Pounds Per Day Used?

 
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Post by Jlew1129 » Mon. Feb. 11, 2008 5:18 pm

I didnt actually weigh what I use, but I top off my hopper every day with one five gallon bucket. So it is what ever a five gallon bucket of rice coal weighs.


 
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Post by gambler » Mon. Feb. 11, 2008 8:24 pm

With the temp going to zero last night and todays high of 16 I burned a daily high today of 87 pounds :shock: to keep the house at 73*. The stove was going balls to the wall this morning to keep the t-stat satisfied.

 
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Post by stanggt24 » Fri. Feb. 22, 2008 8:55 pm

i own a keystone stoker 105 k and I averaged out since I started stove and it came to about 53 # a day in ma which isnt bad . I have about a little more than half a ton left my need another half ton to get through winter which would bring me to 3 3/4 tons for the winter
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Post by Coal Jockey » Sat. Feb. 23, 2008 7:49 am

My highest usage is 2 bags a day -- 100 lbs. I really have to be aggressive to do it though, frequent stoking and shaking, lots of air. Most of the time in moderate weather I use half that.

 
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Post by WNY » Sat. Feb. 23, 2008 9:19 am

probably between 50-90#'s depending on the temps. 1-3 (30-35# bucket fulls)

 
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Post by ken » Sat. Feb. 23, 2008 12:51 pm

i want one of those Keystoker 105K :D

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Sat. Feb. 23, 2008 1:17 pm

TechCurmudgeon wrote:I've been tracking in terms of run-hours per month.
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Added a column to convert to the average pounds per day for each month, and created a new chart with these values. In January I was running about 52 pounds per day.

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Wow

Are you a manager at P&G? :lol:


 
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Post by layoric » Thu. Mar. 20, 2008 3:21 pm

Use the same buckets, weigh a bunch of them when filled, average that weight. Now just count the buckets you use and multiply by your average.
Then with Excel, you can do some cool stuff, this is what I got from the data, there's more I did, such as auto-figuring when I'll run out of coal,
to the DAY, based on current usage.

I used 6,084 pounds over 143 days.
Average 42.5 lbs/day
Cost = $4.79/day (@ $0.1125/lb)
Heating results above from the following date range: 10/27/07 thru 3/18/08.
Stove: Hitzer, 30/95, double wall, duratech pipe.
Coal: Anthracite, pea size
Supplier: Dennis Coal

This is about a 1500 sq ft home, ranch style, in Central Square, NY.

In case you're wondering, this is me: http://www.iRecoverData.com
That explains the rather analytical answer!
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Post by spaserg » Tue. Mar. 25, 2008 5:00 pm

Mark III stove , one or one and half turn open lower door knob, Ranch house , 2 bucket (10 galon from Home Depot) for 24 hours non stop burning (thanks to this forum!!!), 74-76 temp comfi level.I don't know how much weight of coal they keep.

 
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Post by spaserg » Tue. Mar. 25, 2008 5:00 pm

Mark III stove , one or one and half turn open lower door knob, Ranch house , 2 bucket (10 galon from Home Depot) for 24 hours non stop burning (thanks to this forum!!!), 74-76 temp comfi level.I don't know how much weight of coal they keep.

 
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Post by grizzly2 » Tue. Mar. 25, 2008 7:28 pm

Wow! This is great info for a new coal burner. layoric has the same stove as I, and lives 70 miles south of me. His house is only slightly larger than mine. That sure gives me a good idea of how much coal I can expect to use next winter. In the past 3 and 1/2 weeks I have averaged 25# / day. Actual use has fluctuated a lot, but so has the weather. 8-)

 
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Post by coal-cooker » Tue. Mar. 25, 2008 7:39 pm

We burn about 50 lbs per day averaged over the course of the winter. More during the coldest months, less during the early fall and late spring. Typically burn 5 ton per calender year.

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Wed. Mar. 26, 2008 2:21 am

since I got the efm on a timer and a thermostat, my usage is down to about 100 lbs a day with 2 stokers running......only way the alaska will run is with the stoker motor running full blast and the carpet barely moving.....broke from fixin the efm

 
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Post by coal berner » Wed. Mar. 26, 2008 3:08 am

lincolnmania wrote:since I got the efm on a timer and a thermostat, my usage is down to about 100 lbs a day with 2 stokers running......only way the alaska will run is with the stoker motor running full blast and the carpet barely moving.....broke from fixin the efm
Can't blame the EFM for lack of Maintenance and not having it set up correct By not having any type of controls on it :nono: And running it 24/7 for two years :gee:

 
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Post by e.alleg » Wed. Mar. 26, 2008 5:07 pm

I think it's a miracle the EFM still makes heat after being discarded as scrap metal and left to rot.


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