What is the hottest smokeless coal?

Anthracite coal is the hottest burning fuel in comparison to the most common ones in use. Environmentally cleaner than other fossil fuels. Due to its low sulfur content, Anthracite coal produces virtually no smoke or particulate emissions. This is a major problem with cord wood and pellet burning stoves.

Which is the hottest smokeless fuel?

Anthracite is a naturally occurring mineral that is hard and energy-dense with a high carbon base. There are no chemicals or artificial products in smokeless coals. Smokeless coals also burn hotter!

Does smokeless coal burn hotter?

Smokeless fuels can give up to a third more heat than normal house coal and can also burn for up to 40% longer. This means that they can burn hotter for longer, meaning you need to refuel your appliance less often.

What is the best smokeless coal for open fires?

Anthracite, for example, one of the more popular smokeless coals, provides a moderate heat with a minimal flame and leaves only residual ash. Phurnacite, on the other hand, offers very strong heat, meaning it is often used in cold living rooms and cookers.

Which coal gives the best heat?

From a performance and heating standpoint, anthracite is a higher quality coal for domestic, open fire heating. While harder to ignite, anthracite does burn for a longer period of time at a hotter temperature, meaning it is more effective at providing reliable warmth for your household.

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What coal gives off the best heat?

Anthracite coal is a highly-carbonated fossil fuel that will generate the highest heat of all the fossil fuels available, and the low sulfur content in Anthracite makes it an extremely clean-burning fuel.

Does smokeless coal burn hotter than wood?

Coal ignites at a temperature more than 100 degrees higher than wood, and it requires a hot bed of wood coals to get it started. Being far denser than wood, coal burns more steadily and longer.

Can you burn smokeless coal and wood together?

Burning smokeless coal and firewood together can be beneficial to your appliance. The extra heat from the solid fuel drives off any moisture in your logs, significantly reducing the build-up of tar and rusting. A fire of both smokeless coal and firewood will also burn hotter for longer.

Will anthracite burn on open fire?

Hard fuels such as anthracite will simply not burn on ordinary open fires or on many types of closed stoves. Mineral fuels will not burn at all in flat-bed wood burning stoves with no grate or low-level air supply, such appliances burn wood very effectively, but they will even extinguish burning coal.

Will anthracite be banned in UK?

All sales of traditional house coal will be banned in England from 1 May 2023.

Does smokeless coal ruin flue liners?

Burning mixed Wood, Coal and Smokeless fuel can seriously damage your flue liner.

How long does 10kg smokeless coal last?

With all the benefits we've discussed, from its long burning time to the high heat output it produces, it could solve many of your fuel needs. If you're thinking of trying smokeless coal, Big K offers both 10kg and 20kg bags, tested to a 5-6 hour burn time in a standard open fire test.

Does anthracite burn hotter than coal?

Anthracite burns hotter and longer than bituminous coal, meaning that, in the long term, it's arguably a more cost-effective solution.

What is Supertherm coal?

Supertherm is a smokeless fuel that is designed to be used in open fires, multi-fuel stoves and cookers. It has a high heat out put and only leaves a small amount of ash behind. Supertherm is a high quality large manufactured briquette, which is long lasting and has an attractive flame.

What is Phurnacite coal?

Phurnacite is our premium grade smokeless coal for customers using cookers, room heaters, and stoves, where outright heating performance is all that matters. The hard, clean-burning Phurnacite briquette packs together into a tight firebed that provides long lasting, consistent, and controllable heat.

Will smokeless coal still be allowed?

House Coal and Wet Wood are being banned because they give off high levels of smoke when burnt. Smokeless Coals (including Anthracite) and Kiln Dried Logs are NOT being banned.

How do you store smokeless coal?

Can I burn smokeless coal and kiln dried logs together?

Which fuels are recommended? We recommend that only smokeless coal and a very dry wood, such as our Kiln Dried Wood are burnt together. The lack of moisture in the wood is crucial, so if you don't use kiln dried logs always ensure that your wood is well seasoned before burning alongside coal.

How good is Excel smokeless fuel?

A very high quality clean burning, approved smokeless fuel. Ideal for open fires and also multi-fuel stoves. Exceptionally good value for money compared to other high end approved smokeless products.

Is anthracite smokeless fuel?

Anthracite Small Nuts are a natural smokeless fuel, ideal for use in cookers and boilers. This is a high-performance fuel with a low flame and high heat output.

Is it cheaper to burn coal or wood?

Coal is a dense fuel meaning it burns efficiently, producing more heat per ton. It also means a coal room heater stove is capable of producing 2x more BTU/hr. than a wood room heater stove. Essentially you can burn less coal for longer, giving you more bang for your buck.

What is premium coal?

Premium Coal is the highest grade of coal we supply. Suitable for open fires, it boasts a high heat output with a low ash content.

Why is anthracite The best type of coal?

Anthracite, also known as hard coal, and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster. It has the highest carbon content, the fewest impurities, and the highest energy density of all types of coal and is the highest ranking of coals.

Which coal is best for household use?

Anthracite coal is the most suited coal for domestic purposes as it contains a good amount of carbon and has high heat value. But it is available in small quantities in India and it is expensive too. Therefore bituminous coal is the most used coal for domestic purposes.