Hello everyone, im new here and new to coal stoves/heaters in general. I few weeks ago i bought a Buckwalter Stove Company "Oak Ringgold" parlor stove, i would assume. Ive attempted to do research on the stove but other than finding little info in Buckwalter themelves ive come up empty handed.
Has anyone ever seen one of these or know any info about them? Also any tips for actually using it? I wouldnt heat my entire house with it, more just to heat the finished room in my basement.
Buckwalter Oak Ringgold
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Welcome Dee. Very pretty stove.
The elaborate decoratio looks like it's the style of stoves common in the late 1800's to early 1900's.
And I see it has a secondary heater outlet on top, behind the swing bonnet and still with it's cover, which is rare. That cover comes off and you can use stove pipe to duct heated room air to another room, or floor above.
Some oak stoves were only meant for wood and some came set up to use both wood and coal. It depends on the design of the grates. And if the firepot has a refractory liner that makes burning coal even better.
Can you post pictures of the inside of the firepot and the grates ?
Paul
The elaborate decoratio looks like it's the style of stoves common in the late 1800's to early 1900's.
And I see it has a secondary heater outlet on top, behind the swing bonnet and still with it's cover, which is rare. That cover comes off and you can use stove pipe to duct heated room air to another room, or floor above.
Some oak stoves were only meant for wood and some came set up to use both wood and coal. It depends on the design of the grates. And if the firepot has a refractory liner that makes burning coal even better.
Can you post pictures of the inside of the firepot and the grates ?
Paul
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Thanks for the info. I thought that secondary heater was a humidifier, put water in there and it would evaporate as it heated.
I did burn some wood in it outside just too make sure it was safe to use in the house. I didnt want to light it inside an realize it leaks smoke out.
Heres a couple pics of the grates and inside.
I did burn some wood in it outside just too make sure it was safe to use in the house. I didnt want to light it inside an realize it leaks smoke out.
Heres a couple pics of the grates and inside.
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Well,.. the water would evaporate eventually after spilling out all over the floor. Hopefully the hot cast iron wouldn't crack when the water hits it.
Yes, those are coal grates. What are commonly called a "draw center" type. You shake the outer ring left and right to knock ashes lose and get them to drop into the ash pan. Any clinker buildup that the outer ring can't grind and break up, is dumped into the ash pan by pulling out the center section and then shove it back in before the next shaking. There is a best order to in which to do that so as not to drop a lot of the burning firebed through the draw center opening into the ash pan and waste coal.
The firepot does not have a refractory liner, but the pot and grates look to be in good shape. If your going to use coal most of the time, a refractory liner can be added to protect and increase the life of the firepot. It will also help the firebed retain more heat to get more complete combustion. Coal burns best in a deep, hot firebed. It's relatively easy and there are a number of posts about lining firepots if you do a search in this section for "refractory" or "liner".
Paul
Yes, those are coal grates. What are commonly called a "draw center" type. You shake the outer ring left and right to knock ashes lose and get them to drop into the ash pan. Any clinker buildup that the outer ring can't grind and break up, is dumped into the ash pan by pulling out the center section and then shove it back in before the next shaking. There is a best order to in which to do that so as not to drop a lot of the burning firebed through the draw center opening into the ash pan and waste coal.
The firepot does not have a refractory liner, but the pot and grates look to be in good shape. If your going to use coal most of the time, a refractory liner can be added to protect and increase the life of the firepot. It will also help the firebed retain more heat to get more complete combustion. Coal burns best in a deep, hot firebed. It's relatively easy and there are a number of posts about lining firepots if you do a search in this section for "refractory" or "liner".
Paul
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This one didn't come apart into different sections without unbolting things. To move it I removed everything that wasn't screwed down ie, doors, coal grates, finial and then two guys can pick it up and carry it from the bottom.... a set of dollys makes it nice for rolling around if you're on a smooth surface too
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Buckwalter made some really nice finials for their stoves. I picked this one up a few years ago from a Buckwalter Colossus base burner.
Paulie
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