OKay.. springs here?
- oliver power
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- Joined: Sun. Apr. 16, 2006 9:28 am
- Location: Near Dansville, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: KEYSTOKER Kaa-2
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93 & 30-95, Vigilant (pre-2310), D.S. 1600 Circulator, Hitzer 254
I AM......
- Sunny Boy
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- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 1:40 pm
- Location: Central NY
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Anthracite Industrial, domestic hot water heater
- Baseburners & Antiques: Glenwood range 208, # 6 base heater, 2 Modern Oak 118.
- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
- Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace
Base heater has been shut down for a couple of weeks now, but in a typical year, we need the kitchen range going into June just to keep our cold night chill out of the house. And since coal is cheaper than using the pro-pain cook stove and clothes dryer, keeping the coal range going makes it that much better.
Then it's finally shut it down for three months of Summer and start it up again when the cold nights come back in early September.
Paul
Then it's finally shut it down for three months of Summer and start it up again when the cold nights come back in early September.
Paul
- wilder11354
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- Joined: Sat. Jan. 29, 2011 10:48 pm
- Location: Montrose, Pa.
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Harman SF260 Boiler
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: nut or pea, anthracite
- Other Heating: crown oil boiler, backup.if needed
Yes it getting close to 70* highs during days, but night still drops down into mid to high 40*. So, still burning hitzer... running about 150>200* body temp. Really this is a GREAT radiant coal stove!
- warminmn
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- Joined: Tue. Feb. 08, 2011 5:59 pm
- Location: Land of 11,842 lakes
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Junior, Efel Nestor Martin, Riteway 37
- Coal Size/Type: nut and stove anthracite, lignite
- Other Heating: Wood and wear a wool shirt
Chubby Jr has been chubbing along on coal for a couple weeks now. Im usually just using wood for a quick fire by early May but this seems to be a winter that keeps on giving. Weather looks a little better next week.
- hotblast1357
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- Location: Peasleeville NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
- Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace
I had 32 this morning, boiler is still purring along..
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- Location: Cape Cod, MA
- Stoker Coal Boiler: want AA130
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS Machine BS#4, Harman MKII, Hitzer 503,...
- Coal Size/Type: Pea/Nut/Stove
Cool nights and mostly drizzle/rain cloudy days...
Classic Cape weather...
January, February, March, March, March...
Summer...
Classic Cape weather...
January, February, March, March, March...
Summer...
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- Joined: Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 9:55 pm
- Location: Birdsboro PA.
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 350
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: reading allegheny stoker
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: alaska kodiak stoker 1986. 1987 triburner, 1987 crane diamond
- Coal Size/Type: rice
i had to mow twice already.
shut down the reading stove about 2 weeks ago. using the oil, tank legs are rotted off (2 of them) and we still have 1/4 tank of oil from 2017.
shut down the reading stove about 2 weeks ago. using the oil, tank legs are rotted off (2 of them) and we still have 1/4 tank of oil from 2017.
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- Joined: Wed. Apr. 03, 2013 1:24 pm
- Location: Elkhart county, IN.
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: 1 comforter stove works all iron coal box stove, seventies.
- Baseburners & Antiques: 2014 DTS C17 Base Burner, GW #6, GW 113 formerly Sir Williams, maybe others at Pauliewog’s I’ve forgotten about
- Coal Size/Type: Nut Anth.
- Other Heating: none
same here this year, a week from today we are going to 70's days and 50+ nights just like that.CapeCoaler wrote: ↑Thu. May. 09, 2019 10:30 pmCool nights and mostly drizzle/rain cloudy days...
Classic Cape weather...
January, February, March, March, March...
Summer...
- lsayre
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- Joined: Wed. Nov. 23, 2005 9:17 pm
- Location: Ohio
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
- Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75
From the perspective of home heating, this appears to draw to an end here on Saturday May 18th. My T-Stats will be shut off sometime on Friday the 17th.
Home heating generally spans from about mid October to mid May here. ~7 months. ~212 days. ~9,000 Lbs. of anthracite (which includes DHW).
Home heating generally spans from about mid October to mid May here. ~7 months. ~212 days. ~9,000 Lbs. of anthracite (which includes DHW).
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- Joined: Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 9:55 pm
- Location: Birdsboro PA.
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 350
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: reading allegheny stoker
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: alaska kodiak stoker 1986. 1987 triburner, 1987 crane diamond
- Coal Size/Type: rice
momma got cold so i fired up the reading stove this morning. it was 40 degrees here outside when i got up this morning. oil thermostat set at 68 and it is damp in the house.
i'll take care of that.
i'll take care of that.
- CoalJockey
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- Location: Loysburg, PA
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Several EFM 520 refurbs...one 900, one 1300 mega-stoker
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: (2) Warm Morning Stoves
I am still running here and was very thankful during this cool, damp spell. There is rain in the forecast every day. It is downright chilly here this morning, I did not want to leave the house.
I will probably run the Summer again for domestic water use and boiler posterity and shut down in August for service.
I will probably run the Summer again for domestic water use and boiler posterity and shut down in August for service.