Coal Stove Issues

Wconsidi · Post by **Wconsidi** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 9:09 pm

I just bought a house and it has a coal stove in the basement and I'm new to coal stoves but something just doesn't seem right with it. I can't tell what brand it is but it looks like a leisure line, all the labels are blocked off by the hopper. It has an auto feed, a blower for air to the coal and a blower for circulating warm air off. It has a barometric damper also on the chimney pipe. The only adjustment I see is one for the feed which looks like just a long bolt. It has a motor that turns a rod that shifts a block out and in and this bolt either allows the rod to push the block back further to let more coal down or narrow the gap. The blowers don't have controls that I can see and just plug into a standard outlet, same with the motor for the rod. I started it up and got it burning pretty well, has been burning for about 4 hours. It does not seem like its burning all the coal. I get some ash but alot of what looks like just grey coal chunks. Also it doesn't seem to be putting out as much heat as it did when I first had it going. The stove was burning hot and the thermometer on the chimney pipe read about 190-215. The barometric damper was opening and closing to adjust draft but now just sits idle. Also the temp on the chimney pipe is only reading about 140. Also it seems like its going through a lot of coal for the amount of heat I'm getting. Any idea's on this guys?

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 9:28 pm

Pictures....need pictures....

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 5:09 am

Seasonal Maintenance can not be ignored...coal fines and fly ash do get in the way.

Wiz · Post by **Wiz** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 5:15 am

X2 on cleaning and pictures

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 5:25 am

fines collect under cast iron grate and hinder comb. air...partially burnt coal

fly ash in flue pipes causes restricted exhaust path...partial burnt coal, and possible carbon monoxide leaking in home

Get CO detectors now, if none.

Wconsidi · Post by **Wconsidi** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 4:43 pm

Alright here are the pics. I also pulled out my burn tray and cleaned out underneath, it has some ash and I can see lights through all holes in it. One thing I did notice is that there is no seal around the bottom of it. Would it blow air by the holes?

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 5:07 pm

welcome to the forum!

good pics, somebody will have it ID'ed shortly and know how the controls are to be set up.

since you inherited this stove and aren't sure of its maintenance history, you want to double check a few things to make sure it's ready to fire up for the season.

check the chimney and any horizontal sections of flue pipe to make sure they are clear of fly ash.

check the holes in the grate to make sure they are really open and not partially clogged - use a proper sized drill bit.

get a co monitor or two and put one in the basement with the stove and another in your living area. bedrooms should also have one. we can help with how high to install them if you want!!

get a manometer so you know what your draft is and can watch for potential issues. (can also be used to accurately set your baro)

Wconsidi · Post by **Wconsidi** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 9:03 pm

I have never heard of a Mano Meter. Where can I get a decent one?

Wconsidi · Post by **Wconsidi** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 9:37 pm

Alright so I was looking on the Leisure Line stove website and I'm thinking I'm missing the control box to this beast. It says I can plug it directly into an outlet to troubleshoot certain things so that would mean I would need a control box of some kind to be trouble shooting it. Any thoughts or ideas on this?

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 11:47 pm

It looks like some of the holes in the grate are clogged up. Suggest you take a small drill bit or an ice pick and poke them in the holes to ensure they are all open.

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Tue. Oct. 29, 2013 6:38 am

Manometer Install

this thread has a lot of pics of manometers. the dwyer mark II model 25 gets used here quite a lot. there is plenty of installation instructions in that thread too. less than $40 on ebay, grainger has them too, don't know their current price.

Post by **Rob R.** » Tue. Oct. 29, 2013 7:01 pm

Did we confirm this is a LL stove? If so, I can move the thread to the LL forum.

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Tue. Oct. 29, 2013 10:23 pm

Yepper it is an older LL.

Flyer5 · Post by **Flyer5** » Wed. Oct. 30, 2013 7:50 pm

Its an old LL. Back of grate needs a gasket.

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Wconsidi · Post by **Wconsidi** » Fri. Nov. 01, 2013 8:56 am

Alright so I when I went and ordered the coal for my stove the guy said that when he dropped off the coal he would take a quick peak at my stove. He replaced that gasket in the back, set my barometric damper and cleaned all the blowers and motors up. Sucker runs like a champ now. Hell of a guy charged me twenty bucks and stopped by later to make sure it was all up and running the way it should. Said that the gasket in the back should be replaced every year or two just for good measure and the blowers cleaned about every 3 months.

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