Efel coal instuctions..

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Post by dylandarling » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 10:23 am

hi
I have an EFEL wood/coal stove..I have been only using wood..but It came with an insert for coal....I tried last year to burn coal..and just couldn't get the hang of it...can anyone give me some pointers?..thanks!!

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Post by franco b » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 1:08 pm

A few more pictures would be helpful. Open loading door and picture of fire box.
What is the second picture of? Is it a hopper?

You need a flat poker to slide into those slots in the upper door to clear ash.

 
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Post by dylandarling » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 1:41 pm

there is a shaker and I have the poker..that metal thing is a hopper??.does the coal go into it..it doesn't reach the bottom....it seemed to fit in from the top...do I need to use it inside the fire box..for coal??….ill get more pictures when my wood fire goes out..thanks


 
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Post by dylandarling » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 1:49 pm

this is how I tried to start it..it doesn't make sense to me..do I need the hopper

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Post by dylandarling » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 4:10 pm

this is the inside without the hopper..thanks...

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Post by franco b » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 5:37 pm

No you do not need the hopper, but having and using it makes tending very much easier and faster and safer.

Measure from the bottom of the hopper to the grate. If under 6 inches you will do better with pea coal size.

The fault in the fire in the picture is that it is far too small. Coal needs the support of a mass of burning coal to stay lit. Once you get some burning you must add to it gradually until the fire box is full, thaen fill the hopper too.

Cover the grate with a few inches of coal and hollow out a spot in the center.. Fill that with some crumpled paper and charcoal. Open ash door and light paper. When charcoal is lit add more coal gradually until fire box is full. Close ash door and set air control for long burn. Fill hopper.


 
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Post by dylandarling » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 10:26 pm

do I start a wood fire ..then drop the hopper in??..or have the hopper in first and get a good hot fire going..then add coal..do I hollow out a spot in the hopper..OMGG Im so confused ...I would rather use the hooper if its safer...

 
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Post by franco b » Tue. Dec. 18, 2018 11:30 pm

You can start with a wood fire with the hopper in.
When going well sprinkle some coal on. Add more as each addition catches until the fire box is full. Add coal to hopper to further fill the fire box. Fill hopper to top.

You can open ash door to start, but then use your judgement to see if the fire goes well with the ash door closed and the air control opened wide. Close down the air once you have a good even coal fire. Probably less than one turn open if a rotary valve. Changes to the fire and air intake react slowly, so give it time, half to one hour to see effect of changes. A magnetic thermometer on a hot part of stove can be helpful. Directly over the hopper will be cooler.

With a well established fire close the air almost all the way for a long burn. Shake down in twelve hours and re[eat every twelve hours. After a few days the fire will be more ash bound and you will have to use the flat poker to do a more thorough job. Re-fill the hopper after each shake.

Also buy a carbon monoxide detector. You should not get any smoke or sulphur smell except possibly in the first half minute of start up from cold..

 
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Post by dylandarling » Thu. Dec. 20, 2018 10:40 am

ok..ill give it another try..thank you!!

 
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Post by ohabanero » Tue. Jan. 28, 2020 2:58 pm

Hi. Did you ever get to burning coal in this thing? Let me know . I have the same stove and can help and or I'd be interested in buying your hopper if you decided to not bother with it. Thanks

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