Coal Appliance Monitoring Stations

 
User avatar
michaelanthony
Member
Posts: 4550
Joined: Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 10:42 pm
Location: millinocket,me.
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Vigilant 2310, gold marc box stove
Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Gold Marc Independence
Baseburners & Antiques: Home Sparkle 12
Coal Size/Type: 'nut
Other Heating: Fujitsu mini split, FHA oil furnace

Post by michaelanthony » Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 9:38 pm

Lightning wrote:
Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 9:18 pm
Holy cow Mike! What are you feeding them? Miracle Grow?!
Coal!...Miracle Glow! :lol:
On a serious note...if we all had monitoring stations we wouldn't enjoy yours as much ;).......well some might enjoy Fred's :baby:


 
titleist1
Member
Posts: 5226
Joined: Wed. Nov. 14, 2007 4:06 pm

Post by titleist1 » Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 9:45 pm

freetown fred wrote:
Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 5:01 pm
Just remember Lee, you asked so you shall receive. :)
FF, that was classic!!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :lol:

 
User avatar
freetown fred
Member
Posts: 30293
Joined: Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 12:33 pm
Location: Freetown,NY 13803
Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
Coal Size/Type: BLASCHAK Nut

Post by freetown fred » Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 10:14 pm

I keep tellin ya, 40 lbs daily no matter the weather. :yes:
Lightning wrote:
Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 8:41 pm
Thanks! Yeah, Dlink IP cam which uses a smartphone app so I can check it live from any location with WiFi or cell network service.


I know, right? Then we can really see how much coal he's burnin. :lol:

 
User avatar
Pauliewog
Member
Posts: 1824
Joined: Mon. Dec. 02, 2013 12:15 am
Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Alaska 140 Dual Paddle Feed
Baseburners & Antiques: Fame Rosemont #20, Home Stove Works #25, Glenwood #6, Happy Thought Oak, Merry Bride #214, Sunnyside, Worlds Argand #114, New Golden Sun , & About 30 others.
Coal Size/Type: Stove, Chesnut, Pea, Rice / Anthracite

Post by Pauliewog » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:08 am

Lee....... I see some room to the right of the magnehelic guage.

Looks like a good spot for a humidity monitor to let you know when your coal bin gets thirsty. :D

Paulie

 
User avatar
Pauliewog
Member
Posts: 1824
Joined: Mon. Dec. 02, 2013 12:15 am
Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Alaska 140 Dual Paddle Feed
Baseburners & Antiques: Fame Rosemont #20, Home Stove Works #25, Glenwood #6, Happy Thought Oak, Merry Bride #214, Sunnyside, Worlds Argand #114, New Golden Sun , & About 30 others.
Coal Size/Type: Stove, Chesnut, Pea, Rice / Anthracite

Post by Pauliewog » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:28 am

I gots mine all wired up ...... Just gotta find won of thows apps that work on my Western Electric Model #3 :D

Paulie

Attachments

20171228_022144.jpg
.JPG | 290.3KB | 20171228_022144.jpg

 
titleist1
Member
Posts: 5226
Joined: Wed. Nov. 14, 2007 4:06 pm

Post by titleist1 » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 9:25 am

Here's mine....not quite as high tech as Lee's and not quite as hands on as Fred's..... :D

Handy dandy hour meter....plugged into feeder receptacle on controller....9.33 hours of run time in the last 12 hours.
20171228_091455.jpg
.JPG | 59.6KB | 20171228_091455.jpg

Barbeque temp gauge probe in the flue pipe...
20171228_091505.jpg
.JPG | 23.4KB | 20171228_091505.jpg

manometer...
20171228_091531.jpg
.JPG | 34.3KB | 20171228_091531.jpg

Forgot a pic of the IR temp sensor for stove body temps....590* at the hot spot this morning.

 
User avatar
hotblast1357
Member
Posts: 5657
Joined: Mon. Mar. 10, 2014 10:06 pm
Location: Peasleeville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace

Post by hotblast1357 » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 9:49 am

freetown fred wrote:
Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 10:14 pm
I keep tellin ya, 40 lbs daily no matter the weather. :yes:
Not counting the furnace running also lol


 
User avatar
hotblast1357
Member
Posts: 5657
Joined: Mon. Mar. 10, 2014 10:06 pm
Location: Peasleeville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace

Post by hotblast1357 » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 9:50 am

Hour meter for ash motor.

