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Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 6:46 pm
by lsayre
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.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 7:44 pm
by Ed.A
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.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 7:46 pm
by 2001Sierra
Last year October 11th, looks like maybe the 14th this year. I just started to keep track after 30 plus years
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 3:54 pm
by Greyhound
I generally wait for below 40 degree daytime temps, but generally around All Hallows Eve.
Rick
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 4:33 pm
by lsayre
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.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 5:21 pm
by 2001Sierra
Looks like the 17th here in upstate NY. Albany.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:20 pm
by Wiz
Looks like Oct 17 I'll be taking boiler off of summer idle.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:20 pm
by Wiz
Looks like Oct 17 I'll be taking boiler off of summer idle.
Sorry fat finger double post....
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 7:46 pm
by LDPosse
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!
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sat. Oct. 12, 2013 11:22 pm
by Lightning
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
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sun. Oct. 13, 2013 8:41 am
by Wiz
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
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Sun. Oct. 13, 2013 11:30 am
by LDPosse
Wiz wrote:
No sub pump
Nope..... Going to need to install one!
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 5:42 am
by Lightning
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.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 7:03 am
by lsayre
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.
Re: Anticipated Fire up Date for 2013-2014 Winter
Posted: Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 1:38 pm
by SMITTY
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. ...
