Buying smokeless coal is not as easy as taking the first sack you see. There is a lot to consider: will it suit your type of campfire, and how much heat will it be producing? Is it smokeless?
Don’t worry, our smokeless coal guide will help you choose the right type to coal for wirral.
What is smokeless coal?
Smokeless coal is a type of solid fuel that either emits no visible smoke or emits minimal amounts during combustion. These types of fuel are becoming increasingly popular in areas that prohibit the use of coal and other fuels such as unseasoned or wet wood that produce a lot of smoke.
Open fires are still popular with many domestic consumers, especially those living in older homes where open fireplaces have not been removed or replaced with stoves, for example. Many houses older than about 1970 were equipped with open fireplaces when coal was widely used for household heating. However, modern houses are rarely equipped with a fireplace, and central heating with natural gas or electricity is a common choice.
As a result of banning smoke and pollution in many places, some studies have shown that overall air quality has improved along with fewer annual smoke-related deaths. Smokeless coal serves as a potential replacement for fuels such as coal, which produce smoke when burned.
Examples of smokeless coals are anthracite, coke, charcoal and hexamine fuel pellets. Smokeless carbon fuels are usually supplied in the form of standard pillow-shaped briquettes.
Campers use such fuel tablets for cooking or heating.
There are four main types of coal for wirral:
- Anthracite
- Bituminous
- Brown
- Smokeless
Types of coal for wirral
They rank according to their carbon content, which means that the carbon with the highest carbon content is the best and cleanest type.
Coals with a lower carbon content have a higher moisture content and therefore their heat output is lower.
Anthracite
- The perfect fuel for your closed stoves
- High level of heat (calorific value – 9 kW / kg)
- I need kindling. lighting up
- Low sulfur content and high carbon content – less than 15%
- It glows with blue light
- Smokeless
- Perfect for continuous combustion over a long, cold period
Bituminous coal
- Moisture content – less than 20%
- Burns with a long radiant flame, giving a lot of heat (calorific values - 6.8 – 9 kW / kg) the most popular bituminous coal is Polish Premium Coal
- Easy to light up
- Perfect for open and closed furnaces
Lignite
- Also known as “lignite”
- Moisture content – 45%
- High sulfur content
- Calorific values - below 5. kW / kg
- Sold in the form of union nuggets
Smokeless coal
Smokeless coal consists of a mixture of fuels: Petroleum Coke, Brown Coal, Oil and Anthracite.
- Perfect for open fire, especially in areas of controlled smoke
- Easy to ignite
- It burns with a long radiant flame
- Little ash
- Popular smokeless fuels are super therm and stove heat.
No smoke
Try different types of coal in your furnace to see which works best. You are looking for coal that gives you good heat, can burn all night, and gives little ash and dirt.
Remember never to use:
- Household coal in multi-fuel furnaces
- Coal in a wood-burning stove
- Smokeless coal in a closed furnace other than anthracite
