My grandfather was a boilerman at a factory. He had a coal fired furnace and it was a lot of work to keep heat in the house and dirty. When I was a kid I would love to watch the coal truck come to make a delivery into the coal bin. He finally switched to gas which was a lot better. I, myself, have a coal stove insert in my fireplace. It works well when I lose power and need heat and some where to cook.
My grandfather was a boilerman at a factory. He had a coal fired furnace and it was a lot of work to keep heat in the house and dirty. When I was a kid I would love to watch the coal truck come to make a delivery into the coal bin. He finally switched to gas which was a lot better. I, myself, have a coal stove insert in my fireplace. It works well when I lose power and need heat and some where to cook.