Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 6:46 pm

lsayre wrote:I'm heading for a shutdown for my annual clean-out on Saturday 10/5 - Sunday 10/6, followed by firing it back up right after, and turning on the Thermostats. I guess that means I'm targeting 10/6.

Well the boiler ran out of coal right on que today, and the clean-out and re-start for the heating season will be tomorrow as planned. The only thing I did wrong was run it out of coal (a process planned well in advance, and executed 20 days ago when I decided at that time not to add any more coal at that time) was to shut down in the middle of a heat wave. That may make the restart a bit more difficult than anticipated.

Ed.A · Post by **Ed.A** » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 7:44 pm

Welp if history plays out again I won't be going in until Oct30th -Nov-1st. It's not the dates as much as the parameters. I wait until a week of 32 deg* nites , then it's Go Time.

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 7:46 pm

Last year October 11th, looks like maybe the 14th this year. I just started to keep track after 30 plus years

Greyhound · Post by **Greyhound** » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 3:54 pm

I generally wait for below 40 degree daytime temps, but generally around All Hallows Eve.

Rick

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 4:33 pm

In my neck of Ohio it looks like it is going to get cold on October 17th and then stay cold. If I had a hand fired stove. that would be my target date to fire up.

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 5:21 pm

Looks like the 17th here in upstate NY. Albany.

Wiz · Post by **Wiz** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:20 pm

Looks like Oct 17 I'll be taking boiler off of summer idle.

Wiz · Post by **Wiz** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:20 pm

Looks like Oct 17 I'll be taking boiler off of summer idle.

Sorry fat finger double post....

LDPosse · Post by **LDPosse** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:46 pm

Started up yesterday, but I'm going to be letting 'er burn out tomorrow most likely. Took on 3.5" of water with all the rain we had. Fired up the DS to help dry things out!

Post by **Lightning** » Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 11:22 pm

Looks like daytime highs will stay under 60 degrees beginning Oct 18th which is Friday so I may lite her up then or possibly wait till Sunday

Wiz · Post by **Wiz** » Sun. Oct. 13, 2013 8:41 am

LDPosse wrote:Started up yesterday, but I'm going to be letting 'er burn out tomorrow most likely. Took on 3.5" of water with all the rain we had. Fired up the DS to help dry things out!

No sub pump

LDPosse · Post by **LDPosse** » Sun. Oct. 13, 2013 11:30 am

Wiz wrote:
No sub pump

Nope..... Going to need to install one!

Post by **Lightning** » Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 5:42 am

Here's the Olean forecast. Any day after Wednesday I'll lite her up! I better get cracking on getting that pipe back in place.

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 7:03 am

Lightning wrote:Here's the Olean forecast. Any day after Wednesday I'll lite her up! I better get cracking on getting that pipe back in place.

With temps like that, I'd be fired up already. In fact, I am (seeing as I turned the thermostats on back on Oct. 6th.). My upstairs zones have already made heat calls this morning.

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 1:38 pm

LDPosse wrote:Started up yesterday, but I'm going to be letting 'er burn out tomorrow most likely. Took on 3.5" of water with all the rain we had. Fired up the DS to help dry things out!

Good Christ LD! I wouldn't want your oil bill after looking at that second pic! 2 oil burners!! I go thru a gallon per hour with just ONE.

Lit up on Oct.7th last year ... this year had my first wood fire on the 13th .. so almost a week later. Gotta call Pexsupply and find out when that ONE fitting is coming in that's holding up the whole stoker boiler install job. ...

Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter

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