My neighbor said he used to do this. He said it kept heat in the stove longer at night. Is there any value in doing this? Is it dangerous? Would it blacken the windows on the doors? Thanks
Yeah the pipe corrosion is he big thing. And if it corrodes pipe and liners, no telling what it would do to the baffle in a EPA cert stove.
baffle and secondary tubes etc would be a concern.
My owner's manual says not to burn corn, coal, saltwater driftwood, treated lumber, kiln-dried dimensional lumber, etc., so I don't. Surprising what you can learn from an owner's manual!
If your stove is not designed to burn coal, I wouldn't suggest burning it.
I don't have a cat stove and my owners manual does not mention anything about coal. I have read the manual cover to cover several times. It says not to burn salt drift wood and cautions about the potential for overfiring the stove by burning mill ends, but does not mention coal.
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