Great tutorial! I wish I had seen it 45 years ago when I was a senior in college. My last year in undergrad, I rented a room from a lady and she had a coal burning stove in the room for heat. It was an upstairs bedroom in an old house. I got the stove going with wood, because I remembered my grandmother operating her stove that way. But I did not really know what I was doing. I filled it full of coal and opened the damper and grate, but nothing seemed to happen. The room was really cold and so I went downstairs for an hour or so where it was warmer. The woman of the house was already abed and so I did not want to bother her. When I returned to the room, the sides of the stove and the chimney near the stovetop was a dull red color. It was so hot in the room that my laundry basket was literally getting droopy. I opened the windows to no avail. I opened the door of the furnace and it was like looking into a dragon's mouth! I was really afraid that a fire was about to start and burn the house down. Then I had a "brilliant" idea. I cringe as I think back on this memory! I got a pail of water, opened the door of the stove, stood back to be clear of any steam, and tossed the pail of water into the open mouth of the stove!!! There was a loud whooshing noise, and soot and ash blew back at me, along with a cloud of steam. As proof of God's protection of babies (I was 21 though) and fools (more likely), I was not flash burned by the steam, the stove did not crack, and the house did not burn down. It actually worked to slow down the fire. By 4 in the morning, it had cooled down enough, with the windows open and 15 degrees outside, to be able finally to go to bed. This is a totally true story, by the way. My guardian angel was truly watching out for me that time! My experience is a perfect example of what not to do when burning anthracite coal!!

This was such an informative video, it was so enjoyable to watch! I want this man to teach me everything. He is OUR dad now!

Possibly the absolute BEST information video I’ve seen on YT. No yappy-look-how-fabulous-I-am narration. No hemming & hawing. If you used the words “guys” & “stuff” I didn’t notice . Plus you dispensed important info I NEEDED. Bravo Sir. 👍🏼

Fine video showing how much more complicated heating with anthracite has become compared to when as a 12 year old I was responsible for stoking the coal furnace in the basement of our 9 room home in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. I built the fire in the fall and then through the winter I shoveled 10 tons of coal from the coal bin in the front of the basement to the furnace in the rear. Shook the furnace every now and then and carried the ashes outside into ash cans where the ash man picked the up once a week. Today that would be considered child abuse, but in the 1940s in the coal region it was routine. Thanks for the video.

I had a Chubby in my house when I bought it and used it for four years. As noted the shaker gate is very important to a coal stove. The one in the Chubby does NOT work. It kept jamming no matter what I did. Also as shown you have to lay on your back to look up and clean the slots. I researched different designs and replaced it with a Harman Mark II. It worked so much better it was amazing. I have now been using the Harman for over 20 years.

Love the video! I burn anthracite on my TRIANCO TRG45 here in England, and had it since the mid 80s. It's a gravity feed boiler, looking like a slim white fridge, and loaded with coal will last nearly two days without touching it. Sadly all the coalmines here in the UK are gone, and recently been having the fuel imported. I knew something was wrong as soon as the coalmen delivered it about 2 months ago..the anthracite grains looked very dull and dusty as heck. Couldn't light my boiler as the coal was snuffing it out, so I threw the whole delivery outside, and called the fuel department. They apologised and explained where it had come from...PERU! It had not been washed or checked, so they sent me the last stored batch from Wales. I now have changed my supply from tiny anthracite grains, to beans..they are larger. After getting my boiler engineer out to service it, he altered the fan plate so there now is a stronger draught blowing on the poorer quality fuel. I worked at Harworth Colliery here in England, till I became too ill, and had to retire on ill health at the age of 39. I ended up still getting my full allowance of coal free for life, which is a blessing, a anthracite over here costs a fortune.

Every minute of this tutorial is invaluable!

I remember back in the 40's and 50's my parents used coal and we had a coal bin out back where my mother kept our potatoes. My dad went to oil because he did not have to haul the coal. When he was younger he worked hauling coal all winter and ice all summer. I think he had enough of hauling, lol.

We heated our home in Enfield, CT for years in the 80s with a full size chubby. Fantastic product. Great memories having hot water and dinner on the stove as well.

I just got a 100 year old coal stove thinking I would just try to burn wood in it. This is so exciting! Maybe our forefathers had it figured out! I’m super excited that this is how it works and i can still use it that way.

