How To Keep a Wood Stove Burning All Night. Then close all closeable air vents and retire to bed. 1. Burn fires in your stove until you have a hot bed of coals and the stove is hot enough to burn efficiently. Once you have a coal fire going, you need to fill the firebox absolutely full of coal. Place five to seven large logs in a tight formation behind the coals. Mainly using wood until I get home @ 6:00pm. Honestly, when I would light my coal stove, it stayed lit all season. The coal is also easily accessible. Once you get the brickettes rolling, slowly add some coal. If there are as few air gaps as possible, the fire will keep going for much longer than if you fill it with unevenly shaped pieces of rough wood. House coal can leave large amounts of soot behind – and generate large amounts of smoke – but smokeless coal will burn more efficiently and keep your stove cleaner and healthier. Wood burners are very hard to keep burning all night, this comes down to the fact that wood burns very fast. I did not fill the stove up to the top of the fire bricks, but there was at least 25 lbs of coal in there and it looked beautiful at 10:00 pm. by ShaneG » Thu. Tonight, I'm fill er up, turn up my draft alittle, and picking up a bag of charcoal. Currently, it seems my coal "dies" sometime during the night, if shake, then fill it with more coal, say around 9:30pm, then around 6:00am I have nothing, no burning coal, no ambers, and then I have to start over, clean out the stove, add wood then start the coal again. We keep our stove going overnight quite often we use logs most of day but night always put on a layer of coal in the morning it lovely and warm and saves the central heating. For home heating you need an airtight coal stove. The easiest and the most effective way that you'll ever find to keep your wood stove going all night is to get yourself a block of paraffin wax. With these two key variables in the right proportions, you can keep it burning all night. It depends on the quality of stove; most wood stoves are not prepared to handle coal or to take the much higher temperatures produces by burning coal. A fire needs air to breathe and it needs a consistent source of fuel. Requested URL: coalpail.com/coal-forum/viewtopic.php?t=23053, User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/84.0.4147.89 Safari/537.36. With this method of banking a fire, not only will you save your coals for 8-14 hours, but the stove itself will keep warm the whole night. Load up your stove with your ‘special’ wood until it is as full as it can safely be filled. In the morning, I rake the coals, so all the ash falls through, and put a couple of logs on. The coal bed should be burning brightly and vigorously. It's apparently very difficult to buy coal now a days, but that's supposed to be the best for burning all night. by ShaneG » Tue. Now, I am around coal fires, hubby and I are hobby blacksmiths. How to Make Wood Stove Burn All Night Step 1. Miller, 66, said using coal is a lot easier on him and his wife. Place the large log in the back of the stove, behind the coals. Will it stay burning longer, so the bench will heat and I could go to bed? Here is how I keep my Wood Stove burning all night long without having to keep putting wood in it. It's all determined by the quality of the coal when all the other variables such as draft, amount of air available to the fire, etc. When packing the stove, place the majority of the logs to the front and ensure there are only small gaps in-between the logs. If you're trying this at home and you have a ceramic top stove, you should potentially just put them in a pan and warm them like this. If this error persists for longer than an hour please send us an email and include the information at the bottom of this page. Follow the advice above.. Jan. 17, 2008 9:57 am, Post Pick the right type of log for maximum burn time. I have been wondering what would happen to coal in a rocket stove? 1. by ShaneG » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 10:40 pm, Post Jan. 15, 2008 11:06 pm, Post sounds to me like you don't have enough air traveling through your coal fire if you end up with half burned coal, OR maybe your coal isn't very good and what you have in the morning are klinkers. Shut the door, close all air inlets, and it will burn all night, enough to keep the chill off the room. This morning, just more unburnt coal, about half of it. It needs to be as deep as possible. Never leave a fireplace unattended for extended periods of time. Apparently every time the trains stop a little coal falls out the bottom doors and the people that work there would sell bags. The idea is to allow just a wee bit of oxygen to the logs to keep it going. Keep in mind cast iron and soapstone operate at different temps. It appears someone has forgotten to put some coal on the stove. I get about 4 or 5 inches of coal going hot before bed and before I turn in I fill it up to capacity with fresh coal. When loading with coal do not bury all of the hot coals with new coal. It needs to be as deep as possible. Keeping It Burning, All Night Long. I keep a deep bed going during the day but I don't fill it when I come home from work (i just add enough to keep the heat pumping) that way I can put as