Coal to pellet switch
Well....i have an alaska channing III. I am totally renovating the floor it is on. I will have a brand new first floor and do not want the mess of coal/black dust. Im looking to swith to a Harman P68 pellet stove. Im keeping the coal stove, prob put it in the basement. Im so up against the fence about this. Not sure about the heat output of the pellets and how many ton I would use. Any suggestions?
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Wood pellets aren't exactly "clean" either. There will be wood dust and ash dust also. The burn pot and combustion area do accumulate ash which will need to be cleaned out occasionally. I clean out the burn pot, remove ash from the combustion area and clean the glass on mine roughly every 3 bags of pellets.
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Pellet ash is on the "maximum" order of 0.8% per pound. Coal ash is on the "typical" order of 12.5% per pound.
That's a 10 fold reduction, when the 1.56X factor is considered.
And in my experience (so far) it is more like a 20 fold reduction. In my case it is not pellets, but the overall similar in constituency compressed sawdust wood blocks.
That's a 10 fold reduction, when the 1.56X factor is considered.
And in my experience (so far) it is more like a 20 fold reduction. In my case it is not pellets, but the overall similar in constituency compressed sawdust wood blocks.
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I liked those blocks in a regular stove a lot better than I liked burning pellets. The only wood that comes close to burning as clean as those blocks is de-barked wood.
OP, You will be hard pressed to find people on here that like using pellets over coal. I know I didnt. i dont know your coal stove but perhaps there is something wrong with it if it is covering your home with dust.
OP, You will be hard pressed to find people on here that like using pellets over coal. I know I didnt. i dont know your coal stove but perhaps there is something wrong with it if it is covering your home with dust.
Its not covering it it in dust. It definitely leaves black dust. I would be fine with it in the basement but in a kitchen with white cabinets, that won't work. I am partial to coal which is why the decision is hard. If I move it to the basement I don't think it would do 3 floors
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I get what you're sayin'. Can you get your coal oiled to minimize the dust, My kitchen cabinets are dark in colorJumpmanmj wrote: ↑Wed. Feb. 07, 2018 7:15 pmIts not covering it it in dust. It definitely leaves black dust. I would be fine with it in the basement but in a kitchen with white cabinets, that won't work. I am partial to coal which is why the decision is hard. If I move it to the basement I don't think it would do 3 floors
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The big drawback is if they turn to mush. The only way to ruin coal is burn it.
Yes to oiled coal. And you can oil it yourself.
Yes to oiled coal. And you can oil it yourself.
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Had a pellet stove. Breckwell Big E unit. It was ok but not near as nice as having my coal chubby in it's place. To clean it, had to shut down. The fan & feed rate were adjustable but once the fan was off the lowest or 2nd lowest setting the background noise of the fan is a pain. I burn now maybe 2 to 3 tons of nut coal in the chubby. Burned close to 5 tons of pellets, which took up much more space.
Our chubby lets a little dust out if I'm not careful but nothing like everything being covered in black. The wife says she would not want to go back to pellets over coal. Just my 2 cents
Our chubby lets a little dust out if I'm not careful but nothing like everything being covered in black. The wife says she would not want to go back to pellets over coal. Just my 2 cents
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Probably the quickest,cheapest & easiest remedy for the black dust is to paint your cabinets black,no more dust.
OR, handle the coal more carefully.
OR, handle the coal more carefully.
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Umm, no thankswindyhill4.2 wrote: ↑Wed. Feb. 07, 2018 8:27 pmProbably the quickest,cheapest & easiest remedy for the black dust is to paint your cabinets black,no more dust.
OR, handle the coal more carefully.
You still get dust
I don't think coal suppliers here do that. I can call and checkmichaelanthony wrote: ↑Wed. Feb. 07, 2018 7:37 pmI get what you're sayin'. Can you get your coal oiled to minimize the dust, My kitchen cabinets are dark in color