Veeeery helpful and rare take on burning anthracite. I just started burning it in homemade woodstove in which I inserted a homemade grate for the coal. The stove was made to take 5 foot slabs off my saw, so there's plenty of room for both the wood fire and the coal grate to live together... wood fire in the front for quick heat... coal burning in the middle for longevity. And Wow!... like you say, being used to burning wood, this anthracite is a challenge!! I've given up twice and figured it just wouldn't work but I kept coming back to it because it was SOOO nice when it did give the good, hot glow. But that glow would disappear for no apparent reason, seemingly just to spite me when I opened the door to admire it (too much air, as you say). Watched a ton of videos about starting/burning anthracite online but yours is the ONE that finally made all my mistakes understandable to me. I realize now that the airflow is absolutely critical with this stuff... It's got to be 'Goldilocks'... Juuust right. Thanks very much for this very thorough and careful explanation. If I hadn't watched it, I might indeed have given up, but with your insights about burning this great fuel, I believe I'm finally on my way to that elusive 'all night fire' that I could never get with wood. Thanks again from Northern Maine.

This is the best instructional video I have seen on burning coal. I inherited a knock off chubby stove (Penn Coal Stove) that is almost the same design. I have never burned coal and this video was extremely helpful, thank you!

FieldControls - Type RC Calibrated Draft Control is a fascinating concept that I never had seen before. Thank you for sharing that.

Stunning Stove; I Grew Up In Pittston The Centre Of Anthracite Country Back In The Day. Thanx For The Tutorial!

Very well explained video. My issue may be convincing my wife and daughters that the coal stove is plenty safe enough. Thanks for the great video.

Another Great coal starting tip... Use one scoop of match light charcoal it burns very hot, you wont get creosote in your pipe from the wood or paper you may use and it takes about 15 mins to burn hot enough to ignite the anthracite. I have 2 of these stoves one at each end of my home in Massachusetts. The person I bought the stoves from told me "these arent very good wood stoves", I said yes you are right..;) If you do buy one make sure that they are the blower model! Buy your coal in the summer when its cheap One stove burns approx 2 tons of coal! Enjoy

I got my Chubby stove last year from Larry. I had 2 Harman stoves before, and I did like them, but this Chubby I like better. easier to use, and puts out more BTU than the Harman's. I watched Larry video on how to use his stove and he says, " to shake first and then use the poker". I will try poking first this year, I like that way. I live in a townhouse in the Poconos, PA now that had a prefab fireplace. I removed part of it to fit the Chubby, The fireplace company said,, I needed a stainless steal insulating liner to use the Chubby stove, so I got one. Then they said I would need to have it cleaned every year before I use it to remove the Fly Ash, because it's very corrosive to the Liner. My two Harmans, I never cleaned the chimney, now it was a clay liner, maybe that's the deference. Now I did take the stove pipe off every year and brushed it out.

I've got a Chubby Stove. Does a nice job keeping us all warm. I like the idea of putting the coal in a washtub. Nice touch.

This is an excellent video that provides clear instructions on how to use anthracite coal in a wood or coal-burning stove. I have a Vigilant stove and learning how to use coal in it before winter sets in Wyoming! I appreciate you for making this video.

Thank you for this very informative video! I don't have a Chubby stove, however all of the fundamentals helped me out with my stove, and burning coal!

This video is fantastic. Thank you for teaching this. Our house stays much warmer now that we learned to burn coal! Wood did the job but burning coal is a way better option for our situation, thank you!

Easily. the most concise video I've ever watched on KZfaq ! Job Well Done my friend !

Great video! Excellent overview of the Chubby stove and how to use it! I have so much more confidence in coal stoves and their general operations than I did before watching this well put together tutorial!! Thank You Sir!

Wow!! You sir are a blessing. What a nicely presented, very educational video. You have sold me on anthracite as my source of fuel instead of going with wood. You earned a subscriber. Awesome job. Two thumbs up

I was watching this video late into the night, and I was falling asleep from his soothing voice and great explanation on how this beautiful stove works. I was startled awake at 6:30, when he started talking about moving from side to side to shake that ash down. I am a DJ and I thought the party was getting started, and I was wide awake again. Thanks for the informative video.

What a great video. I would not be the least bit surprised if you have been on the radio before.

Excellent, you should be paid for this presentation!

Loved the video. I've always been curious about my late grandmother's coal stove that I've always heard come up in so many stories over the years. Hers was a full sized cook stove and oven, but the functionality was probably the same.

