Counting down the days here in PA

 
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Post by musikfan1968 » Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:31 pm

Don't know about the rest of you folks, but I'm counting down the days here in PA until I can finally fire up the coal stove!! It's all ready to go. Now we just need some lower temps. Here in Central PA, we are still hovering around the mid to upper sixties during the afternoon hours. It's going down to 40 degrees at night but warming up by the afternoon. I'm excited to light my first match!!


 
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Post by nut » Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:36 pm

You must have deep pockets. I'm holding off till Thanksgiving or later.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:44 pm

You & me both M<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Post by musikfan1968 » Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:57 pm

nut wrote:
Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:36 pm
You must have deep pockets. I'm holding off till Thanksgiving or later.
LOL! I hear what you are saying. Yes, I realize we need to be "conservative" with our coal supply. I have four ton so I'm good to go for this winter, I think...

Where do you live? Around here, we start heating the house usually around the end of October if not a week or so before - just depends on the weather patterns. My house is over 100 years old, so we feel it when it cools off. I have an electric heater for the cold mornings.

 
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Post by jedneck » Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 3:48 pm

:what: i lit cookstove this afternoon. Burning wood. Figure i might as well burn it in stove instead of on brush pile. Got alot of small wood laying and the chainsaw was feeling very neglected. I gonna burn wood till momma says its cold in morning then I’ll switch to lovely petrified dino 🦖 dung

 
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Post by BlackBetty06 » Mon. Sep. 26, 2022 9:50 pm

Wow! I’d sit on that coal for awhile yet if I was you! I’d imagine 4 ton in an old house may go fairly quickly no? Myself, Not sure if I’ll burn any coal here in central pa this year….. it will depend on how cold it actually gets. In my part of south central PA 40s and 50s are about the norm in winter with an occasional cold snap for a day or two. I’ve got a couple cords of seasoned wood, the heat pump is ready for the cool weather and the propane furnace at 1.60 a gallon and 96% efficient, coal will be the very last thing I use for heat this year most likely as it is now my most expensive source of heat. It’s too bad as I love burning it.

 
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Post by hank2 » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 3:17 am

I've got some things to do with the stove yet and also start moving some coal around to the other end of the house. I'm in a 160 year old that's mostly brick. Like a stone house, when it gets chilled down it holds it. No heating option here other than coal hand fired and $4.50 a gal. heating oil for the boiler. I usually light up anywhere from Oct. 10 to Nov. 10. Last year, Oct 31 was perfect. I know it's going to be sooner this year. My 4 ton will barely make early April if it's decent quality. I may try to scrape up enough to get another half ton of the gold-plated black rocks.

I think back to two homes that I lived in long term with coal stoker boilers. One was an old stone mill that ate 8 tons a year for 1200 sq. ft. living space. Stone walls over 2 ft. thick. The other was a 3-story brick town house. 9 tons a year there.


 
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Post by Hounds51 » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 9:35 am

nut wrote:
Sun. Sep. 25, 2022 2:36 pm
You must have deep pockets. I'm holding off till Thanksgiving or later.
Same here, matter of fact much more later. Will burn wood until the really low low temps come. Coal is black gold around here, and I live in the coal fields. I gotta to make 4 tons last till we get rid of this lunatic that's runnin the show. Looks like about 4 more years of this crap!

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Post by k-2 » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 10:25 am

I already fired up the boiler the other day just to make sure everything is ready. May fire again on thursday as its supposed to be 37 overnight and the wife gets cold at 75. Cold weather is coming early this yr.We went righ t from the 80s to the 60s with no in between.

 
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Post by Dreamcatcher » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 11:38 am

Been burning wood for a couple hrs just to take off the chill in the morning wood is easy to start I want hold off on coal till at least middle of Oct

 
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Post by musikfan1968 » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 6:28 pm

BlackBetty06 wrote:
Mon. Sep. 26, 2022 9:50 pm
Wow! I’d sit on that coal for awhile yet if I was you! I’d imagine 4 ton in an old house may go fairly quickly no? Myself, Not sure if I’ll burn any coal here in central pa this year….. it will depend on how cold it actually gets. In my part of south central PA 40s and 50s are about the norm in winter with an occasional cold snap for a day or two. I’ve got a couple cords of seasoned wood, the heat pump is ready for the cool weather and the propane furnace at 1.60 a gallon and 96% efficient, coal will be the very last thing I use for heat this year most likely as it is now my most expensive source of heat. It’s too bad as I love burning it.
It's either the coal or my oil burner. I just can't afford the oil at 458.00 per month year round on the budget - that was the proposed amount from the oil company when they sent me the new budget info. My coal is paid for. We have two electric infrared heaters that will heat our living room and dining room if we need to do that. We'll be fine. Our house is about 1700 square feet, so I think we should hopefully be OK for this winter.

 
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Post by k-2 » Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 7:32 pm

musikfan1968 wrote:
Tue. Sep. 27, 2022 6:28 pm
It's either the coal or my oil burner. I just can't afford the oil at 458.00 per month year round on the budget - that was the proposed amount from the oil company when they sent me the new budget info.
Oil would have to be $1.68 a gallon to be precise to equal coal at $300 a ton.
At $200 a ton oil would have to be $1.12 gallon. Coal is still king.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Sep. 28, 2022 8:56 pm

Not PA--but kinda close!!! Well, days upper 40's low 50's--nights mid 30's--low 40's here on the hill and DAMP--sooooo, lit the old HITZER off today--yep---window-stats always an option--how do ya say THANX on somethin that never happened, hmmmmm??? Anyway--took about 1/2 hr. to get the old girl rememberin what she's supposed to do--unless I do something REAL stupid--I'm good till next spring-- :)

 
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Sep. 28, 2022 9:02 pm

We are headed into a stretch of nice weather. With any luck I can hold off firing the big boy up until the end of October. I will run the heat pump and Chubby Stove if needed.

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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Sep. 28, 2022 9:05 pm

That lake air is warm when it's warm BUT--real cold when it's COLD!! :)


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