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Post by Shellie_wnj » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 1:10 pm

Devil505 wrote: It sounds like you are burning bituminous coal??? (do you know if it's Bit coal..soft...or hard coal...Anthracite?)
If it's bituminous, there's a forum just for Bit coal & allot of us no very little about it. I'd recommend burning Anthracite in that stove.
Do you know which type of coal it is?
If I post a pic, will that help? It's bigger than pea coal, and it's shiny and mishapen. That's about all I know about it...


 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 1:24 pm

Pics help. Tap it with a hammer, if it is anthracite it will fracture cleanly with shards, wear eye protection!

 
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Post by coal berner » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 1:24 pm

Shellie_wnj wrote:
Devil505 wrote: It sounds like you are burning bituminous coal??? (do you know if it's Bit coal..soft...or hard coal...Anthracite?)
If it's bituminous, there's a forum just for Bit coal & allot of us no very little about it. I'd recommend burning Anthracite in that stove.
Do you know which type of coal it is?
If I post a pic, will that help? It's bigger than pea coal, and it's shiny and mishapen. That's about all I know about it...
Open the link below and tell us what size does it look like the most that will help us to help you . Welcome Shellie

http://www.readinganthracite.com/images/coal%20si ... 0front.pdf

 
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Post by Pete69 » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 1:26 pm

Sounds like anthracite to me. It's been several years since I used bit coal but I don't think it is shiny.

 
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Post by tvb » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 5:45 pm

Given her location, it would be pretty unusual to even be able to find bit coal.

 
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Post by Shellie_wnj » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 6:39 pm

Looking at those pictures, it's probably stove or chestnut - more than likely stove.

 
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Post by Pete69 » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 6:42 pm

Get that stove cooking yet?


 
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Post by Duengeon master » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 6:50 pm

tvb wrote:Given her location, it would be pretty unusual to even be able to find bit coal.
Kresge's coal in Saylorsburg sells bit. but you need to ask for it specifically. It's in the back away from the anthracite.

 
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Post by Shellie_wnj » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 7:08 pm

Pete69 wrote:Get that stove cooking yet?
I cant even try until all the little ones are safe in their beds. I tried earlier and it was chaos.

 
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Post by tvb » Thu. Jan. 15, 2009 9:18 pm

Kresge's coal in Saylorsburg sells bit.
Interesting. I wonder who buys it and why.

 
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Post by Shellie_wnj » Fri. Jan. 16, 2009 10:45 pm

And we have heat!!! Thank you guys for all your help!!! It took 2 tries, but I got it started :-) Now just to keep it going....

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Fri. Jan. 16, 2009 10:53 pm

Just keep adding a few shovels at a time so the coal bed does not need a large batch all at once.
Once you get some burn time under your belt you can wait longer between adding coal.
It does not hurt to add often and creates more even heat and less chance for a fire outage!
Give it a little shake every 4 hours or so if you are there, every 8-12 hours is the norm, but you are still in learning mode and it is better to be overly cautious untill you get the 'hang' of it!

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Fri. Jan. 16, 2009 11:55 pm

She's in the Pocono's. I can't see having Bit in the pocono's.

errr disregard that
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Post by CapeCoaler » Sat. Jan. 17, 2009 12:29 am

You know what they say about assumptions!
Even if it seemed like the only logical coal type seemed to be hard coal there is always the possibility that it might have been soft coal.
Much like the famous 'too stupid to own a computer' story getting to the root of the problem is key to the solution!

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperfect.asp

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Sat. Jan. 17, 2009 12:31 am

I must have just read the first page. :oops:

Didn't notice what everyone else said about bit coal.


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