Im going on my second season using this stove and I love it, very happy.

I have watched numerous videos about anthracite coal stoves/fireplaces. My application is somewhat different than most. I have built a house truck/gypsy wagon. I intend to use anthracite to heat. The heater I have is 1960’s ratelco cole 1655 of which minimal info is obtainable. It is multi hard fuel, wood or coal. Its design is very good as its application design is initially in a sailboat. Your info may be the key to starting my heater properly and maintain it for the anthracite. I look forward to experimenting with it.

Thanks for the video! Waiting for my coal/woodstove to arrive in a couple of weeks. Won't be this one, but a Saey 92 one... Looking forward to some heat!

Love everything about this stove! Excellent presentation! I would like to buy one but I only have a tiny space. Wish they were made smaller. Thanks for the education!

We had a large coal fire furnace. I don't know what type of coal we used but we had to use long pinchers to remove Klinger (ash) that built up inside the furnace. We had a coal room with a coal shoot and coal was delivered by a dump truck. The coal moved from the coal room by means of a worm or screw that automatically moved the coal into the furnace. There were 3 of us boys in the family who were large enough to operate the pinchers to remove the clinkers which was an awsome fun job to have. It was a great furnace.

I grew up in anthracite coal country. Just 5 miles from Blaschak coal company. Schuylkill county Pa. We had a similar stove called a heatrola.

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Great video. I have burned wood and coal in the past, and everything you said is spot on!👍

Fantastic tutorial, very informative. Thank you!

I have a wood pro 2000. I live in south Carolina. I have had my wood stove for 4 years. I have always done well cleaning the chimney once before the start of the winter

Very nice stove. It's definitely more work that what I thought it would be.

Very interesting! I learned something new!

Im new to this wood/coal so This is a good video thanks for the info. And Its also good to know not to run non insulated pipe straight out as thats how i have it now will have to upgrade this coming spring/summer

Great video! This will help tremendously! This is my 1st year with the Chubby after burning wood for 40 years

I've watched a lot of videos on coal stoves and this is by far the best. Answered all my questions without annoying over the top production. Thank you. Just added you to my subscription list

Nice and articulate explanation

Excellent presentation!

I really enjoyed your video i live in coal country pa and have been looking for a new stove, i must say i really like these, they are modern yet traditional. most new stoves look like ugly boxes with no character but yours is beautiful

Somehow the advice on too much air putting the fire off also correlates to composting in the winter. On a sidenote we had coal cox briquettes stored under my grandfathers summerhouse, as teenagers we filled a cast iron stove with them in the fall when it was around 0c and the uninsulated cabin kept a steady temp of +40c the whole night 😅

You are an excellent teacher Sir and very informative thank you for this excellent tutorial .Greetings From IRELAND

Great video! You’re an excellent teacher!

Super Cool Tutorial

helpful Coal fire instruction for a specific make called Chubby coal stove.

What a great video. Thank you so much.

Superb presentation!

Great video sir! Thank you so much 😊 Very informative!

Thank you for all that info. Very useful. I love the idea of low maintenance and long burning aspects of this stove as well as its consistant heat output. Really there isn’t anything negative it would seem. I moved to my cottage in Northern, Ontario and currently have a wood stove that heats cottage, i was thinking on a propane heater to solve issue of night time heating but i think this will be a cleaner and more economical choice. On another note iliked your wood slider double pane window next to stove and wondered where you got it. I need top replace my single pane windows at the cottage but wanted to maintain a cottage feel which yours do. I also thought about just getting single pane and doing storm windows in winter like the old days just to maintain the look that could come out in spring and swap for bug screen. Love al your videos and very helpful practical info. Thanks again.

Fantastic video! Thank you.

Thanks you very much!! Greetings from Argentina!

Very informative, Bud.

Very informative and probably the best tutorial on KZfaq concerning anthracite. I've tried burning it on my multifuel stove and realise now what I've been doing wrong and why the fire went out. However, due to the exorbitant price of anthracite here in the UK, I've worked out that it's cheaper to use natural gas central heating. It's roughly £700 a ton in the UK depending on where you live ( about $884?).. I believe it's a lot cheaper in the USA?

Excellent tutorial! Thank you for sharing:)

Thanks for sharing 👍

Very,very nice presentation. Thanks!

thank you this is so helpful

Thanks!

Thanks for writing out the compound you are burning.

