Have you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why?

Hikermick, 1 year ago (edited 3 months ago)

A friend of mine bought a literal ton of coal for $75 to heat his pole barn in a wood burner that could also be used to burn coal. His chimney wasn’t tall enough and wind would drag the smoke down to ground level as it passed over the gambrel roof. It was nasty. I believe later on I learned that coal from my region is of poor quality and gets sent overseas

joe_archer, 1 year ago

I have open fires in my house, it was built in the 1840s so yes.

This is very common in the uk, though in many places smokeless replacements for coal are legally required.

OneCardboardBox, 1 year ago

As a child, Easter holiday in a cottage in Cornwall. It had a coal fireplace.

1995ToyotaCorolla, 1 year ago (edited 3 months ago)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen coal burn, but you can find pieces of it along the abandoned railways and beaches in my area. We have a coal dock that’s been abandoned for 50 years and the ground is still black with coal dust

Edit: actually a scenic railroad in my area still has a coal fired steam locomotive so yes, I can say I’ve seen coal burn!