Lenig Coal Blend, Need Advice

efo141 · Post by **efo141** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 1:32 pm

I got a pretty good price from Lenig and there recomended trucker on 24 ton bulk del to Mass. The trucker said he would mix buck and rice in the hopper if I wanted. I have a Keystoker Kaa2. What blend will be the best for my boiler I was thinking 70% rice 30% buck? I called Ketstoker about burning buck and they said it was fine as long as I had no powervent, and I dont. I am nervous about straight buck after reading posts about hopper fires. Any info will be helpful Thanks Ed

coal berner · Post by **coal berner** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 4:23 pm

If Keystoker said not to worry about buck don't worry about it as long as you have a good draft you will not have any
problem having the fire backing up into the hopper

Post by **Richard S.** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 5:11 pm

My brother uses nothing but buck but I believe he has a ka-6.

efo141 · Post by **efo141** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 5:30 pm

Does the k6 share the same stoker as the Kaa2? I thought I read its diffrent. I just want to make sure I know what I am doing befre I order $4000+(4-5 years worth) of the wrong coal.

efo141 · Post by **efo141** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 5:35 pm

Coal Berner,From what ive read I am already worried! I don't want to burn the house down while I am at church some sunday. I was looking for some advice from someone who blends the two sizes and what works best for them. The boiler is a Keystoker Kaa2. Thanks Ed

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 5:38 pm

If you are worried just get a full load of rice and you will be able to stop worrying. I don't know that you will gain that much from a rice buck mix.

efo141 · Post by **efo141** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 5:44 pm

I read it helped with clinker problems. and Lenig is low on rice. Just thought I could kill two birds (without )one clinker!

mike · Post by **mike** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2008 8:34 pm

I wouldn't worry about straight buck at all. There is a whole chain of events that would have to unfold before you had a hopper fire in that boiler with 100% buck if it could even happen at all with that particular boiler.

jpen1 · Post by **jpen1** » Sun. Jul. 06, 2008 2:29 pm

If Lenig is low on rice coal I would worry about the quality. If they get low on there own they will buy from other soucres which are junk coal and mix it with the good stuff. However you should be safe with buck as they don't seem to have problems with that size. If you could go and look thru what they gving you first and it has what looks to be pieces of broken bricks in it stay away. I have had some of the best I have ever burnt and some of the worst I ever burnt with almost 30% ash from lenig all in the same load. In other words if you go with lenig get at least a 50% buck mix.

efo141 · Post by **efo141** » Sun. Jul. 06, 2008 10:32 pm

Thanks for the info. I will ask the truck driver if he will look at the rice and make the call for me.