ptcruiser51
Well-known member
"Banking"
The way my OM did it on our coal-on-gas stove. Shake down ashes leaving hot coal on the top. Shovel in a couple of "shovelfuls" of coal, evenly. Shut all draft vents on the stove. Tilt stovetop lids to provide a draft. Go to bed. In the ayem, shut lids,open vents, shake down ashes, add a little coal. BOOYAH! Hot stuff in 20 minutes!
Adding ash to top of hot coals accomplishes similar, the idea is to slow down the rate of burning by reducing draft.
My dear aunt did this with her coal furnace in the basement. Even until the 1970s, she would order a "ton o'coal" for the bin down there. I can recall her throwing in a couple of shovelfuls of coal in there on her way out to bingo. In high heels no less! What price glamour?
The way my OM did it on our coal-on-gas stove. Shake down ashes leaving hot coal on the top. Shovel in a couple of "shovelfuls" of coal, evenly. Shut all draft vents on the stove. Tilt stovetop lids to provide a draft. Go to bed. In the ayem, shut lids,open vents, shake down ashes, add a little coal. BOOYAH! Hot stuff in 20 minutes!
Adding ash to top of hot coals accomplishes similar, the idea is to slow down the rate of burning by reducing draft.
My dear aunt did this with her coal furnace in the basement. Even until the 1970s, she would order a "ton o'coal" for the bin down there. I can recall her throwing in a couple of shovelfuls of coal in there on her way out to bingo. In high heels no less! What price glamour?
