It's Time to Ignite the Anthracite

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Oct. 18, 2018 10:52 am

30F this morning with a steady 20 mph wind. Glad I fired my EFM up on Sunday.

Dad is still burning oil - hopefully we will get his new auger set-up completed this week and get him switched over to the black rocks.


 
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Post by LouNY » Thu. Oct. 18, 2018 3:08 pm

Well I lite the Hitzer insert today, 28 degrees this morning.
Had 5 bags left from last year to start with, and carried a pallet up to the house and stacked 800#s in the garage.
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800 pounds ready to use

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ready to take back to storage

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the Hitzer insert

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Post by buffalo bob » Thu. Oct. 18, 2018 8:27 pm

fired up sunday sure is nice to sit in my t shirt and shorts...luv my hitzer...heat pump is handy but it dont warm the floors, me like bare feets...

 
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Post by CoalJockey » Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 6:00 am

Your right over the mountain from me Bob... 31 in Loysburg as I type and I’m sure you are near that as well. First major frost, growning season is over now for sure. I hope you all picked what’s left of your peppers yesterday.

It’s 74 in here where I sit... I was just out with the dog and it didn’t take her long to squat and get back in the basement to her bed near the EFM. Beautiful still morning though and when that sun approaches the hill it should be an awesome sunrise here.

 
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Post by CoalJockey » Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 8:17 pm

Feeling pretty damp and chilly in the truck shop lately so today I finished servicing and lit up the EFM 1300. It takes about 2 hours from the time the match is struck until the boiler temperature reaches 180 and I throw the switch to allow it to start to circulate. At the time of installation I really did not know very much about stoker boilers and was not instructed on the use of a bypass loop so I do get some temperature change from one end of the boiler to the other but it has functioned just fine for 11 years now so I let it be.

Here is a photo of the start up, using Matchlight and about 14-15 pine cones. I included some photos cheated to include my tri-axle so you can get an idea for the size of the boiler.

It is still 49 outside at the moment but it sure is windy.

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Post by StokerDon » Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 9:01 pm

WOW!

Now THAT, is a boiler! Those pine cones never stood a chance!

-Don

 
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Post by mntbugy » Sun. Oct. 21, 2018 8:41 am

I like the pine cone idea. Used corncobs and a Jenny Wren birds nest to light the globe stove Friday morning.


 
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Post by mof1964 » Sun. Oct. 21, 2018 1:30 pm

With outside temps in the upper 30's this morning and the house at 64 degrees I lit the chubby stove to take the chill out of the house. The temp is the house is steadily rising and is becoming much more cozy.

Hoping in the next week or 2 to have our recently purchased DF520 boiler up and running. Then we will all the basis covered.

 
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Post by 2001Sierra » Tue. Oct. 23, 2018 11:17 pm

Bride of 38 years came home from her annual early Christmas shopping trip "couple of days away" and was surprised the fire wasn't going. No problem, spent a few hours servicing the motors " I am fussy with oiling and cleaning" and reconnecting the pipe to the chimney, and a fire was a burning. Off to Martinsville VA thursday for Nascar trucks and cup cars this weekend. 5 guys, 15 lbs of brisket, 5 steaks, 6 chicken halves, assorted Brats, Beans with Brisket, Weber smoking mountain smoker and some beer the rest is history. Bride will be warm at home.

 
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Post by Scottaw » Sat. Nov. 03, 2018 9:38 pm

Bin is done, getting filled this week.

Coal is simmering along around 250.

House is nice and cozy.

 
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Post by JohnB » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 8:31 am

Haven't burned any coal yet, still burning 200+ year old wood scraps from the renovation. With all the new insulation, ect. one small fire in the morning or evening is keeping the house tee shirt comfortable. If I had the coal fire running continuously we'd be opening the windows.

 
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Post by tcalo » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 10:12 am

JohnB wrote:
Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 8:31 am
If I had the coal fire running continuously we'd be opening the windows.
That’s the beauty of a suspended pot stove, they idle extremely low!

 
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Post by JohnB » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 11:21 am

tcalo wrote:
Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 10:12 am
That’s the beauty of a suspended pot stove, they idle extremely low!
What's low? The 50-93 can be idled down but it's still a large bed of coal. No regrets when it gets really cold mid Winter.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 11:41 am

Truth be told J!!! :)

 
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Post by tcalo » Tue. Nov. 06, 2018 9:02 am

JohnB wrote:
Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 11:21 am
What's low? The 50-93 can be idled down but it's still a large bed of coal. No regrets when it gets really cold mid Winter.
This is with the internal check only partially opened. I’ve had the barrel down past 150. Granted, it takes several hours for it to idle down. The beauty is she’ll spark right up once the dampers are opened!

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