Hand Fired Became Easier When...

Uglysquirrel · Post by **Uglysquirrel** » Mon. Feb. 16, 2009 6:19 pm

during reloading the ash door was left open longer to start getting the blues over the new coal from the hot spot you left open , then close the door with the Mark II knob fully open for one more minute or so to get a nice uniform blue burn, then close the knob to your regular running setting.

Duengeon master · Post by **Duengeon master** » Mon. Feb. 16, 2009 7:20 pm

It works for me every time I do it like that.

CapeCoaler · Post by **CapeCoaler** » Mon. Feb. 16, 2009 11:17 pm

You learn to work with the stove and coal rather than fight it...

Treat the stove and coal as if it were alive...because it is!

lowfog01 · Post by **lowfog01** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 5:08 am

Running a hand fired stove suddenly became easier when… I found the NE Crossroads website and could actually talk to someone who knew what the heck they were doing and who were willing to teach me. Without you guys I'd still be living in one cold house. Thanks to everyone. Lisa

Devil505 · Post by **Devil505** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 7:06 am

Running a hand fired stove suddenly became easier when........You find out that there's almost nothing you can do to a lively fire that will put it out & almost nothing you can do to a sleepy/lethargic fire that WILL NOT put it out.
(Open up your ash door & get a lively fire going BEFORE you touch it)

dutch · Post by **dutch** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 3:20 pm

Hand Fired became easier when....
I learned to really "shake, shake, shake" to get as much ash
outta there, and "poke poke poke" just a bit to get the rest

the stove stays hotter, although I burn at lower stack temps,
and I think I am actually burning less coal with the better air
flow helping maximize heat output!

and it's been a loooooooooong winter!
oh, and cold too!

grizzly2 · Post by **grizzly2** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 7:43 pm

...I learned that poking the dead spots from the top is usually as effective as laying on the floor, removing the ash pan and raking the grates from the bottom.

Devil505 · Post by **Devil505** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 8:07 pm

grizzly2 wrote:...I learned that poking the dead spots from the top is usually as effective as laying on the floor, removing the ash pan and raking the grates from the bottom.

& allot cleaner too!

hugg · Post by **hugg** » Tue. Feb. 17, 2009 8:09 pm

Hand fireing took on a new meaning after I started burning coal

pat · Post by **pat** » Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 12:17 pm

When I had problems and searched the threads and found answers to my issues from this community

Knowledge is power.Thanks all

Jeddbird · Post by **Jeddbird** » Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 1:13 pm

When I learned to clean out as much ash as I could, especially when running hot.

Jim503RI · Post by **Jim503RI** » Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 4:06 pm

when you know you have the right amount of ash to give the fire the air it's looking for, for a perfect burn and not too much ash. Let it breath. Poke Poke!

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 5:24 pm

...installed a 6" ss liner in a 8" external tile flue.

cookieman · Post by **cookieman** » Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 6:32 pm

I started filling the fire box to the top with coal

It took me a long time to heed the advice I read on this forum. I can't thank the members enough for all the info. I learned buring coal is a different animal than burning wood, which I have burned for twenty years

l40knocker · Post by **l40knocker** » Sat. Feb. 21, 2009 9:40 pm

It became a lot easier after reading all the posts about all the other people who were making the same mistakes as I was!!!!!