Temp controller for ash motor.

A bunch of temp gauges!

A magnehilic for draft.

Attachments


 
User avatar
freetown fred
Member
Posts: 30293
Joined: Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 12:33 pm
Location: Freetown,NY 13803
Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
Coal Size/Type: BLASCHAK Nut

Post by freetown fred » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 11:22 am

Yep, about every couple weeks I'll kick the old girl on for 10-15 minutes just so she remembers why she's there, no matter the weather :)
hotblast1357 wrote:
Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 9:49 am
Not counting the furnace running also lol

 
User avatar
Rob R.
Site Moderator
Posts: 17980
Joined: Fri. Dec. 28, 2007 4:26 pm
Location: Chazy, NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Jr

Post by Rob R. » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:51 pm

Other than a temperature gauge and an hour meter, I have nothing to share. I think some of you guys have taken this to the extreme.

 
User avatar
Lightning
Site Moderator
Posts: 14659
Joined: Wed. Nov. 16, 2011 9:51 am
Location: Olean, NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: Modified AA 130
Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite

Post by Lightning » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 3:53 pm

Rob R. wrote:
Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:51 pm
Other than a temperature gauge and an hour meter, I have nothing to share. I think some of you guys have taken this to the extreme.
What? No way lol.

 
User avatar
WNY
Member
Posts: 6307
Joined: Mon. Nov. 14, 2005 8:40 am
Location: Cuba, NY
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Keystoker 90K, Leisure Line Hyfire I
Coal Size/Type: Rice
Contact:

Post by WNY » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 4:54 pm

I do have a couple IP cameras for the house, but not monitoring the stove. I do have the temp. gauges, Draft Gauge and Coaltrol with various switches for the different stokers and blowers. Jacket temp switch with separate blower. It works!! it's my FrankenFire stove. LOL.

Attachments

Coal_Stove_FrankenFire_1.jpg
.JPG | 90KB | Coal_Stove_FrankenFire_1.jpg

 
User avatar
Lightning
Site Moderator
Posts: 14659
Joined: Wed. Nov. 16, 2011 9:51 am
Location: Olean, NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: Modified AA 130
Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite

Post by Lightning » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 5:13 pm

Pauliewog wrote:
Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:08 am
Lee....... I see some room to the right of the magnehelic guage.

Looks like a good spot for a humidity monitor to let you know when your coal bin gets thirsty. :D

Paulie
Oh man, why didn't I think of that!
Pauliewog wrote:
Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 2:28 am
I gots mine all wired up ...... Just gotta find won of thows apps that work on my Western Electric Model #3 :D

Paulie
That is some high tech innovation there partner! :lol:

Beautiful stove! I'm turning green with envy :mrgreen:

 
titleist1
Member
Posts: 5226
Joined: Wed. Nov. 14, 2007 4:06 pm

Post by titleist1 » Thu. Dec. 28, 2017 9:24 pm

Hey Lee, with a little arduino processor you could be sampling all those temps periodically and loading them to a spreadsheet. Include an outside air temp data point, the daily coal/ash weights and the graphs and tables and bar charts you could create will be impressive!! :cool:

 
User avatar
coalkirk
Member
Posts: 5185
Joined: Wed. May. 17, 2006 8:12 pm
Location: Forest Hill MD
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1981 EFM DF520 retired
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Jotul 507 on standby
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite/rice coal

Post by coalkirk » Sat. Jan. 06, 2018 9:10 am

I've got a BBQ thermometer to monitor the supply and return water temp on the EFM. I've also got a wifi thermostat so I can tell when there is a heat call, change temps etc.
bbq.JPG
.JPG | 296.2KB | bbq.JPG
hnywell.jpg
.JPG | 84.4KB | hnywell.jpg
I don't think that's overboard. I have thought many times that the obsessive monitoring of coal usage is over the top. Measuring ash, weighing coal, counting degree days, etc. Here's how I measure my coal usage. I load the bin in the fall with a known quantity of coal. Everyday or so I look in the coal bin and at the end of the season I look to see if I used it all or if I have some left. nothing else really matters to me. :P


Post Reply

Return to “Coal News & General Coal Discussions”