A quick hello to everyone here

ddahlgren · Post by **ddahlgren** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 6:06 am

Despite the efforts of the medical field I am healing up and ready for the second year of coal burning since my hospital adventures. Freetownfred and Windyhill hope all is well with you two especially! Looking forward to my next 1 1/2 to 2 tons rather than oil. Tough enough to deal with bags of coal and dumping ashes better than last year. Have to do new gaskets and change some glass before November to be ready and already calling around for an early buy in on bagged Blaschak.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 6:34 am

Thanx D, gainin on it here. Good to hear you're doin better.

Gonna do new gaskets myself next week!

Hambden Bob · Post by **Hambden Bob** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 7:21 am

Right Back At 'Ya! Glad You've Surfaced,Here,In The Coal Zone!

charlesosborne2002 · Post by **charlesosborne2002** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 7:59 pm

freetown fred wrote: ↑
Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 6:34 am
Thanx D, gainin on it here. Good to hear you're doin better. Gonna do new gaskets myself next week!

This is my second year on a new stove--how often do gaskets need to be changed?

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 9:01 pm

Welcome back and good luck with the black rocks....wish I were burning them....

kevin

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 9:33 pm

Welcome back Dd! I buy my coal in bags but dump them into a bin. Then last year I finally tried the pail method, close to 20 pails at a time, bring them to my house with my pickup. I think its so much easier than handling bags every day... of course you likely need someone else to dump all the bags and maybe bring the pails in, but with enough pails they last as long as you have enough pails! I have seen some here put all their coal in pails at one time, then bring into the house. Theres always an easier way!

ddahlgren · Post by **ddahlgren** » Sun. Sep. 01, 2019 10:37 pm

warminmn wrote: ↑
Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 9:33 pm
Welcome back Dd! I buy my coal in bags but dump them into a bin. Then last year I finally tried the pail method, close to 20 pails at a time, bring them to my house with my pickup. I think its so much easier than handling bags every day... of course you likely need someone else to dump all the bags and maybe bring the pails in, but with enough pails they last as long as you have enough pails! I have seen some here put all their coal in pails at one time, then bring into the house. Theres always an easier way!

The coal is on a pallet in bags 5 feet from my door. I don't have to lift bags until spring as the coal on the pallet is higher than the pail. I fill 4 pails at a time put a lid on them all 6 feet away and ready for 2 or 3 days so twice sometimes 3 times a week. I am either smart or lazy and right now leaning towards lazy LOL.

ddahlgren · Post by **ddahlgren** » Sun. Sep. 01, 2019 10:40 pm

charlesosborne2002 wrote: ↑
Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 7:59 pm
This is my second year on a new stove--how often do gaskets need to be changed?

You been to change them when they are hard or so compressed they don't seal. If ash pan door gasket needs to changed you will have trouble having a low fire and if loading door needs to be changed you will have trouble making heat as too much over fire air.