Short Burns a Few Cold Days.

ddahlgren · Post by **ddahlgren** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 6:43 pm

Have some miserable cold damp weather on the way then back to way too warm. I can do a quick clean out or burn fuel oil. Thoughts?

Post by **Lightning** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 7:12 pm

Cold and damp don't go over well at my house lol. I'll keep her burnin till May. Lite her up! Run low and slow thru the day, open a window enjoy some fresh air

coalder · Post by **coalder** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 7:16 pm

I've seen all the perspectives on conserving coal, with letting ash build up ect. However, I tend as usual just adding a tad less coal. Nothing like the radiant heat of coal. Hell even with a boiler doing radiant, baseboard & domestic I'm down to less than 50 # per day. And never do a cleanout till spring. I say just keep it running.
Jim

davidmcbeth3 · Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 7:43 pm

Was outside doing some sanding on baseboards today (flooring project) for 4 hrs...came inside and noted the difference in temps. 34 F outside .,,,,,

Where's did global warming now?

oliver power · Post by **oliver power** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 8:09 pm

coalder wrote:I've seen all the perspectives on conserving coal, with letting ash build up ect. However, I tend as usual just adding a tad less coal. Nothing like the radiant heat of coal. Hell even with a boiler doing radiant, baseboard & domestic I'm down to less than 50 # per day. And never do a cleanout till spring. I say just keep it running.
Jim

Same here Coalder

kcarr · Post by **kcarr** » Fri. Mar. 31, 2017 8:44 pm

Yup you guys you're right, nothing like my Van Wert 600 stoker boiler
just sitting there at idle @ 160F, just waiting
for the next heat call. On a cold very rainy windy day like today.
A soon as you shut down weather gets cold again, so now I
never shut down...I stay lit until about the first week in June.
Ken

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sun. Apr. 02, 2017 2:55 pm

Stokers laugh at these days

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sun. Apr. 02, 2017 3:47 pm

2001Sierra wrote:Stokers laugh at these days

And coal ranges just keep on cookin'.

Paul

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sun. Apr. 02, 2017 3:55 pm

Sunny Boy wrote:
2001Sierra wrote:Stokers laugh at these days
And coal ranges just keep on cookin'.

Paul

Yeah you got me there

Not too mention they are way more attractive.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Tue. Apr. 04, 2017 9:53 am

2001Sierra wrote:
Sunny Boy wrote: And coal ranges just keep on cookin'.

Paul
Yeah you got me there Not too mention they are way more attractive.

It warmed up to 65 F here yesterday afternoon. Range had no trouble still running - even cooked a pot pie in the oven while I was doing some yard work.

Paul