When it comes to lighting a coal stove a coal dealer will explain that certain procedures need to be followed in order to light it correctly. Plus once lit you need to maintain the amount of coal that you provide it with to ensure that it burns correctly and continuously. If you don't carry out the right procedures and maintenance after lighting a coal stove it will soon become extinguished.
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 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. 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. 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 crucial that you fill the stove up with coal to the highest point that you can as the deeper the bed of coal in it then better it will function. However, just because there is lots of coal in the stove does not mean it has to run continuously at high temperatures you can easily regulate by reducing the amount of air that is allowed to flow in to 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. - 16492
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 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. 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. 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 crucial that you fill the stove up with coal to the highest point that you can as the deeper the bed of coal in it then better it will function. However, just because there is lots of coal in the stove does not mean it has to run continuously at high temperatures you can easily regulate by reducing the amount of air that is allowed to flow in to 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. - 16492
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