So far I have Ben adding around10- 20 lbs every 12 hours. Of course the temperatures haven’t Ben as cold as they had Ben. I probably could get away with 20lbs in 24 hours. I afraid if I wait too long it will go out and I’m not a fan of digging it out and starting over . Lately I have Ben taking the ashes out , loading it and then shaking it . Kinda backwards . I think that’s making me burn a little more coal than I need to be . Think it just makes a little more air flow through the bed . Basically with this ds and the large amount of fire brick in the stove . I would think you should be able to load the back up pretty large. Maybe 60-80 lbs , and even burn longer .
Here’s some pictures of last nights tending I added a half of a hod , around 10 lbs . This morning I added 20 and am going to see if I can push this till Monday morning . I’m definitely sure that a baro would help me even be more efficient.
Thanks for all the assistance fellow rock burners
Getting the coal thing figured out .
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Wow! if you're getting away with 20lbs every 24h, that sounds incredibly efficient to me. Especially with a unit that size.
Sounds like I need to up my game!
Sounds like I need to up my game!
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20 lbs in 12 hours , but I feel like it could go longer just not sure exactly how far . I attribute it to the larger stove . I feel like it’s a lot easier to run a larger stove cooler than a smaller stove maxed out .mind it’s not cold where I am yet either it’s Ben very up and down . When it was in the teens , I would use a hod each feeding !
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Ah, okay. I reckon I'll have to start checking out just how much I use, daily.
Reckon it would be 20-25lbs over 24hrs, but then again, it's a much smaller stove, and that's when it's colder than it is now. I'm pretty decent at running it low, and ticking over.......or so I think!
Cheers,
David
Reckon it would be 20-25lbs over 24hrs, but then again, it's a much smaller stove, and that's when it's colder than it is now. I'm pretty decent at running it low, and ticking over.......or so I think!
Cheers,
David