Turn a Hopper Fed Stove to Highest Efficiency ALWAYS

madeinchina · Post by **madeinchina** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2009 5:10 am

pret wrote:Hi Madeinchina,

Welcome to the forum. Do you plan to work on the Axeman Anderson 130 unit? This is an auger fed similar to the AHS that Mr. Yanche referred to in a previous post.

Always interested in making something better and more efficient. Looking forward to inspecting what you design. Best wishes.

Pret

I am doing on hopper fed stove. I am planning to use eletronics to control air supply than to use auger to control fuel supply.

Post by **Richard S.** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2009 5:49 am

madeinchina wrote: .....my goal which I am working hard, is to develop a SIMPLE hopper fed stove in place of stoker.

The reason people buy stokers is to make things simple.

What's harder than loading a hopper, 50 gal drum or best case scenario a years supply of coal in a bin for worm fed stoker. Yes it has been done, just matter of planning and having the right size basement. In essence a giant gravity fed coal stove.

madeinchina wrote:I am doing on hopper fed stove. I am planning to use electronics to control air supply than to use auger to control fuel supply.

I believe you're missing the point of having a stoker, the feed for the coal doesn't necessarily control the amount of heat. It's a simple mechanism to move coal.

madeinchina · Post by **madeinchina** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2009 7:45 am

Richard S:

The auger is inside the stoker. The stoker has a hopper. You have to feed the hopper first.

One big problem with auger is stuck.
Also without electricity, a stoker will not work.

Hopper fed stove can work efficiently when has electricity, or backed up by a battery. Electricity consumption of electronics and control is very low compared with auger. Also hopper fed stove can work WITHOUT any electricity.
Only difference is burning efficiency.

madeinchina · Post by **madeinchina** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2009 7:48 am

Richard S. wrote:
madeinchina wrote: I believe you're missing the point of having a stoker, the feed for the coal doesn't necessarily control the amount of heat. It's a simple mechanism to move coal.

You can place stove in basement. a coal bin on the ground. and a pass between stove hopper and coal bin.

Post by **franco b** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2009 5:07 pm

I think there is some confusion here. Richard S is referring to an auger to feed the hopper, Not the fire itself. The stoker stoves have a pusher plate that feeds the coal to the fire, not an auger.

Richard