It's Time to Ignite the Anthracite

 
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Post by lsayre » Mon. Oct. 15, 2018 5:42 pm

The forecast here for late tonight / early tomorrow AM is 32 degrees. A freeze warning is in effect.


 
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Post by Qtown1835 » Mon. Oct. 15, 2018 9:02 pm

First out fire of the season for me... I didn't have my timer set for the warm temps and rain today. Oh well. Got it fired back up and running.

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:19 am

Last night I layered a blanket of fines over the top center of the fuel bed to get some really good heat output control. It was getting kinda warm in here yesterday (76-77 degrees) and I didn't wanna turn down the primary air any further. What's interesting is that it takes several burn cycles for it to really start running efficiently. I'm guessing it's because ash needs to seal up spaces where combustion air can get thru the fuel bed unused. These spaces would be between fire bricks and up along the front and rear liner facing the coal bed. The top of the fuel bed in this furnace is rectangular, you can see the blues running up along the sides between the blanket and the fire bricks where some of the stove size is somewhat exposed.

The house is right where it should be now 73-74 degrees and the thermostat is triggering heat calls to give the fire more combustion air occasionally. The drop down to 32 degrees OAT last night helped also lol.

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Post by Rob R. » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:35 am

House sure felt nice this morning. Amazing how much difference a warm & dry cellar makes.

 
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Post by lsayre » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 9:26 am

We successfully reached first frost this morning. Next up, first snow. I hope that doesn't happen until November.

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 10:07 am

Rob R. wrote:
Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:35 am
House sure felt nice this morning. Amazing how much difference a warm & dry cellar makes.
That's for sure Rob, it drives that cool, clammy and damp air out in a hurry!
lsayre wrote:
Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 9:26 am
We successfully reached first frost this morning. Next up, first snow. I hope that doesn't happen until November.
It bottomed out right at 32 last night around here for several hours but didn't see any frost. Actually calling for a thin coat of snow this week. It will be very short lived with the ground still warm though.

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Post by Rob R. » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 10:39 am

It snowed in the Adirondacks last week. Won't be long before things feel a lot different


 
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Post by Turbogeno » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 11:11 am

I replaced the stovepipe inside the house yesterday. It felt solid but a lot of rusty looking flakes have come out of it in the spring when I bring it outside to clean it. I fired up the stoker, my draft was almost nonexistent and I couldn’t figure out why. I checked the usual suspects and fiddled with the manometer for a while but everything checked out. It was raining so I wasn’t going on the roof. The draft came right back where it should be when I put the clean out plug back in the bottom of the outdoor SS pipe. D'oh! Maybe I should have a startup/shutdown list pinned to the wall.

 
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Post by Vonda » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 4:37 pm

Ooooh, I getting jealous. I doubt I will light up before December. In November, I may try wood in the chubby if I can figure it out.

 
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Post by SawDustJack » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 7:22 pm

Rob R. wrote:
Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:35 am
House sure felt nice this morning. Amazing how much difference a warm & dry cellar makes.
Totally agree!! I've been running since Thursday and looking at the weather pattern it doesn't look like I will be out anytime soon!

 
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Post by dane » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:25 pm

Couple of pics for the fire lovers!

Dane

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Post by joeq » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 9:07 pm

You guys are cruel. We're still in the 60s daytime. :cry: :lol:
P.S. Your fire looks nice dane.

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 10:13 pm

dane wrote:
Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 8:25 pm
Couple of pics for the fire lovers!

Dane
Very nice! Thank you :)

 
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Post by tcalo » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 11:13 pm

Temps dipped a bit here on the island. Sparked up this morning, just getting her ready for the night with a fresh load of coal. Here’s some eye candy...enjoy!!!

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Post by Sunny Boy » Tue. Oct. 16, 2018 11:34 pm

Dane, Tommy, very nice ! :yes:

Thanks for the warm thoughts. :D

Paul


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