Hand fired models need strong draft to pull combustion air into the fire to make the coal burn.
Coal stove venting requirements.
The bottom of the vent terminal must be located at least 1 above finished grade.
It has to be at least the size of the stove collar.
There are batch or hand fired coal stoves and stoker coal stoves.
60 above the stove top to the ceiling or any combustible above the heater.
In the united states venting most residential gas ranges and cooktops to the outside is not required.
Un certified woodstove clearance distances when the stove has a sheet metal jacket or casing 36 to combustibles.
Each hearth appliance requires a particular type of vent pipe which are categorized accordingly.
Some automatic stokers are also available as direct vent models where a chimney is not required.
Un certified woodstove clearance distance.
However when converting to commercial type ranges venting may be needed.
Consult with your local building permit and code department to ensure that your equipment and its installation complies with their requirements.
For any horizontal through the wall venting system you must have at least 12 inches of vertical rise from the top of the stove not including the flue collar itself or any elbows before connecting a 90 degree elbow piece to turn toward the wall.
Batch or hand fired coal stoves are more hands on hence.
In the end it will probably come down to personal preference.
Generally coal stoves need chimneys to operate.
Some older wood burning stoves are rear vent models.
The venting systems with the exception of direct vent appliances must terminate at least 4 below 4 horizontally or 1 above any door window or gravity air inlet into the building.
Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.
If you have an existing liner in the masonry chimney.
The automatic stokers have combustion fans so draft is less of an issue.
If you decide to install a coal stove in your home you ll be looking at two options.
Let s cover the basics.
For example a solid fuel appliance such as a wood burning or coal burning stove uses class a chimney pipe which is made to withstand the higher flue gas temperatures produced by that fuel.
