Beautiful night to burn the Coal Chubby

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:08 pm

Been running the Chubby these past few days.I've had excellent luck with the Sherman Coal burning to a fine ash. 80+ degrees in the living room and the rest of the house is very comfortable with the blower running. Grateful to be burning anthracite instead of oil. Cold Beer,Shepherds Pie, and a Warm Coal Stove. Doesn't get much better. Hope everyone is having a warm pleasant evening.

mntbugy · Post by **mntbugy** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:40 pm

I burned alot of Sherman stove coal in the Clairon 115. She ate that like a bag of Smarties candy. Nice big chuncks and lumps, some needed resized to fit load door.

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:43 pm

No Coal Chubby for me, but I can appreciate what you are saying. It is cold and clear here as well, and we are having Sheppard's pie with some hoppy beer.

8 degrees outside my house right now.

keegs · Post by **keegs** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:46 pm

With the assist of several members here lately I've been exploring Chubby's lower operating temp range. Indoors I'm averaging in the mid-high sixties (this is where I prefer it) I'm reloading about every 12 hours instead of 8-10 and the fuel ash is well over 95% spent....using TS and Blaschak. With tonight's lower outside temps, looking forward to flexing my skills a bit more.

It's a great stove the Chubby... like the man says... Plain but Fancy....

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:50 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:43 pm
No Coal Chubby for me, but I can appreciate what you are saying. It is cold and clear here as well, and we are having Sheppard's pie with some hoppy beer.

8 degrees outside my house right now.

The Hitzer is a great stove! Not to mention your EFM. I have a Coal Boiler in my future! Not sure which one but I've been agonizing about it for years. In the meantime I have a "Estate" Warm Morning 120 I'm gonna hook up in the basement.

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 8:03 pm

Having a stove in the basement will really change the feel of the house.

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 8:25 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 8:03 pm
Having a stove in the basement will really change the feel of the house.

Wondering if I would need the Chubby upstairs. It's a 50s ranch so it's balloon I think the heat will come up through the floor and walls. Almost kind of a radiant heating.

Freedom · Post by **Freedom** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 9:14 pm

Hot hot can I run the chubby jr ... 525 to 550 ok ? Not looking for continuous burn at that temp just a few hours to warm the place up when I get home

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 9:41 pm

Freedom wrote: ↑
Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 9:14 pm
Hot hot can I run the chubby jr ... 525 to 550 ok ? Not looking for continuous burn at that temp just a few hours to warm the place up when I get home

I think that would be fine. Dont see an issue. Especially if it's built like its big brother. Call Larry Trainer he will let you know for sure.

Freedom · Post by **Freedom** » Thu. Nov. 14, 2019 7:08 am

ASea wrote: ↑
Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 9:41 pm
I think that would be fine. Dont see an issue. Especially if it's built like its big brother. Call Larry Trainer he will let you know for sure.

Thank you , ran at 500 last night for a few hours really warmed the place up & seemed like no problem for the Jr. Just burned a little more coal . Thanks again

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 7:37 am

keegs wrote: ↑
Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 7:46 pm
With the assist of several members here lately I've been exploring Chubby's lower operating temp range. Indoors I'm averaging in the mid-high sixties (this is where I prefer it) I'm reloading about every 12 hours instead of 8-10 and the fuel ash is well over 95% spent....using TS and Blaschak. With tonight's lower outside temps, looking forward to flexing my skills a bit more.

It's a great stove the Chubby... like the man says... Plain but Fancy....

The Chubby has a sweet spot around 350 on the barrel for the 12 hour burn. I couldn't believe it when Larry told me he burns only 1 ton or so per year when I was burning 3-4 tons, so I backed off both on number of months burning and also I just run a steady stove temperature (don't need to push it in a cold snap) and the gas heat might come on but it is very rare that it does. That puts me at a ton and that is enough to burn Thanksgiving through February. Our winter is mild. I burn wood occasionally in the shoulder months if we have a cold Spring or Fall evening. Got to love the Chubby.

keegs · Post by **keegs** » Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 8:22 am

Yeah... I gets tempted from time to time looking at those fancy antiques but the Chubby fills the bill totally.

I insulated the attic this past summer. The heat loss dropped significantly. Overnight temps were in the teens and single digits most nights. With everything closed down, the side body thermometer on the Chubby showed 290 - 310 on average. That was enough to maintain inside temps in the mid sixties. I gained some more control by leveraging the ash level, keeping some in the pot to dampen the burn. It's taken a few years but I feel like I'm pretty familiar with burning coal in the Chubby.

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 12:13 pm

keegs wrote: ↑
Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 8:22 am
Yeah... I gets tempted from time to time looking at those fancy antiques but the Chubby fills the bill totally.

I insulated the attic this past summer. The heat loss dropped significantly. Overnight temps were in the teens and single digits most nights. With everything closed down, the side body thermometer on the Chubby showed 290 - 310 on average. That was enough to maintain inside temps in the mid sixties. I gained some more control by leveraging the ash level, keeping some in the pot to dampen the burn. It's taken a few years but I feel like I'm pretty familiar with burning coal in the Chubby.

That sounds very similar to my setup. I close mine down too when I am out for the day to lower the temp to the 300 range. The 350 number is with the primary open about 1/8 inch and the damper closed.

tcalo · Post by **tcalo** » Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 12:32 pm

Those Chubby’s are decent stoves, very reliable. They don’t make them like Larry anymore, one hell of a guy! I ran one for years before jumping over to an antique. I had an issue with cracked/warped grates...quite often. Probably user error. I used to get the grate squeaky clean during tending, probably not so good for the grate. I was very aggressive with tending. I’ve since learned to keep a fine layer of ash on the grate to help insulate it from the fire.

ASea · Post by **ASea** » Sun. Nov. 17, 2019 4:23 pm

Depending on the coal I burn, the Chubby grates can be a little frustrating. My only complaint. My next stove will be a Glenwood 30 in my garage waiting for restoration. That has prismatic grates.

Beautiful night to burn the Coal Chubby

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