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Frank B.
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Post by Frank B. » Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 10:22 pm

This is my 3rd year burning Blashak nut coal (bagged) This years coal produces a distinct pinkish/red ash. The past couple years I had a white/grey ash. Anyone else notice this?

 
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Post by deacon3j » Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 11:09 pm

The first Blashak I got gave me a nice white ash. Then I got a bulk load and it's a pink/redish ash and not quite as fine.

 
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Post by Adamiscold » Tue. Nov. 25, 2008 6:33 am

This is my first year burning coal and I would have to say my ash isn't whitest/gray it does have some color to it. I was told by the guy at the store that it was last years left over bags if that means anything.

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Post by WNY » Tue. Nov. 25, 2008 7:31 am

Not like coal goes bad, you can 20 year old coal that burns fine.


 
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Post by bksaun » Tue. Nov. 25, 2008 7:43 am

Remember, most of this is reclaimed coal from culm piles or it is strip mined, what you are burning this year probably came from a different pile or different stip mine sight. All companies have these inconsistancies.

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Post by BigBarney » Tue. Nov. 25, 2008 8:31 am

I have a suggestion that when someone posts a picture of coal ash that they put a item in

the picture to give us a perspective of the size,and also list the size of coal used to produce

this ash.Some members already do this and it is helpful to put the ash/clinker in the correct

relationship. A coin or a dollar bill are good references.

I would like to know which coal source has the softest ash in a nut and pea size,so it is easy to break

up in a stove /boiler.I used Blaschalk nut and it had a very stony hard texture and some small

clinkers of melted iron like material in it,maybe other coal will be softer and easily broken up.

I burned real good and produced good heat,so its good coal for strip mined.

BigBarney

 
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Post by coal berner » Tue. Nov. 25, 2008 2:46 pm

When your a company the size of blaschak that are in 19 different coal veins you ash will be
different color from load to load. It all depends if they where running more white ash coal that day or more Red ash coal that day. You might get more BTU's on one load then the next load. They
Run 2500 tons of raw coal day threw that breaker you will see differences between load to load
in color of ash and BTU's output . They are one of the most Consistent in Quality Surface mining company around . Much better then Most Surface mining Co.

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