coal heating
Burning black rocks
Coal heating is the use of coal as fuel to warm buildings, historically common before oil and natural gas became dominant.
Coal furnaces and stoves burned anthracite or bitite to produce heat, requiring regular stoking and ash removal.
The old house still had its original coal heating system in the basement.
The practice has largely disappeared in developed countries due to pollution concerns and cleaner alternatives.
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- stoveKitchen heating appliance
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- black lungCoal dust respiratory disease
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
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