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I have a small un insulated steel shed roughly 300sf I am looking at getting a coal stove for occasional heat. The ones I have been seeing have been the warm morning 520 and 521. Probably would burn nut bagged anthracite. What kind of btu output would one of the warm mornings throw

Wayyy too big!!!

You want tiny tiny for there if you ever want the doors and windows closed.

C137H97O9NS wrote: ↑

Tue. Sep. 13, 2022 9:33 pm

for occasional heat.

In my opinion, a small wood stove would be better suited for that. Building a coal fire takes at least an hour or so and are more meant for running for days at a time. A wood fire will give you quicker heat up and then die out quicker when you are done needing heat.

Agree with both above,...

Those are more like whole house heating type coal stoves.

How often and long is your "ocational" ?

Coal is not considered an "occasional" type heating fuel. If you're only going to be out there for Saturday type projects, a wood stove is better.

If you're going to be out there for a few days at a time, then coal being able to keep a fire though the night, so you don't have to restart every morning, is a better choice.

Paul

I'm with team wood stove too , as it can take 3-4 hours to establish a good coal bed ( get a small boxwood )

There ain't nothin wrong with wood, if that's your only alternative !