much fresh coal as possible in the stove before bed, and it lasts all night. Pot belly stoves are not air tight. I have adjusted my forced air fan from full to almost closed, I had to remove my draft induction because I went to forced air, any ideas of what I am doing wrong????? Put the biggest log at the back of the stove. I had my stove filled to full capacity at 10 PM last night. However, if there is not a deep bed of coals, it is best to add small amounts of coal at first. When I get up at 6.30am, all the glowing coal stuff is gone, just ash left and the stove is basically cold (let alone the room). I'm guessing that: Hi Shane, I see you are using a Clayton furnace. Use the matchlite "charcoal" brickets and newspaper to light the coal. Jan. 17, 2008 7:07 pm, Post The center of the wood. Jan. 17, 2008 8:48 am, Post My dad said they used to go to the train yard and buy coal. Keep the fire burning safely. by LsFarm » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 10:28 am, Post What Does a Fire Need to Burn Nice and Slow? Will the rocket stove burn it cleanly? Coalpail.com Sponsors: Alternate Heating Systems - DS Stoves - Lehigh Anthracite - Hitzer Inc. © 2020 COALPAIL.COM • Terms of Use • Privacy Policy • Contact Admin. Add one or two large pieces of wood. 5. Jan. 17, 2008 8:40 am, Post Here's what I have been doing this winter that allows me to run my stove (hand fired Harman TLC-2000) for about 24 ghours between shake downs with a nice, deep fresh bed of coals always: Anthracite Coal Heating - Residential & Commercial, Hand Fired Coal Stoves & Furnaces Using Anthracite, Forum News, Forum Questions & Forum Feedback, ↳   Stoker Coal Boilers Using Anthracite (Hydronic & Steam), ↳   Stoker Coal Furnaces & Stoves Using Anthracite (Hot Air), ↳   Hand Fired Coal Stoves & Furnaces Using Anthracite, ↳   Hand Fired Coal Boilers Using Anthracite, ↳   Imported Hand Fired Coal Stoves Using Anthracite, ↳   Antiques, Baseburners, Kitchen Stoves, Restorations & Modern Reproductions, Bituminous Coal Heating - Residential & Commercial, ↳   Bituminous Coal Heating General Topics, ↳   Coal Stoker Boilers & Hot Air Furnaces/Stoves Using Bituminous, ↳   Hand Fired Coal Boilers & Hot Air Furnaces/Stoves Using Bituminous, General Topics Related to Heating With Coal, ↳   Coal Prices & Quality, Coal Dealer Inquiries & Reviews, ↳   Coal Bins, Chimneys, CO Detectors & Thermostats, ↳   Anthracite Coal History in Northeastern Pennsylvania, ↳   Wood, Pellets, Gas, Oil, Geothermal & Other Heating Types, ↳   Sales Announcements & Other Information From Business's, ↳   For Sale Coal Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves & Heating Related Items, ↳   Wanted Coal Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves & Heating Related Items, ↳   Web Finds on Craigslist & Other Sites, ↳   Pro Sports, Entertainment, Movies & TV, ↳   Travel, Adventure & Places of Interest, http://www.homewarmth.com/pdffiles/coalburningtips.pdf. Typically, round logs are used, instead of split wood, as these burn slowly. all remain the same. Jan. 17, 2008 7:51 pm, Return to “Hand Fired Coal Stoves & Furnaces Using Anthracite”. If I add wood at night, basically fill it up, I have a good fire and plenty of amber/coal to start again. I load it up before we go to bed around 9.45pm. If you want to learn how to keep a wood stove burning all night, you'll need to learn about coal placement. I did do another shake down and filled it all the way up last night, this morning I had a bed of coal, not a great deal of coal, but is was glowing, I shook it down again, it seemed like I put it out. Jan. 17, 2008 11:50 am, Post Shop MF Fire today! Step 2. by coaledsweat » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 8:24 am, Post You can try loading the page again, if the error persists try in a few minutes. by Devil505 » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 3:01 pm, Post It all boils down to the basics. I know several people that put a bit of coal in their wood stove at night to keep it going until morning. I brought it back with some charcoal. Rake the charcoal towards the front of the wood stove If you want to learn how to keep a wood stove burning all night, you’ll need to learn about coal placement. Ooops! Here are some tips. Stoves designed to burn anthracite coal will probably have the firebox shaped keep the coal in something like a cube shape. Once you have a coal fire going, you need to fill the firebox absolutely full of coal. If you are new at this, try servicing it 3 times a day, in the morning before work, when you get home and before you hit the hay until you get a good handle on whats going on. I agree...You have to fill your stove completely with coal. Put the newspaper down and then a layer of brickets. Quick question: Am I banking enough coal to last all night? by coaledsweat » Thu. At 4:30 this morning there was only a softball sized area burning. It’s difficult to keep a wood-burning stove going all night, but a few lumps of coal lasts hours. How to Keep a Fire Burning Overnight First of all, you need to make sure that leaving your fire burning throughout the whole night does not create a hazard and is completely safe to do. Is there such a thing as to much forced air? Soapstone cannot