Hello everyone, I wasn't sure where to post this, so I figured I'd put it here since we have a hand fired stove and we're learning how to use it. Thanks to this forum and its creator and the local dealer/supplier My wife and I are learning the do's and don'ts of coal stoves. We really like using it even though at times it can be frustrating. We started out years ago with a hundred-pound king o heat used it for a while then it sat unused for a while and when we decided to use it again we remembered how bad the ash was when we had to shake it the ash would filter out into the basement and land everywhere causing more work to clean that up. So, we decided to try a different stove that's where the Newcastle comes in.... much better! this is a great forum looking forward to reading and learning more as we go. Thanks to all who participate.
I just realized where this post belongs ooops! My apologies to Richard S. and to anyone else this may have irritated I'm still figuring stuff out.
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- Other Heating: newmac wood/coal combo furnace
So what exactly was the question?
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I goofed I put my introduction here when I should've put it in the newbie section sorry about that. I'm still learning this forum thing I've been able to get my answers so far by searching and reading. I've since corrected my mistake. Thanks for your reply I appreciate it.
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- Other Heating: newmac wood/coal combo furnace
Gotcha! Post a picture of your stove, have not seen a Newcastle.
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- Other Heating: Propane Forced Hot Air
Here's a photo of the stove took us a while to figure out how to get it on here
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- Other Heating: newmac wood/coal combo furnace
How exactly does the shaker mechanism work? Looks like you pull/push it vs actually shake. You said you were learning, what have you learned that is specific to that stove?
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Welcome to the club, This style of round grate in square stove , may require poking /slicing at corners to clear ash periodically ( make yourself some tools with 1/4” rod and 3/16” flat stock ) you may need to partially refill and wait 5-10 minutes for new fuel to catch than shake which uses the fresh coals weight to help the ash drop than top off . Looks like a great heater don’t be afraid to heap the coal as high as you can
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- Other Heating: Propane Forced Hot Air
waytomany?s picture the grate looking like a big dinner plate with a arm at the six o'clock position. When you go to "shake" it the grate rotates let's say between eight and four o'clock by pushing and pulling the arm on the side of the stove dumping the ash into the pan. With this stove I've learned how much nicer it is to have better air adjustments and being able to see the coal bed and blue flame makes it easier to dial it in. The king o heat wasn't like that. ShawnLiNy Thanks! and also thanks for the tips and tricks we've been doing the fresh coal weight trick already works like a charm. Sorry for the late reply guys.