Stoker stove in basement help please
Guys daughter in law has home on full basement .Cold floors in 40 by 12.5 area .Heat pump upstairs .Other part has electris bb but used for storage .So question is for winter months say November to March I suggested a stoker stove.What say you guys .For a woman note she hunts deer she can load stoker an take ashes out .No boyfriend .Other thought I said get a used Mobile Home oil furnace .I believe they just blow air .Note the storage area is divided from 40 by 12.5 area .Only a 30 inch door connects both sides .Please your help .Craigs list have stoker stoves are average around 1100 bucks .Fire away . jack
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Is there already a chimney in place? If there is, a used stoker seems like a good way to go as long as she can take care of it.
Trailer furnace would certainly heat the basement, but then you need to install a fuel tank. Depending on the local electric rate and insulation (or lack of) on the basement walls, a 4000W hanging heater might be the way to go.
Trailer furnace would certainly heat the basement, but then you need to install a fuel tank. Depending on the local electric rate and insulation (or lack of) on the basement walls, a 4000W hanging heater might be the way to go.
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Any time somebody talks about heating a basement I hope there is some amount of insulation. Otherwise can be a big btu hog for any fuel.
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If you are talking about a freestanding stoker and not a furnace the 30" doorway would not be a problem. For reference, a Harman mag stoker is about 25" wide so it would fit.
The challenge with a freestanding stoker is getting the heat distributed from the basement to the upstairs. Supply and air returns need to be figured out, even with that there will still be cooler areas upstairs.
Getting the coal to the basement should be thought out so it is as easy as possible.
There are a couple Alaska Stokers for sale on the Harrisburg and Lancaster CL for less than $1k.
The challenge with a freestanding stoker is getting the heat distributed from the basement to the upstairs. Supply and air returns need to be figured out, even with that there will still be cooler areas upstairs.
Getting the coal to the basement should be thought out so it is as easy as possible.
There are a couple Alaska Stokers for sale on the Harrisburg and Lancaster CL for less than $1k.
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check facebook marketplace......i bought three stokers last year, one was 180, one was 400, one was 350. one came from outside of reading and the other two came from the norristown area.
there are alaska stokers listed for as little as 200 bucks.
there are alaska stokers listed for as little as 200 bucks.
Wow - Great Advice!! I just 'borrowed' somebody's facebook userid and looked at that marketplace thing. There are some good prices on used coal burners!!!lincolnmania wrote: ↑Tue. Jan. 02, 2018 8:58 pmcheck facebook marketplace......i bought three stokers last year, one was 180, one was 400, one was 350. one came from outside of reading and the other two came from the norristown area.
there are alaska stokers listed for as little as 200 bucks.