Review of Franco Belge Belfort stove
Be careful burning anthracite
I use anthracite and have burnt through the metal baffle plate. The rear firebrick is just 3 inches high and the baffle plate sits on that. So if you try to have a larger fire the fuel is in contact with the baffle plate and soon burns a hole in it. I believe most stoves have a taller rear firebrick so don''t suffer from this problem. Therefore, I don''t recommend this stove for burning anthracite, unless you are content small fire which won''t give out much heat.
Stove expert replied: Anthracite is one of the hotter smokeless fuels on the market. There are many alternatives which may be considered for the future use of this stove. The internal parts, depending on how hard you are firing the stove and on how much fuel you are putting in the firebox, can be exposed to very high temperatures, so controlling the rate of burn and amount of fuel is critical.
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