New member Needs Wonderlux Help
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Hi I'm a New member I have a wounderlux duel fuel b2350b wood/coal stove been trying to burn coal this is my first time ever burning coal been burning for two weeks and have yet to be able to keep a fire going all day can any one help
- Lightning
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I asked a moderator to rename your topic and get it into the right sub forum so you can get more informative replies.
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- freetown fred
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Some pix would help. What does your grate system look like? What size coal, how often ya tending/filling? Good, take this with it!! Come on Lee, this is your territory!
- coaledsweat
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One first timer mistake is not filling the stive completely. It must be filled all the way up or you'll have problems. Coal isn't happy unless there is a lot of it.
- coaledsweat
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It will be much easier to control and a thin fire can go south in a hurry. Load it up once it's going well and then service it every 12 hours. Rev it up before you shake it, shake until some good embers drop, reload filling it completely.
- Lightning
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Yep, coaledsweat has you heading in the right direction! Coal likes to be deep. Try for a fuel bed 8 inches deep completely covering the grates. Then control heat output by tweaking the amount of combustion air you give it.
- Lightning
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This will take some trial and error, make adjustments and wait for the stove to respond. The coal will react slowly to new adjustments, but the heat will be steady.
What dampers are you using?
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In case you are not aware -- if you are burning anthracite, then the intake air spinner on the load door should be open only a very small amount. Spinner on the ash pit door probably will also be open only a little. Almost all of the combustion air must enter BELOW the grates, not through the load door spinner, and the thermostatic air inlet will provide most of it.