Great video

Beautiful stove and a great tutorial.

Excellent tutorial thank you so much!

This is one of the best instructional videos I have seen on how to use a coal stove. Since the coal stoves release a much lower temperature excuse, is it worth it to use a "Magic Heat" blower on the flue to extract more heat from the stove? I see they are used quite often on a wood stove. Again, thanks for the video.

That was a lovely video. Bravo, and thank you!

What a Beautiful stove thank you your video was very informative

Nice job.

I don't even own a stove but the video held my attention right thru😯

what a great video, really good... i would get a chubby now, but we live in central oregon and i have looked and looked for coal here and can not find coal anywhere in this area. we use a wood stove and it is a pain in the but and very dirty. thanks again for the great video.

Excellent presentation of the "chubby Coal Stove" I believe it is easy to get coal probably in your area . . . here it is "Peabody Coal Company" These Porcelain Parlor stoves have a spirit of their own that capitates you or warms your heart, you just have to have one . . . . no matter the cost.

I also have an old siegler oil furnace that heats our home up very well, running on kerosene. Chimney just feels warm to touch and I clean the fire box once a season. The chimney never needs cleaning at all on my siegler

are you going to to giive us a new video on the chubby you done a dam good job on the first one keep them coming thank you .

I like this guy 💪

nice to watch your video after 1 minute

Can you give an Amazon link to the large aluminum scoop you show? Excellent how to video! I now realize how much heat I'm sending up the chimney without a flu damper and barometric damper. Thank you for your time and expertise.

Thank you Bailey, as I said before you should have your own program in pbs, best wishes for you and thank you for teaching us all of this.

Awesome content I’ll be buying one of these later on but I don’t know how I’m gonna get it to Australia

Interesting.

Can you do a video on piping and clearances? I've heard many different opinions on both. Looking to put my coal stove in a nook. Has oval flue. Many different opinions on how to adapt oval

Great, I'd love one. But I'd have to truck in anthracite from several states over. Couldn't find any in MN.

Very informative sir. I burn a Petite Godin upright cylinder type coal/wood stove from the 70’s Bought it for 100 dollars in near new condition years ago and I love it. I only occasionally burn it and only hop it up with coal on very cold nights and extended cold snaps I did have issues with morning snuff outs after servicing but I now no what I have to do to keep it burning … thank you kindly Happy coal burning

Thinking of coal as a back up heat. We have gas but has to be hooked up to electric for forced air. I'm thinking of some wall heaters but want 1 source of heat able to cook too. I really wanted a wood burning cook stove but not much room for that and limited wood supply and wood is more work. Can always do gas range. But i grew up with wood heat and it was my job to tend the fire, so i like the idea of coal. I like the idea of coal and gas and that way I have multiple options in winter and during power outage

I hear with wood/coal hybrid stoves that running a coal load cleans the creosote from the wood fires

ty just bought a coal stove

Hello everyone! I've got one of these stoves, family has had it for over 40 years. Mine's an original non fan model. I love it! I run both coal and wood, and the inventor of the stove told me two good things among many. Use good coal, no tractor supply type stuff. If you do burn wood, put a steel plate down to choke the air. I have a scrap 1/2" plate aboot 5x7 and the wood burns amazing with that.

I was thinking about replacing my wood stove with a coal stove, but the cost of coal has went up so much in the last few years, guess I'm splitting wood.... Great video though, I would really like to have a coal stove, maybe in the future.

i live in the tropic weather and probably wont need this kind of heating 🤣 but watched from start to finish and learn about what a good heating solution this that lasted for 12hrs just for that amount of coal

I live in the UK I have a stove with a riddling system but the stove isn't fitted with a turn damper is it absolutely necessary to have one fitted thanks gary

Why did you choose the Chubby? I like it and the company. Considering one ourselves. Thanks!

I used that a tub very similarfor storing my coal in and it to rustted out the bottom. Curious what that one is and where you got it? I've been heating my home with that exact stove but not with the blower for 3 years.

bring up how you can forge steel black smithing hot ?

What is the backing you have on the wall for fire protection and how far away should the stove be because I’m in the process of buying one

Thanks for sharing this video great information provided

Your suppose to shake the stove first and clean the ash.after. You should watch the chubby on Vemo and Larry teaches you how to run the stove. I have owned the coal chubby for about 10 years and I know Larry very well. We are good friends.

If I was interested in getting one of those stoves, who would I see?