Stockton Anthrasite

Post by **Lightning** » Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 10:18 am

So far I'm very impressed with how little ash there is with this coal as compared to my last year's coal. Even after an 18 hour burn, I only filled the ash pan half way at shake time. Before, an 18 hour burn would fill the ash pan and then some.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 9:30 am

This is my synopsis of this coal. I'm on day 4, I've still got about 20#s left in the bag, and this is what my fire pit looked like after almost 9 hrs of unattended burn.

In my little stove, it's nothing shy of a miracle. The brand X I was using the past couple seasons didn't perform as well as this. I think I'll be buying a couple ton of Stockton this winter, cause it really appears to have a "leg up" on the competition.
here's the amount in the ash pan, after scraping the grates. Not too bad

Now if we could just get some winter weather, I wouldn't be roasting in my house, like last nit. Downstairs temp in the living room, 80*, and upstairs hallway, even hotter. Don't think our lows dropped much more than 43*. The highs today close to 60*.

Cheers

Post by **Lightning** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 9:43 am

That ash looks identical to mine. Had a 24 hour burn yesterday. Ash content still seemed low as compared to last year's mystery red ash that was also saturated with fines hahaha. Very happy with this coal

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 10:14 am

24hrs?! I'ld kill for that. Course your stove holds a little more than mine. How much coal will your furnace hold Lightning?

Post by **Lightning** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 10:42 am

It will hold 70-80 pounds, I usually add 25-35 pounds twice per day in colder weather (50-70 pounds per day). Right now she's just idling, I can get 24 hour burns during cool weather with 74 degrees in the house and using 30-35 pounds per day.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Fri. Nov. 08, 2013 4:53 pm

BUMMER! I just learned my local supplier no longer carries Stockton coal. And on-line, there doesn't seem to be any other carriers, or even interest in the stuff. Guess it'll be back to "Santa" coal.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Nov. 08, 2013 6:54 pm

Lightning wrote:So far I'm very impressed with how little ash there is with this coal as compared to my last year's coal. Even after an 18 hour burn, I only filled the ash pan half way at shake time. Before, an 18 hour burn would fill the ash pan and then some.

The ash content of the Stockton rice I got seems to be less than my previous coal, but only by weight....I still have to empty the ash tubs just as often, but they aren't as heavy.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Tue. Nov. 12, 2013 5:14 pm

So here I am, on the brink of winter, and no Stockton from my supplier. This is the last pallet of pea to be had.

I did contact the mine in Hazelton, but there wasn't a salesman available to give me any info. They're suppose to call back tomorrow. Does anyone in the New England area know of a merchant that sells this stuff? South western NE to be exact.