Review of Coalbrookdale Darby stove
Improved Darby
To add to my post of last year here is an update on improvements I made to my Coalbrookdale Darby that gives a better secondary burn. I added a one inch layer of Koa wool insulation to the top plate (baffle). I introduced pre-heated secondary air below the baffle. but found it did not improve the burn enough to justify the loss of space in the firebox.
Next heating I intend to install 1 1/4" fire brick in place of the factory brick and line the grates with fire brick and save a space to let the ashes fall into the ash pan. With the small improvements I have made on this stove and chimney, and using well seasoned hardwood I have reduced my wood consumption from five to eight full cord per year to three to five. I live in a well insulated 2500 sq ft old farm house in up state New York where the winters can get bitterly cold and windy, My Darby is my sole heating source. as I said before I love this stove.- Be the first to comment
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