Newbie Stove Owner - Chubby

Post by **Lightning** » Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 10:17 pm

windyhill4.2 wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 7:47 pm
Not everyone gets so many discounts...
1- Old age discount..
2- Military discount..
3- Native American discount ..

4- I can't remember this one.

Oh, #4 is 4 and a half tons delivered for the price of 3

Riddlerlloyd · Post by **Riddlerlloyd** » Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 10:37 pm

The old hound likes it too, but she wasn't there for the picture

I can get it at Direnzo for $170 a ton and Blashak is only a few minutes away from there but it's makes an hour round trip, including bagging, into around 2 plus it's loose in the truck. So far it hasn't been worth it but we'll see for next year....maybe I'm just young n dumb and don't know how to shop around

keegs · Post by **keegs** » Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 6:57 am

Riddlerlloyd wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 10:37 pm
The old hound likes it too, but she wasn't there for the picture I can get it at Direnzo for $170 a ton and Blashak is only a few minutes away from there but it's makes an hour round trip, including bagging, into around 2 plus it's loose in the truck. So far it hasn't been worth it but we'll see for next year....maybe I'm just young n dumb and don't know how to shop around

Someone ran a thread a few months back about using/filling 55 gallon drums... I imagine they'll weigh in around 400 lbs or so each which might be a problem when you get them home .. but it might be quicker than bagging.

As far as I can tell Maine has one outfit selling bulk coal and he's about 10 miles from me in Easton. He sells Blaschak that he trucks up from PA. It's $270 a ton delivered and there's a minimum of 3 tons or else he adds another $20 for delivery. TS sells it bagged by the ton for $300. w/out delivery. It's a crap shoot what you'll get at TS though.

Never burned Lehigh.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 9:41 am

Lightning wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 10:17 pm
Oh, #4 is 4 and a half tons delivered for the price of 3

Yep, that's # 4.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 9:49 am

Ya know, if you guys would ever learn how to run your hand-fired stoves right, you'd be amazed at the amount of coal you'd save. let's see--a Clayton combo w/ gadgets & riddling tool & a Crane 404 with wind comin through the windows--oh never mind!

freetown fred wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 9:08 pm
That'd be nice if it were so.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 10:06 am

Doh!

Riddlerlloyd · Post by **Riddlerlloyd** » Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 8:31 am

freetown fred wrote: ↑
Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 9:49 am
Ya know, if you guys would ever learn how to run your hand-fired stoves right, you'd be amazed at the amount of coal you'd save. let's see--a Clayton combo w/ gadgets & riddling tool & a Crane 404 with wind comin through the windows--oh never mind!

I don't think it's possible to use a riddle bar with a Chubby....not that I wouldn't be open to trying...for this year I just want to make sure I keep the thing lit and warm with as little observable hassle as possible until I make sure the Mrs. is on board with our transition to coal. I'll worry about efficiency next year.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 8:41 am

R, observable or not, you've got an outstanding stove there. You'll learn lil tricks as you go along-lotsa CHUBBY info here- I burnt wood for 40 yrs & the simplicity of coal is a God send. Most all complications are user made.( wrong stove, users inability to listen & learn) Have a warm winter my friend-- Mother Nature's not done with us yet. Seems you got a good grip on it all.

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 8:54 am

windyhill4.2 wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 7:47 pm
Not everyone gets so many discounts...
1- Old age discount..
2- Military discount..
3- Native American discount ..

4- I can't remember this one.

#4 is the Poor Memory Discount

OP, you should shop around a little. I'm a lot further from the mines than you and I paid less than $200/ton to pick up bulk coal. Check out the coal prices thread.

Anthracite Price Per Ton for the 2017-2018 Heating Season

Riddlerlloyd · Post by **Riddlerlloyd** » Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 11:17 am

Thank you for the link to the coal prices thread, it was very informative.
Brian

Vonda · Post by **Vonda** » Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 6:40 pm

Hi R,
i am a new chubby owner as well. I havent yet figured out its sweet spot or how to move the air around my home.
I am torn reading this post. Torn between be upset that i cant get coal for such prices, ( I can only get TSC if i can get it) and being happy it's going to be in the 70s here so i wont need any coal.

Winter has left Atlanta....I hope.

Riddlerlloyd · Post by **Riddlerlloyd** » Wed. Feb. 14, 2018 8:54 am

Hey Vonda, hope you're right about the cold temps. I'm going to assume that TSC is Tractor Supply? They weren't very helpful here in PA but there is probably more local competition. Good luck with your stove, I'm liking mine so far but am already thinking of a bigger one for next year, the Chubby will stay and get moved into the living room....not sure why we needed 2700 sqf of old stone house anyways

Happy heating....as an aside to the coal prices I called Lehigh earlier this week and their price is $160/ton loose...I may need to drive a few more min...

Riddlerlloyd · Post by **Riddlerlloyd** » Fri. Feb. 16, 2018 10:04 am

Ok so I'm now about 3 weeks into use here and so far so good. I have a couple questions for the chubby users out there

1) when I shake the grates I follow Larry's method in the video sharp pulls with stops, all the way in and out, 25-30 cycles. I get some coalsin the pan and can see orange glow through the air holes in the Ash door. I have taken to opening the door and flossing the grate with the poker to get all the loose/gray ash into the pan to where I can see orange over the entire grate...am I going overboard there and just burning more coal by not allowing the ash to insulate a bit? It's working and isn't really messy or time consuming...I can watch the dust be pulled up into the stove by the draft snd i really don't mind it but if I don't need to do it....

2) this is purely curiosity, has anyone removed the loading door in the warm/shoulder months and just had a wood fire in the box with the mpd open? More of an ambience thing than actually functional?

summerski · Post by **summerski** » Fri. Feb. 16, 2018 10:31 am

I'm sure you could build a nice screen and place it in the loading area and enjoy the fire. Last night it was warm enough that I cleaned out most of the ash from the pot and left a nice layer of burnt coal and burned wood. After I established a nice fire, I closed the MPD and opened the primary to 1/4". 3 nice pieces of Ash burned for nearly 4 hours and kept us toasty whilst watching the olympics.

I occasionally open the bottom door and over-floss the grate, mostly when it's really cold and I want to make absolutely certain I won't lose the fire. Generally, I leave the door closed and poke a few air holes and rake a little. I've only lost one fire this season.

Good Luck,

Will

Vonda · Post by **Vonda** » Fri. Feb. 16, 2018 11:00 am

I thought it was over.

Here is a post that speaks on burning wood in a chubby