A 25,000 btu hand fired coal stove should be available due to ? climate change?

I need help finding something similar to my current coal stove only less powerful. I don't need a tiny-stove because I live in southern NH and I need to heat my small home of 1,000 square feet.

I have a 45,000 btu Harmon Mark 1, front loading, viewing door, coal stove that we have loved for over 25 years.

But now the weather seems to have changed so it's often warmer during the days in the winter than before. I mostly can't run the stove without our home getting too hot during the day. I then have to stop burning coal and run the oil furnace.

When the days were colder I never had to open the incoming air to the stove very much to keep our home warm, so a coal stove with an output nearer 25,000 btu might be what we needed all along.

I can't seem to find one like that. Perhaps this will be a new niche for a manufacturer to fill due to climate change and all that stuff.

My wife can't tolerate a wood type of stove and some neighbors burn wood so we can't open our windows regularly to cool our home.

So, if anyone has any leads to help me find a smaller coal stove that is somewhat like I've described, please tell me the name or maker so I can look it up on the internet. I do want to stay with coal.

I wouldn't mind tending the stove every 8 hours rather than 12 now that I'm retired.

Thanks, coalman/47

I would look into a Chubby stove, it's a small hand fired.

An old 'Crane 404' would be just the ticket if you can find one in good shape, or do the restoration work yourself.

Doug Crane (member name: dcrane) pops up on this forum occasionally. Perhaps he can assist here.

I don't know if the simple '@name' method of calling out to someone works on this forum as it does on many others, but lets see:

calling @dcrane.

Sometimes I see smaller coal stoves in the CR and FB listings but condition and parts could be an issue. What about a pellet stove?

Fatsco, Midget.
Yes it is in current production. This is the largest model they currently build.
Roasts us thoroughly in our drafty old 300sf house near Mio, MI.
USDA planting zone 4b.

that Fatso is sure cute! The Jotul 507 can be added to the list but harder to find and not made new.

What’s wrong with your
windowstats.

Forgot.
The Midget and one other model are not listed on Fatsco's rather spartan website. Call and ask.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/461647304373354/ They are a bit of a pain to tend but should do what you want to do.

also look at the salamander stoves esp. the wenlock it burns anth. nut

plus they have a really cool very small range with oven.

coalkirk wrote: ↑

Sat. Mar. 09, 2019 2:18 pm

What’s wrong with your
windowstats.

OP mentioned his wife doesn't do well with wood smoke and the neighbors burn wood.

I second the Chubby idea. They pop up on CL quite often, pretty easy to operate, and parts are very available.

Not that I am a outstanding fan of stokers they do dial back quite bit. They also can ramp up when needed. Tending is once per day.
Yes I am running a stoker now, after 25 years with a hand fed Buderus with a hopper.

A Crawford No. 2 would be ideal. It can be idled down enough on warmer days and when the throttle is opened up it will match a Harmon MKII. Plus it’s easier and cleaner to shake down/empty ashes.

Another good choice is a Glenwood 109 or 110. Member TCALO has one for sale that’s mint and Member WILSONS WOODSTOVES has a 110 ready to go.

Oh, and they are not a black box

cabinover wrote: ↑

Sat. Mar. 09, 2019 5:10 pm

OP mentioned his wife doesn't do well with wood smoke and the neighbors burn wood.

Ah! I missed that.