The only coal insert that i ve come across is this.
Can you burn coal in a wood fireplace insert.
Doing so can release toxic or harmful chemicals into the air according to the environmental protection agency.
The epa certified non catalytic wood stoves inserts have features that enable them to burn wood more efficiently to which coal stoves and inserts will not be able to replicate.
Coal requires more careful handling and more exacting ventilation than wood.
If you want to burn coal for a heat source you need to invest in a coal fireplace.
If you have a wood burning fireplace insert and it has been in place for a while the chances of that insert being properly installed are slim to none by properly i am referring to a stove installation that adheres to nfpa national fire protection association 211 standards.
Coal and wood simply are different animals and epa certified wood stoves won t burn coal and coal stoves while they probably will burn wood they will do so poorly and inefficiently.
Otherwise check with an expert to ensure your fireplace is coal compatible.
If this is the case you could simply put a small stove or insert into the fireplace.
Most stoves and inserts that burn coal should be able to burn firewood.
You can t burn coal in just any fireplace.
Coal dust will leave a black soot everywhere throughout your home.
My parents had a coal burning furnace and their home had alot of coal dust everywhere.
If you have a working rumford style coal fireplace and the right fixtures you re set.
Coal when burned gives off carbon monoxide which can be poisonous.
You may already know not to burn trash like coated painted or pressure treated wood.
Multi fuel stoves have a grate and so allow you to burn coal.
This is just something i do and i thought i would share.
But i myself would not burn coal in a fireplace not set up for it.
Coal needs a source of air from below the fire to burn efficiently and so there needs to be a grate at the bottom of the stove which wood burning stoves won t have.
Best bet would be to have a chimney sweep or stove guy take a look at it and determine the construction details.
Coal burns much hotter than wood so you can really get into a lot of trouble if you try to burn coal in your fireplace.
Not to mention although wood in a fireplace does create dust etc.