One More Rookie Coal Question
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Surdiac Gotha 713 Rest in peace! Chubby Coal Stove
- Coal Size/Type: anthracite nut coal
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Now that I know pea coal is different than rice coal is that why my stove makes good heat but not too overbearing heat? The stove is a surdiac gotha 713. I am happy with the stove and what it makes for heat, but I have been wondering if it could be hotter. Don't get me wrong I am pleased with coal heat. When I read the owners manual the other day it said use pea coal. Is it ok run the last 2 bags I bought? Will it hurt my stove running the last of rice coal? Like I said I am new with this coal stuff. Yes I am using rice coal at the moment.
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- Coal Size/Type: nut and pea
You will get more heat with pea coal because it is able to burn faster.
Remember it is a circulator stove so only the front will give strong radiant heat.
Raise the hopper for pea coal for a deeper bed and longer burns.
Remember it is a circulator stove so only the front will give strong radiant heat.
Raise the hopper for pea coal for a deeper bed and longer burns.
- 2001Sierra
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With my old Buderus 3115 pea coal just seemed to suffocate itself. That was many years ago, no forum, I just had to make my own conclusions. I may have been wrong, but it just seemed to run at lower temps and did not get going like nut did. European stove with a shaker grate, hopper fed.
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2001Sierra wrote:With my old Buderus 3115 pea coal just seemed to suffocate itself. That was many years ago, no forum, I just had to make my own conclusions. I may have been wrong, but it just seemed to run at lower temps and did not get going like nut did. European stove with a shaker grate, hopper fed.
He was burning rice coal and wanted to know about pea. The Surdiac has a shallow bed so air has no problem getting through.
- 2001Sierra
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- Lightning
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- Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite
Wow, its amazing rice coal will even burn at all in a hand fed. Must be good draft lol. Pea will probably do much better though. Shouldn't hurt anything using up the rest of your rice..
- lsayre
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Pea should burn hotter than rice, and nut should burn hotter than pea. Your stove may recommend pea only, so keep that in mind before attempting nut.
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I have burned buck in hand-feds before, and it definitely requires a strong draft. I am surprised that he got rice to burn successfully.Lightning wrote:Wow, its amazing rice coal will even burn at all in a hand fed. Must be good draft lol. Pea will probably do much better though. Shouldn't hurt anything using up the rest of your rice..
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My cousin used to be able to burn rice in a Franco Belge, he got it for free. He had to get a fire going first with pea coal, I don't know how you would do it otherwise without all the coal falling through the grates.Lightning wrote:Wow, its amazing rice coal will even burn at all in a hand fed.