AK-110, Is It for Me?
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I was amused by the amount of ash in your pan .. imagine how much fun you will have when you get it out of first gear. I still have a soft spot for my 110 that I sold but I just needed more ummph.
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I am extremely happy I settled on the 110. I couldn't have nailed it any better and seems to be perfect for my house and layout. (Luck ) With Max set at 30, @ 15° O.A.T., the most I've seen FR is 50%....So I'm wondering if it will ever get out of 1st gear! Fortunately for me, you win the race by how slow you can go! Not how fast!
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No criticism just different applications and I agree coaltrols rule. My ash pan for today (24 hours). Different strokes for different folks on different days.
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Oh, so the outside air vent has to handle make up air for both the stove and the vent/exhaust for the battery box.
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Supercharged!!!
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Optical Illusion! LOL The intake for the combustion blower is 3" PVC...The exhaust for the battery box is 2" and vents into the attic. No chance for mixing!...The "Tee" at the base of the intake will be for the Air Conditioner drain. I have another 6 months to get the air conditioner installed!
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First Month Update:
The temps this past month have ranged from 13° to 55° here in Southern Ohio....Heating 2500 sq ft single level + 1000 sq ft insulated garage, I've used 1200 lbs of Blaschak Rice. It doesn't matter how cold the outside air temp is, the radiant heat keeps the garage between 62° and 65°...Inside the living quarters the temp doesn't vary 1°....Still trying to figure out how the Coal Trol does it with such a small package! But it does....I think (when it comes to the Coal Trol) it would have been nice to have the FR as part of the Round Robin Display....I'm about to wear out the menu button just to see what the feed rate is!
Tending the furnace is almost non existent compared to the wood furnace...A few minutes each evening and its all set for another 24 hrs or longer...The nice thing is the furnace is on MY schedule not vice versa! It could easily go 2 days or more with the 320# capacity hopper...I believe the limiting factor would be the ash pan....I haven't tested extended runs without tending....
During my research early on of all the coal stokers out there, the selling point of this furnace was the heat exchanger design and the way it exhausts....I posted some numbers earlier with temperature readings above the door and exhaust stack temps...This furnace does an extremely good job of getting the heat into the house v/s sending it up the chimney. This makes it an extremely efficient furnace...
My Hats Off to Leisure Line for engineering and building such a good product. From what I found during my initial research, there is nothing on the market that comes close to the Heat Exchanger and all around Design. I couldn't be happier with my decision....
The temps this past month have ranged from 13° to 55° here in Southern Ohio....Heating 2500 sq ft single level + 1000 sq ft insulated garage, I've used 1200 lbs of Blaschak Rice. It doesn't matter how cold the outside air temp is, the radiant heat keeps the garage between 62° and 65°...Inside the living quarters the temp doesn't vary 1°....Still trying to figure out how the Coal Trol does it with such a small package! But it does....I think (when it comes to the Coal Trol) it would have been nice to have the FR as part of the Round Robin Display....I'm about to wear out the menu button just to see what the feed rate is!
Tending the furnace is almost non existent compared to the wood furnace...A few minutes each evening and its all set for another 24 hrs or longer...The nice thing is the furnace is on MY schedule not vice versa! It could easily go 2 days or more with the 320# capacity hopper...I believe the limiting factor would be the ash pan....I haven't tested extended runs without tending....
During my research early on of all the coal stokers out there, the selling point of this furnace was the heat exchanger design and the way it exhausts....I posted some numbers earlier with temperature readings above the door and exhaust stack temps...This furnace does an extremely good job of getting the heat into the house v/s sending it up the chimney. This makes it an extremely efficient furnace...
My Hats Off to Leisure Line for engineering and building such a good product. From what I found during my initial research, there is nothing on the market that comes close to the Heat Exchanger and all around Design. I couldn't be happier with my decision....
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Is this the model with those tubes through the fire box?
You are making this statement compared to all other HOT AIR furnaces only right?
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Oh 2biz, ignore the dihydrogen oxide crowd, the 110 is a great unit. The whole series is.
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Very nice installation. It seems that the ductwork is setup very well in your home.
I would keep a close eye the on that first 90 in the stove pipe. Once you get an idea of how much fly-ash collects there you will know how often it needs to be cleaned.
I would keep a close eye the on that first 90 in the stove pipe. Once you get an idea of how much fly-ash collects there you will know how often it needs to be cleaned.
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If it is the unit with those fire tubes, it is a very good design with a hot air furnace, I am simply wondering if it is?
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You are right, I was only comparing Forced Air Stoker Furnaces! And only the ones I could find online. There could be more out there that I am not aware of.
Here are a few pictures I took before the installation....The Heat Exchanger has (18) 2" ID tubes.... (If I remember correctly on the size) . I took the sides off to check welds and construction....I think you can see from the pics below, its very impressive on design and craftsmanship. Its no wonder it does so well at transferring the heat into the plenum where it belongs!
Here are a few pictures I took before the installation....The Heat Exchanger has (18) 2" ID tubes.... (If I remember correctly on the size) . I took the sides off to check welds and construction....I think you can see from the pics below, its very impressive on design and craftsmanship. Its no wonder it does so well at transferring the heat into the plenum where it belongs!
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Thanks for the heads up. I already discovered this is a nice little trap for flyash! About every 3rd day when I vac out the bottom of the furnace, it run the vac hose/nozzel back the exhaust till it hits the cap....The next warmup we have that allows me to shut down I'll take the end cap off and see how well this method works...I may have to do something different? Maybe I could borrow my wifes mirror to see back the exhaust...I just won't tell her what I'm using it for?!?!