burn as hot as … Jan. 17, 2008 12:20 pm, Post Position the largest log first, using … Then I repeat the above, and the stove will stay in all day. Wood burns quicker than coal and a wood burner is far harder to keep going all night. Put a pound of paraffin wax into. As a general rule of thumb, any stove with a 16 inch depth, or greater, will do an overnight burn. Your fire should now be burning brightly, and if you want something that is a longer-lasting, add some coal when the fire starts to fade away. by Devil505 » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 8:33 am, Post To keep a wood-burning stove going all night, push the hot coals to one side of the burning chamber, place dry logs next to the burning coals, close the door and open the air trap for 10 to 20 minutes until the logs are well ignited, then shut the air trap and leave the logs burning all night. A top of the stove temp gauge will answer this question for you. Allow enough air to enter the stove until the smoke stops and the fire is up to temperature. I see that Devil5052 used charcoal, did not even think about charcoal. I started a wood fire on top of the unburnt coal (had to get to work), I'll shake it out after work and fill it up to the top of the fire bricks and give it a try. by bill4117 » Thu. I have lots of partialy burnt coal, the fire is going out. A few moments after you load the wood in your wood stove it will ignite. Also pack as much as is safely possible. by Devil505 » Thu. Sent from my D6708 using Tapatalk However, now that nights are getting cooler and cooler, I am having trouble of keeping the stove going over night. In the Northeast we are experiencing a Bomb Cyclone which has temperatures hovering around 5°F – 10°F. Warm up the flue if cold to get maximum draft on the stove. Allow the heater to build a bed of coals during the late afternoon and evening hours. Shut the door and enjoy. by Devil505 » Thu. Lighting Techniques They require a direct source of heat, like your stove. You can close all the doors and sliding air intakes and air leaks around everything. Make sure the fire is fully extinguished before going to bed for the night. Takes a certain mass of coal to keep it going, small fires are next to impossible in just about any device in natural draft mode. You are looking for coal that gives good heat, can stay burning all night, gives little ash and dirt (soot). The doors will have gaskets and the air intake ports will seal tight enough to put the fire out if closed all the way. Overall, the method of raking the coals forward to keep the fire going while awake, and banking a fire at night, is a more efficient way to keep a wood stove running. The pieces should be 4-6” across. … Ok it's 9:35 pm, I'm almost to the top of the fire brick, I'll wait awhile and let the coal get caught up, shake it down one more time and add up to the top, It's looking great, my radiant heat is running around 160 degrees, which is inthe range that I wanted, and LsFarm, mine is not a big bertha, but it's still turning out fun to figure it out, I'll need to talk to you more on this. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. We live in a bungalow so all one level and 2 fire alarms one in the room of fire and one in hall outside our bedroom also 2 carbon monoxide detectors in the same areas. Hot Tip: Make sure you put a guard around your stove or close the appliance doors as sparks may fly out and hit the floor. When your coals are ready, they'll be a subtle, ashy gray that appears closer to white at first glance. If the fire is burning hot and there is a deep bed of coals, full loads of coal can be added at anytime. Here are some tips. by ShaneG » Wed. Jan. 16, 2008 1:38 pm, Post by Devil505 » Thu. Therefore, to keep a multi fuel stove burning: Build and light the best fire possible to get the fire going well and provide a bed of hot coals. Can you burn coal in a barrel stove? Other times I'm still have a reasonable full fire still burning in the morning, with the draft vent set the same. If you are new at this, try servicing it 3 times a day, in the morning before work, when you get home and before you hit the hay until you get a good handle on whats going on. Shut the door and enjoy. One of reasons I waited last night to fill it up all the way, is that I still had some wood burning in the stove left over from the morning. Jan. 17, 2008 7:26 am, Post Thinking it was not enough to start more coal with, I put on wood. by Devil505 » Thu. You can’t just throw any old wood on your fire and expect it to burn all night. The idea is to stack hard wooden logs of a regular size carefully inside the stove. Post Control the air vents. 01-10-2009, 03:59 PM The type of wood. Stack the wood into a pyramid shape. These few tips can help keep your wood stove burning all night. Ensure that the wood has low moisture content. by CoalHeat » Thu. When preparing for overnight burning, you need to ensure that you use good quality, well seasoned hardwood logs. Step 3. one thing I noticed is that if I have a deep bed of coal all burning and I fill up on top of it, it doesn't last nearly as long because that deep bed is already half burned up before I put fresh coal on top. 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