Barn Heater

l--now the fun begins!

The grate looks hugely heavy duty....nice

Completely disassemble it
Sandblast it
Inspect it
Repair it (as necessary)
Assemble it (with refractory cement)
Install it
Light it
Post pictures of it

And we want it all accomplished by Sunday.
(FF!!!!!!Whoa! )

joeq wrote: ↑

Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 6:46 pm

And we want it all accomplished by Sunday.
(FF!!!!!!Whoa! )

Yeah - right. It will probably sit in my barn in pieces until next spring. Too cold to do anything with it until then. That's why I need it! I am going to spend the winter collecting chimney parts.

Quick question - what type of coal should I get for this furnace? Does anyone know where I can get it in the Battle Creek-Kalamazoo area in Michigan?

Thanks again for all your help, folks - I really appreciate it!

Stove or nut size anthracite is what I would use...right after I did something to keep the heat in the barn.

Honestly I think you are going to have a hell of a time heating the barn with that setup. The open ceilings and vented roof make it a tall order. If insulating the ceiling is out of the question, a radiant tube propane heater right over your work area will probably do a better job of keeping you warm than the monster stove.

Rob R. wrote: ↑

Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 11:53 am

Stove or nut size anthracite is what I would use...right after I did something to keep the heat in the barn.

Honestly I think you are going to have a hell of a time heating the barn with that setup. The open ceilings and vented roof make it a tall order. If insulating the ceiling is out of the question, a radiant tube propane heater right over your work area will probably do a better job of keeping you warm than the monster stove.

One thing at a time. Like I said before, I know I am not going to be able to heat the barn to shirt-sleeve temp.

Wouldn't it be nice to plumb in a radiant floor heating system. Coil some copper tubing around that stove, attach it to some plumbing dug into your "dirt?" floor, add a pump on a switch, and enjoy the heat passing upwards through your pant leg, and out to the atmosphere. I hear there's nothing like under floor heating.

Listen to Rob.. He is a moderator and was not was only selected for his good looks, at least I hope that wasn't the reason. Perhaps if you ran the stove flat out but you will chew through an incredible amount of coal. Focused radiation is the way to go. Don;t worry about joeq, he drinks a lot over this time of the year.

coalnewbie wrote: ↑

Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 12:38 pm

Listen to Rob.. He is a moderator and was not was only selected for his good looks, at least I hope that wasn't the reason. Perhaps if you ran the stove flat out but you will chew through an incredible amount of coal. Focused radiation is the way to go. Don;t worry about joeq, he drinks a lot over this time of the year.

"Seriously CN?" I'm sure the OP is "worried" about my response. I'll take it as you're making a joke. FYI, my innards are drier than the Mohave dessert. Have had 2, 1/2 a beers in my whole life. (Don't care for the taste of booze...but hey, that's me.) And I'm sure most here would have a better handle than "my" in-put. But just throwing out something to consider "out-side" the box, that might bring on some positive discussion, or advice.

joeq wrote: ↑

Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 12:37 pm

Wouldn't it be nice to plumb in a radiant floor heating system. Coil some copper tubing around that stove, attach it to some plumbing dug into your "dirt?" floor, add a pump on a switch, and enjoy the heat passing upwards through your pant leg, and out to the atmosphere. I hear there's nothing like under floor heating.

That's hard to do when the concrete is already poured.

Didn't realize that. So much for that idea. "Next!"

Oh Joeq, stop being so sensitive. I wish I was so celibate, I would feeling better today. I have been down the lmark road so I will elaborate with photos ... the things I do for coal brothers. The 80 x 200 ring I built and tried tried to heat with a 600,000 btu frostfighter coupled to 2x 200,000 btu propane heaters all mixed together with a Air Motion research 250,000 cfm ceiling fan. .. THe best solution was wall lites along the length of the ring powered by the sun that raised the temp of the ring 20*. Another ring we have is 80x100 blocked on two sides by other structures ... still really hard to heat up.. I may not be as cold as Michigan but it does get bitchen cold. No we were not trying to get above 50* just for riding horses and my advice ... listen to the rob man.

librarymark wrote: ↑

Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 12:08 pm

One thing at a time. Like I said before, I know I am not going to be able to heat the barn to shirt-sleeve temp.

Do you plan to only heat the barn when you want to work out there?

Rob R. wrote: ↑

Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 1:40 pm

Do you plan to only heat the barn when you want to work out there?

On the weekends mostly. But I retire in a couple of years. Then I will want heat more often. It would not be impossible to cordon off the barn and make a smaller easier to heat space. That might come when I can afford it.