2018 Seasons End?
- joeq
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- Location: Northern CT
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: G111, Southard Robertson
Even tho the OATs are still in winter mode, participation seems to have drastically fallen off. I thought in the past, when members shut their stoves down, they would give a "courtesy" goodbye for the season. I haven't heard of too many members yet who have retired their stoves for the duration. Maybe people are still busy, but are still burning. I know I'm good for at least another week, depending on mother nature. How 'bout you
- mntbugy
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- Location: clearfield,pa
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: D S 1500, Warm Moring 400
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- Coal Size/Type: stove and nut and some bit
- Other Heating: Propain
I'm not shutting down till the 1st of June or later.
- hotblast1357
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- 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
Shut down?? Hahahaha!
-12 here this morning in the deep woods.
I don’t plan on shutting down.
-12 here this morning in the deep woods.
I don’t plan on shutting down.
- windyhill4.2
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- Location: Jonestown,Pa.17038
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1960 EFM520 installed in truck box
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Crane 404 with variable blower
- Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both
I shut my hand fed stove down mid Feb & am planning not to fire it ever again except for emergency use. Too many chores to do by myself. My EFM coal boiler can & will do the job,especially with some much needed house improvements... if & when they get done.
Morning temps here lately have been in the low 20's ,so heat is certainly needed & welcome yet.
I do miss the bone warming radiant heat that the hand fed stove added to my house,but i do not miss the extra chores involved with keeping it lit thru the winter.
Morning temps here lately have been in the low 20's ,so heat is certainly needed & welcome yet.
I do miss the bone warming radiant heat that the hand fed stove added to my house,but i do not miss the extra chores involved with keeping it lit thru the winter.
- Riddlerlloyd
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- Joined: Thu. Jan. 18, 2018 8:36 pm
- Location: Central PA
- Baseburners & Antiques: Glenwood #6
- Coal Size/Type: Nut
- Other Heating: Oil fired steam convectors
Still burning and is the only heat going in the house, will probably be running through mid April just to take the chill off...we can always open windows!
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- Location: Chester, NY
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL AnthraKing 180K, Pocono110K,KStokr 90K, DVC
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Invader 2
- Baseburners & Antiques: Wings Best, Glenwood #8(x2) Herald 116x
- Coal Size/Type: Rice,
- Other Heating: Heating Oil CH, Toyotomi OM 22
I have been fooled before and then shutdown to early only to use a lot of HO. May 15th on the dot is our formula unless mother nature is being unusually cruel.
- lsayre
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- Location: Ohio
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
- Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75
The T-Stats will most likely be turned off in about mid-May here. Certainly no sooner than early May.
- Rob R.
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- Location: Chazy, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Jr
Me too. My first year with coal I quit burning on April 1st, and burned nearly an entire tank of HO the rest of April.coalnewbie wrote: ↑Sun. Mar. 18, 2018 12:32 pmI have been fooled before and then shutdown to early only to use a lot of HO. May 15th on the dot is our formula unless mother nature is being unusually cruel.
This year I will probably be out of coal at the end of April, so after that the Heat Pump will stand in.
- windyhill4.2
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- Location: Jonestown,Pa.17038
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1960 EFM520 installed in truck box
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Crane 404 with variable blower
- Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both
I have no set date to turn off my t-stats in my house & my shop...if a cold rainy day comes thru here in late June,my heat will be on .... EFM520 heat of course. I have no liquid sand to burn.
- Lightning
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- Location: Olean, NY
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We are over the "hump" for sure but I'll have the furnace lit for at least another 7 weeks. Unless of course there is an unprecedented warm spell of some sort.
- joeq
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- Location: Northern CT
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: G111, Southard Robertson
That's my concern too CN. This winter seems to be dragging on. Unlike previous winters where we'ld have 70° oats in March or april, doesn't appear that'll be the case this season.coalnewbie wrote: ↑Sun. Mar. 18, 2018 12:32 pmI have been fooled before and then shutdown to early only to use a lot of HO. May 15th on the dot is our formula unless mother nature is being unusually cruel.
And Dave, one question I have with you people with boilers for DHW, does that mean you're burning coal year round? Are the coal furnaces insulated from radiating heat in the summer months?
- windyhill4.2
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- Location: Jonestown,Pa.17038
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1960 EFM520 installed in truck box
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Crane 404 with variable blower
- Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both
Yes, i burn coal each day of the yr.,that also makes it easy to have heat available in late June or early Sept when needed.
I have my boiler wrapped with 2" foil board to keep the heat in.
- pintoplumber
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- Location: Lititz PA
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Burnham number series 17
- Other Heating: Oil, forced hot air. Rheem
I would have run out of my 5 ton today or tomorrow, so I bought 15 bags at the hardware store yesterday. Dennis