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Got 3 ton of pea coal on Feb 7th just hit the floor of the ben with the shovel ,got to get more (about a ton left) thought I would be good till fall O well ! I just thought what if I didn't have my boiler ,do you know how much oil I would have burned !

I bet you've been nice and warm. I have since I got a stoker. I just got 2 pallets (1.2 ton each) and will stock up this summer. We will burn until April 30 th I bet here in Northern NH. Lot's of snow on the ground still.
I have burnt coal since 1982 except for a few years when I moved into here. It was when fuel went way up to almost $5 per gallon. Was that in 2008 or 09 ? Anyway I was freezing keeping the fuel down. I said to the wife time to start burning some black stuff again. Went out and bought a hand fired Harman. Should of bought a Stoker then but my dumb mentality diverted me. You know the excuses..if the power goes out,many parts and maintenance,etc.
If I had known it would be so steady and simple to maintain. Should of could of ..

Same with me ,the year I paid 4,000 on oil and that only got me til the end of feb ,got this AA130 and there has been a fire in her belly ever since ,about 7years now and only out a hand full of days with a few out fires and to cleanout she been a good girl , had to replace her timer and a bearing but all good , 2000sq ft and im adding 900 this year(garage} ! she paid for herself in 5 years
lets see how many more she will give me ,I think she was maid in the early 50s !