I Want Too, She Won't Let Me... Yet!
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- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Hitzer 82 FA
- Coal Size/Type: Reading NUT 40lb plastic bags
- Other Heating: Heat Pump
Have a Hitzer 82FA in the basement with 10 tons of bagged coal just waiting. Problem is, not cold enough for long enough to fire up (on account I also have a heat-pump that works well and is more conventional).
Bottom line, wifey says not yet.
Am thinking about lighting up anyways... Wonder what it will cost me this time.
Bottom line, wifey says not yet.
Am thinking about lighting up anyways... Wonder what it will cost me this time.
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- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Hitzer 82 FA
- Coal Size/Type: Reading NUT 40lb plastic bags
- Other Heating: Heat Pump
Conventional = convenient.
Dang autocorrect.
Dang autocorrect.
- CoalHeat
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- Coal Size/Type: Rice and Chestnut
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I don't light the handfed until the daytime temps are in the 40's, above that it does exactly what Rob just said, even with the air vent open 1/4 turn.
It will be here before you know it.
It will be here before you know it.
- freetown fred
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Indeed it will W'nC
- warminmn
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You can always open all the windows and use fans, sitting in shorts of course. Or do the smart thing and wait (If thats smart )
- CoalHeat
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I've done that!
Last year towards the end of heating season we had a warm spell for a few days, then it was suppose to turn cold again. I ROASTED here, had windows open all over the joint. Looking back I should have just let the stove go out.
Last year towards the end of heating season we had a warm spell for a few days, then it was suppose to turn cold again. I ROASTED here, had windows open all over the joint. Looking back I should have just let the stove go out.
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My wife don't like being cold AT ALL. She wouldn't mind a bit if I lit it right now but I'd rather wait a few more weeks. We have an electric fire place at one end of the house and a pellet stove at the other end. We just use those (during nighttime) until I see a series of consecutive daytime highs forecast to be in the mid 50's. That's the green light to fire up!
- lowfog01
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I'm with the guys on this one. Wait. I wait until the daily temps are in the high 50s before I hook up the stove pipes. Then I wait until the temps drop to the mid or low 50s before I light the match. Around here that could be the end of November; by then DK and the kids are begging me to light it off. In the meantime, we'll use the NG furnace to take the chill off at night. Lisa
My wife has hypothyroidism which results in feeling cold most of the time. I keep a 5 gallon pale of ash and shovel in ash on one side of the stove. Then I lite off the other side so I am using only 1/2 the width of the firebox. The ash blocks the air coming up that side and the other side burns just like normal. When I deash I only do the burn side and use a long breadknife and slice above the grate and poke from below. If I used the shaker assembly I would dislodge the non-burn side too.
This way I can keep the house at 72+, don't roast, and have just one widowstat open in the bath to get the heated air to flow upstairs. Most of all Momma's happy.
Works great. Just have to remember when your only using 1/2 the firebox you won't get a 12 hour burn
This way I can keep the house at 72+, don't roast, and have just one widowstat open in the bath to get the heated air to flow upstairs. Most of all Momma's happy.
Works great. Just have to remember when your only using 1/2 the firebox you won't get a 12 hour burn
- Sunny Boy
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Tell her that if she's so warm, she should snuggle and share the body heat with you. You win either way !
Paul
Paul
- oliver power
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Very creative. A man induced ash accumulation. From that point on, rather than slicing half the firebox, simply shake less. You'll get even longer burn times. Example: 24 hour burn times. Slow down the air by letting ash build.blrman07 wrote:My wife has hypothyroidism which results in feeling cold most of the time. I keep a 5 gallon pale of ash and shovel in ash on one side of the stove. Then I lite off the other side so I am using only 1/2 the width of the firebox. The ash blocks the air coming up that side and the other side burns just like normal. When I deash I only do the burn side and use a long breadknife and slice above the grate and poke from below. If I used the shaker assembly I would dislodge the non-burn side too.
This way I can keep the house at 72+, don't roast, and have just one widowstat open in the bath to get the heated air to flow upstairs. Most of all Momma's happy.
Works great. Just have to remember when your only using 1/2 the firebox you won't get a 12 hour burn