Why does the EPA not permit burning wood in a wondercoal stove?
Burning of wood is required to meet certain EPA emission standards that a coal burning appliance does not handle. It is not a safety issue, in fact, until 1990 we sold the coal burning appliances of today as wood or coal. But, when the EPA Clean Air Act of 1990 was enacted we had to start marketing them has coal only. The wood models either had to have a catalytic combuster added or adjust the firebox to meet a 35:1 air to fuel ratio.
