Using a warm morning 400A

GrahamTJ · Post by **GrahamTJ** » Thu. Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 pm

I just bought a house with a warm morning 400A. Last owner of house never used it but did have the chimney cleaned.
Never used a fire like this.
What recommendations do you have for me to check it is usable and then to start using it.
Also it’s in the daylight basement. Will it heat the upper levels of the house.
Final question. A lot of wood was left at the house . Should I burn this, anthracite or bituminous?

Hoytman · Post by **Hoytman** » Fri. Dec. 25, 2020 1:19 am

Are you familiar at all with burning any of those fuels? Not just burning them a couple of times, but really familiar with using any type of stove?

Having a chimney cleaned is not the same as making sure a chimney is safe.

A dark room and a flashlight will go a long way in checking a stove for leaky holes.

The WM can burn anything, but anthracite coal will be the cleanest burning with no chance of a chimney fire in an already clean and safe chimney. Anthracite has no foul smell like bituminous coal an no creosote like wood, or soot to worry about or to clean like bituminous coal. Anthracite is the shizzle you might say...it’s great.

That information is a good place to start. Be patient and others will likely be along here to help you after Christmas.

GrahamTJ · Post by **GrahamTJ** » Fri. Dec. 25, 2020 10:21 am

Thank you, merry Christmas

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Dec. 25, 2020 10:34 am

G, yes----anthracite if available would be your best/cleanest bet. Welcome to the FORUM my friend. Just remember, the only stupid questions are the ones we don't ask!!

lincolnmania · Post by **lincolnmania** » Fri. Dec. 25, 2020 10:37 am

used to have one in my garage for extra heat near the garage door.
make sure there are no cracks in the stove. are the fire bricks intact?

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2020 12:45 am

Hey Graham, Is that a typo that you are in Asheville, BC?

fig · Post by **fig** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2020 1:00 am

I burned wood in a warm morning 617. Basically it is a 400 without the shroud.

It burned wood great. Threw a lot of heat. Two drawbacks. It burned wood great... lol. A lot of wood. And it’s a pain to load being a vertical stove. Cutting the wood into chunks instead of splits seemed to help.

If you don’t want to buy coal yet burn the wood. Or buy and burn coal now and save the wood for the shoulder season.

GrahamTJ · Post by **GrahamTJ** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2020 7:03 am

Ha ha, yes it’s a typo it should say Asheville NC. Fat fingers on an iPhone and autocorrect. And it’s cold right now,12 degrees F, although I’m sure that’s warm for some of the folks on this forum.

I’m good with getting coal. But the old owner left me 2 cords of wood so thought if the stove is in good state it just makes sense to use the wood. No point paying out when I don’t need to.

Thanks for the tip on cutting the wood up more.