It's iron alright, but not in one of it's magnetic forms. Not all forms of iron are magnetic.
When you see it in unburned coal it looks like it's in a rust state. Rust is either non-magnetic, or at most only mildly magnetic. Even if it is magnetic, it's usually not in enough quantity in coal for a magnet to stick to.
When you see it in clinkers, it has often fused together into a larger quality as the coal burned away, but it is non-magnetic "iron slag".
Paul
Here Come the KINKERS!!!
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Sunny Boy
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- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
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RRBoy
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ALL of my coal burning problems disappeared when I took "WindyHill's" great advice and started using INTERIOR STOVE POLISH!!!!
What would this forum do w/o great posters like Windy!
Thanks again Windy!!!
https://www.lenehans.ie/hg-interior-stove-polish-250ml.html
I don't know what I would do w/o the stuff!!!
What would this forum do w/o great posters like Windy!
Thanks again Windy!!!
https://www.lenehans.ie/hg-interior-stove-polish-250ml.html
I don't know what I would do w/o the stuff!!!
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KingCoal
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that's funny right there
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windyhill4.2
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I try to help my fellow coal burners whenever & wherever I can..RRBoy wrote:ALL of my coal burning problems disappeared when I took "WindyHill's" great advice and started using INTERIOR STOVE POLISH!!!!
What would this forum do w/o great posters like Windy!
Thanks again Windy!!!
https://www.lenehans.ie/hg-interior-stove-polish-250ml.html
I don't know what I would do w/o the stuff!!!
Just trying to make it easier for all.
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Sunny Boy
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- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
- Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace
You mean you haven't been polishing the inside of your stove ? No wonder it takes your stove so long to recover sometimes.joeq wrote:Interior stove polish? "Kinkers?" I must be missing something. That's a joke right?
Speaking of that, this horse walks into a bar, right?....
Paul