Shaker grates for Stratford
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New member here, looking for shaker grates for what a believe is a Stratford coal stove with 2 grates. As you can see one is bowed beyond use the other has a bad connecting square. If anybody knows where I can get good grates please le me know. I'd appericate it.
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- McGiever
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WOW! Someone let the ashes get too full and so blocked the air across that bowed grate!
Curwensville True Value has some grates.
Then there are a few online stove part stores
Curwensville True Value has some grates.
Then there are a few online stove part stores
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Is that what caused the grate to bow? I would normally clean out ash once a day. Sometime two if it was really cold and windy.
I've looked at some online stored and haven't had any luck yet.
I've looked at some online stored and haven't had any luck yet.
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That's one reason.. Or maybe you were running it too hot. Keep the ash pan dumped so that incoming combustion air has no encumberment to cooling the grates. Are you burning bituminous coal in it? Or anthracite?
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Lightning, thanks for the info. I've been burning bituminous coal. Also, I'm having trouble finding grates.
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Bit coal can burn extremely hot. Try keeping some ash on the grates by shaking lightly and as mentioned keep that ash pan dumped. McGiever mentioned a place for new grates in the post above, did you happen to check there?
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I've look online but have not found any grates yet. I have not checked the store mentioned yet.