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Post by Brods000 » Thu. Jul. 08, 2021 2:18 pm

Hey all, what do you guys think of this old thing I'm kinda stuck with here. Only dets on it are crane whitehall no 1-5 sectional boiler. Have done a we bit of reviving to her, seals and blocking up gaps presumably cos of its age.

Any input is appreciated as the whole coal thing is new to me so I'm a keen learner

I put some pictures of the coal available to me here in nz, it's either subbitimus or brown. Massive price difference between the two the black coal is 360nzd per ton and the brown is only 160nzd


Thanks in advance guys all input appreciated

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Post by tsb » Thu. Jul. 08, 2021 2:40 pm

Looks like hell with the lid off. If it makes manageable heat, that's all that counts. Make sure you have a Co detector and let it rip.

 
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Post by franco b » Thu. Jul. 08, 2021 5:52 pm

For best results with soft coal you should have a lined fire pot and provision for heated over fire air to burn the smoke.

 
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Post by Brods000 » Fri. Jul. 09, 2021 5:10 am

Hey thanks for the reply guys. What do you mean by lined?? And the headed air above the bed may be pushing it for this old bitch.

She can most certainly put out heat but can also happily eat 30kgs of coal in a day if the damper I made is even slightly too open (where the damper is, is where the fan use to be)


 
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Post by Brods000 » Fri. Jul. 09, 2021 5:40 am

Also what is co detector?

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Fri. Jul. 09, 2021 6:38 am

CO detector alarms if carbon monoxide is present so you don't die from it.

 
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Post by warminmn » Fri. Jul. 09, 2021 8:34 am

30KG is equal to about 66 pounds. If its real cold and the building is large that might be how much its going to take.

Do you know the BTU rating (or NZ equivalent) of the coal?

 
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Post by franco b » Fri. Jul. 09, 2021 9:38 am

A lined fire pot is one lined with fire brick. It makes for a hotter fire with less air.


 
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Post by Brods000 » Sat. Jul. 10, 2021 6:44 pm

Wow guys awesome there is no information on this anywhere else. Coal boilers are very uncommon now in nz.

Here is a link to the two types of coal available to me https://www.newvaleohai.co.nz/

So would one just line the sides of the box with bricks? Thanks again guys for the input I'm going to chuck a heap of photos up so you guys can see the setup fully

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Post by Brods000 » Sat. Jul. 10, 2021 6:55 pm

Here are them photos fire is separated from house. This is me getting her wound up in the morning and I usually blast and get circ pump going when water up to temp then wind her down lunchtime bank or blast again then and bank again at night. Using the ohai coal at the moment and it's the finer stuff, was thinking of getting some of the chunky brown coal aswell and using both the brown for getting the heat and the fine black to bank. Thanks again guys

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Post by warminmn » Sat. Jul. 10, 2021 7:48 pm

Your mines have a nice size selection so you can try different sizes too, to find out which works best. Most hand feds will work best with larger sizes of soft coal. There may be exceptions. I dont see them mention BTU's on their website but I assume the sub bit will give more heat than the other. Lignite will make more ash. Never let the ash pan get full as you could damage your grate.

 
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Post by franco b » Sat. Jul. 10, 2021 8:01 pm

The fire box should be lined all around, but how to do it without causing a problem with the shaker mechanism is another story.

Your tendency to blast away is probably making less smoke and helping to burn away soot. The aim should be to burn as clean as possible with as little air to accomplish it.

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