How Many Winters (Years) Have You Been Heating With Coal?

Demented · Post by **Demented** » Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 8:51 pm

My first full winter although I did get a couple of months practice in last year. The Harman insert has been chugging along since mid November on one match.

Although it's been tough the last couple of days with temps in the low 60s. Doggone draft goes down to nothing and I have to throw in a handful of kindling to get a good draft reestablished. The wife was a little miffed at having to dust more ofter until I told her that I could let stove go out and we could go back using oil with the thermostat set at 62* vs having to dust 2x a week and having the house at 74*+. I haven't heard a word about it since.

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 9:07 pm

Year # 7 now.

Started out with a Harman Mark I burning Kimmels bagged until '08.

From '08 to present, Mark III burning Blaschak bagged.

beemerboy · Post by **beemerboy** » Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 9:55 pm

19 years hand fired. only source of heat.
1.5 years with a Chubby Jr..
13.5 years with a Franco-Belge.
4 years with a SAEY

EasyRay · Post by **EasyRay** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2012 10:14 am

Since 1975..All hand fired,Pea and nut.

Greyhound · Post by **Greyhound** » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 11:30 pm

This is our third year, all with a Keystoker 115, rice or rice/barley anthracite. Use a little oil in the shoulder season (March-April & Sept-Oct)

rewinder · Post by **rewinder** » Sun. Feb. 12, 2012 8:53 am

I ran 2 coal stoves from 78 to 88 ( burned wood before that), could buy coal delivered in bulk then.

took a holiday from coal till 2008 (in 88 I put in a new FHW system when oil was cheap)

referb'd my old VC stoves in 08 when oil was going way up, and probably will be hauling coal in till I croak! (bagged coal now)

offcoursey · Post by **offcoursey** » Sun. Feb. 12, 2012 11:01 am

Year number two... This year lit the stove November 1st and it has not gone out. No oil used for heat this year so far. House is about 70*. I used to keep the house at 64* and use 800 gallons of oil. Warm wife= happy wife.