Information and operation of my Buck coal/wood combo stove
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Hey everyone.
I know i had this stove at one time and sold it but i didn't realize how great it was till it was gone. So I am getting another it weighs 460 pounds these 2 stoves ive went threw recently dont even weigh that combined. I feel like i could warp tthis Ashley stove i have now its not even half the stove that Buck stove was. I went and look at one last week still same design.
Its not installed yet hopefully this week or after Thanksgiving if not this week.
I know i had this stove at one time and sold it but i didn't realize how great it was till it was gone. So I am getting another it weighs 460 pounds these 2 stoves ive went threw recently dont even weigh that combined. I feel like i could warp tthis Ashley stove i have now its not even half the stove that Buck stove was. I went and look at one last week still same design.
Its not installed yet hopefully this week or after Thanksgiving if not this week.
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Post up some pics and someone with a similar unit could give you some advice. The design will dictate its operation and maintenance.
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I remember the stove stove well I was just sharing.coaledsweat wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 18, 2018 7:21 amPost up some pics and someone with a similar unit could give you some advice. The design will dictate its operation and maintenance.
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Thats a big chunk of steel! I bet you'll be happy with it.
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It Got installed yesterday up late seeing how burns low and slow on coal. One major thing is ive been used that last stove drafting strong i choked a wood fire out three times thinking i could close it down.
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I have a Buck in my house, it's a great stove, but it's wood only. You are supposed to choke them all the way down once you get the stove up to temp so you can burn the wood by a process of destructive distillation. The wood outgasses under the temperature and mixes with the air from the air tubes in the roof of the stove and creates a rolling hot flame that continues to heat the wood.
That won't work with coal though you're gonna have to give it some air or it will go out and that's that.
That won't work with coal though you're gonna have to give it some air or it will go out and that's that.
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My buddy has a Buck stove insert "Regular Buck"
The manual says Bit coal, no anthracite. What are you burning Anthracite in?
I told him to stick to wood, no Bit in the living room
The manual says Bit coal, no anthracite. What are you burning Anthracite in?
I told him to stick to wood, no Bit in the living room
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I had a stove like that before i switched to coal.rmchambers wrote: ↑Mon. Nov. 26, 2018 7:32 amI have a Buck in my house, it's a great stove, but it's wood only. You are supposed to choke them all the way down once you get the stove up to temp so you can burn the wood by a process of destructive distillation. The wood outgasses under the temperature and mixes with the air from the air tubes in the roof of the stove and creates a rolling hot flame that continues to heat the wood.
That won't work with coal though you're gonna have to give it some air or it will go out and that's that.
I dont bother with Anth i burn KY bit coal.CoalisCoolxWarm wrote: ↑Mon. Nov. 26, 2018 7:54 amMy buddy has a Buck stove insert "Regular Buck"
The manual says Bit coal, no anthracite. What are you burning Anthracite in?
I told him to stick to wood, no Bit in the living room
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Hi all, New guy here. I just got one of these stoves last month and started burning coal. The manual says it is supposed to come with 2 baffle plates for the damper, 1 for wood and one for coal. Mine only had the one installed on the door when I got it. I can't really tell the difference.
Also I am having a problem with the stove pipe leaking at the joints. Should I reverse them because I am burning mostly coal at this point?
Thanks for your help.
Also I am having a problem with the stove pipe leaking at the joints. Should I reverse them because I am burning mostly coal at this point?
Thanks for your help.
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There should be negative pressure inside the pipe at all times. This would prevent leakage at the joints no matter what direction they are pointed.
When do you notice the leaking stove pipe joints?
This could also be an indication of a draft problem that could potentially be dangerous so this should definitely be investigated.
When do you notice the leaking stove pipe joints?
This could also be an indication of a draft problem that could potentially be dangerous so this should definitely be investigated.
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Sounds like poor draft may need a manometer.ROBLEE3RD wrote: ↑Wed. Dec. 12, 2018 4:09 pmHi all, New guy here. I just got one of these stoves last month and started burning coal. The manual says it is supposed to come with 2 baffle plates for the damper, 1 for wood and one for coal. Mine only had the one installed on the door when I got it. I can't really tell the difference.
Also I am having a problem with the stove pipe leaking at the joints. Should I reverse them because I am burning mostly coal at this point?
Thanks for your help.
The new units come with the coal air slide no days my old one had a wood air slide and it talked about it in the manual. This new model i have now is coal only so they removed the air slide for wood.