Can you burn wood on a coal stove??

[Tengu]

I know you need a grid for burning coal on a wood burner....

 

[lab72]

Whats the stove look like ?

 

[Greg]

I don't see why not. But would be interested to see the replies.

 

[DaveBromley]

I would say it depended on the stove as wood is bound to give off a lot more flame than coal, providing this wouldn't be an issue i cant see a problem.

Dave

 

[lab72]

I would say it depended on the stove as wood is bound to give off a lot more flame than coal, providing this wouldn't be an issue i cant see a problem.

Dave

Yeh i was thinking the same .

 

[Hun7er]

Yeah shouldn't be a problem we used to do it just used to have to crack the door so it would pull to start it off apart from that it was fine. my nana also used to use wood in her coal boiler when she had run out she had that boiler for 35 years with no problems.

 

[British Red]

Definitively yes - I do it all the time. Most multifuel burners are optimised for an under draught (suck air beneath the grate) to prevent the grate warping. Wood fires do not get hot enough to over heat the grate and burn better on embers (which fall through a grate) so better quality makers supply a different type of grate for wood (e.g. Esse) but wood will burn fine on a coal grate - just not quite as efficiently. You should not however burn coal in a stove designed only for wood as coal gets much hotter and can warp or crack the stove - I have seen several cast iron stoves damaged in this way

Hope that helps

Red