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Dennis
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Coal Size/Type: Anthracite/stove size

Post by Dennis » Fri. Nov. 16, 2012 5:26 pm

georgedj wrote:stupid question more coal more heat I know im a plumber/hvac service tech but new to the coal thing

WRONG,the more coal the same heat,only giving extra draft will give you more heat. More coal will give you longer burn times.
georgedj wrote:not sure how much coal I need to weight a 5 gallon bucket full of coal
about 40 lbs. of nut coal

 
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Post by georgedj » Fri. Nov. 16, 2012 6:34 pm

Dennis wrote:
georgedj wrote:stupid question more coal more heat I know im a plumber/hvac service tech but new to the coal thing

WRONG,the more coal the same heat,only giving extra draft will give you more heat. More coal will give you longer burn times.
georgedj wrote:not sure how much coal I need to weight a 5 gallon bucket full of coal
about 40 lbs. of nut coal
I opened the draft and now im getting 400 temp that should help heat the basement even better

next week I will cut some vents in the floor


 
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Post by freetown fred » Fri. Nov. 16, 2012 6:46 pm

OUTSTANDING. You'll be even more pleased with the floor vents :)

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