Anthracite

[peterboat]

My Rayburn should be up and running by the weekend so I ordered 300 kilos of anthracite medium lumps for the occasion it cost 103 squids delivered which I dont think is a bad price hopefully it should fill my coal bunker for a while what are you folk paying for yours cheers

 

Peter

[MtB]

Anthracite is not smokeless, is it?

[NB Alton]

Anthracite is a naturally smokeless fuel

[peterboat]

Yes anthracite is naturally smokeless burns hot and long and is first on the list for the Rayburn

 

Peter

[manxmike]

Will anthracite work in a normal multi fuel stove on board?

[peterboat]

I would thinks so as a rayburn is just a big stove at the end of the day. What I have ordered is 1 - 2 inch lumps

 

Peter

[Timleech]

That seems a very good price to me. Anthracite was always my first choice for our Rayburn, until the price went through the roof.

It can be quite variable in quality, presume this is imported?

 

Tim

[FadeToScarlet]

I've tried anthracite in several multi fuel stoves, but couldn't get it to go, despite persevering with it.

[Sabcat]

I've burnt anthracite in a squirrel, fantastic stuff, has a lovely blue flame to it.

[mrsmelly]

I've tried anthracite in several multi fuel stoves, but couldn't get it to go, despite persevering with it.

 

Yes that is often true. It is certainly the best fuel with very little ash but does like plenty of air. I find it is great on very cold days with vents open but very hard to keep lit on tickover for long periods, tis a shame as I vastly prefer it but no longer buy it due to these facts.

 

Tim

[canals are us?]

I paid more at £10.50 for 25kg collected. I bought the larger nut size and find it a good covering fuel over regular wildfire to get it to ignite. On it's own it's hard to light and needs plenty of air as said. Prefer wildfire for it's ease of lighting, slumbering on a low heat setting etc although not smokeless. Currently burning excel but find wildfire similar. Currently burning wood which is fab.

 

James

[peterboat]

I used to light my stove with a used paper oil filter it burns hot so with some wood above it I hope that will get the anthracite going the idea is to have it running 24/7 in the winter and when needed in the summer time will tell how it works

 

Peter

[Dave_P]

Years ago I burnt anthracite exclusively on a very old Rayburn which didn't seal properly. Everything else would burn too quickly. On my tight sealing motto squirrel I have a real job getting it to burn at all. It really needs a lot of air to burn properly. If it burns well without mixing, you might want to check your seals.

[peterboat]

Well I lit the Rayburn for the first time yesterday it went well the anthracite caught without to much trouble and burnt hot however it wasnt that smokeless it has to be said

 

Peter

[bigcol]

We use supertherm at moment, burns well, but haven't anything to compare it with

Just bought some wickes smokeless.

 

So Peter well done, installed, have you also got a pump running the heating?, or just thermo

 

All the best

 

Col.

[peterboat]

Hi Col,

 

The system is pumped at the moment but summer will see it on gravity for hot water and pumped for the rads apart from the one escape rad in the bathroom

 

Peter

[series3]

Had a rayburn in my house....ex miner so free coal allowance..

best I used was phurnacite...

not sure if they still do it but burns hot, long and not much ash.

also lights well so can shut the flu for all night burn.

[peterboat]

Its on the list but the anthracite has just burned for close on 24 hours so not sure whether to try anything else, although proper coke might be worth a go as my friend swears by it in his Aga

 

Peter