your coal stove functions correctly that you have enough lit coal in it up to the highest point you can safely have in it. Also you can easily regulate the heat that the fire produces which will save on the amount of coal you burn by restricting the amount of air that is allowed to flow into it.
5. Finally you need to remember that during the initial stages of lighting your coal stove the draft control door needs to remain fully open until the coal is well light and blue flames are being produced. But once this has happened then it can be closed slightly or altogether depending on the amount of heat you want your stove to produce and never leave fully open as it will damage the inside of the stove over time. Plus the ash pan door which will be situated at the very base of your coal stove must remain closed until you need to take it out and remove the ash that has built up in it.
As mentioned above a coal dealer will explain to you the difficulties relating to getting a coal stove lit. However, if you do keep in mind the tips we provide above then the whole process should become much easier for you in the future. Plus never light a coal stove until the outside temperature has fallen below 55 degrees Fahrenheit for a number of days as this will ensure that the chimney is then producing enough draft to help with the lighting of yours. - 16463
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