Coal Bin Pictures and Designs

 
User avatar
Richard S.
Mayor
Posts: 15183
Joined: Fri. Oct. 01, 2004 8:35 pm
Location: NEPA
Stoker Coal Boiler: Van Wert VA1200
Coal Size/Type: Buckwheat/Anthracite

Post by Richard S. » Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 12:24 pm

The stairs are a good idea but getting to the coal as you have it set up is going to get old quick.

How about if you built the last two (or three steps if they were standard sized ones) on hinges so you could just lift the entire bottom portion up?


 
User avatar
DavidL
Member
Posts: 91
Joined: Sat. Jun. 28, 2008 9:48 pm

Post by DavidL » Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 1:47 pm

coalkirk wrote:Nice looking bin Davidl. I would suggest you devise some way to prop the lid open that won't pop out and smash your fingers or worse, your head. I think in terms of general appearance, you should get first prize.
traderfjp wrote:We shoud have a contest for the best looking bin. I know who is getting my vote.
Thanks for the comments. I had to make it look like that to please my wife or it would have been a no go.

 
User avatar
traderfjp
Member
Posts: 1801
Joined: Wed. Apr. 19, 2006 10:32 pm
Location: New York

Post by traderfjp » Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 1:51 pm

I was curious on how you would remove the coal when it gets low. Is there a small hatch door some where or do u have to lean over into the box.

 
User avatar
DavidL
Member
Posts: 91
Joined: Sat. Jun. 28, 2008 9:48 pm

Post by DavidL » Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 2:16 pm

traderfjp wrote:I was curious on how you would remove the coal when it gets low. Is there a small hatch door some where or do u have to lean over into the box.
The boards in front are sitting in grooves, so when the coal gets lower I just slide the boards up and out of the way.

 
User avatar
218Bee
Member
Posts: 118
Joined: Wed. May. 07, 2008 10:19 pm
Location: Central, NY

Post by 218Bee » Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 10:41 pm

Very nice, DavidL..your just over the hill from me.

No Clematis, but here's my version....with 4 ton of Hudson rice.

Attachments

CoalBin5.JPG
.JPG | 130.1KB | CoalBin5.JPG
CoalBin6.JPG
.JPG | 141KB | CoalBin6.JPG
CoalBin7.JPG
.JPG | 135.2KB | CoalBin7.JPG
HudsonRice.JPG
.JPG | 135.2KB | HudsonRice.JPG

 
chabbo
Member
Posts: 118
Joined: Sat. Jun. 07, 2008 10:07 pm
Location: New England

Post by chabbo » Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 10:49 am

Here is a picture of my recently constructed coal bin filled with 5.5 tons of rice coal. I am now ready to stoke the EFM 520 (once the installation is complete):
coalbin1 046.jpg
.JPG | 640.8KB | coalbin1 046.jpg
Manny

 
1st time coaler
Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Fri. Aug. 08, 2008 7:24 pm
Location: laceyville, pa

Post by 1st time coaler » Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 11:22 am

chabbo, If I may ask what are the measurments of your bin?

mark


 
User avatar
Richard S.
Mayor
Posts: 15183
Joined: Fri. Oct. 01, 2004 8:35 pm
Location: NEPA
Stoker Coal Boiler: Van Wert VA1200
Coal Size/Type: Buckwheat/Anthracite

Post by Richard S. » Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 11:31 am

You need about 40 cubic feet per ton of usable space.

 
User avatar
DavidL
Member
Posts: 91
Joined: Sat. Jun. 28, 2008 9:48 pm

Post by DavidL » Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 4:42 pm

218Bee wrote:Very nice, DavidL..your just over the hill from me.

No Clematis, but here's my version....with 4 ton of Hudson rice.
Who do you buy your coal from? I bought my chestnut coal from Mirabito; $285 per ton delivered.

 
chabbo
Member
Posts: 118
Joined: Sat. Jun. 07, 2008 10:07 pm
Location: New England

Post by chabbo » Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 5:01 pm

Mark:

My bin is 6' (W) x 8' (L) x 9' (H), although the coal is only up to about 7 feet high in the bin. I have a sloped floor too, which uses up some space, but hopefully will allow me to fill it only once a year to feed the auger and worm.

Manny

 
BIG BEAM
Member
Posts: 712
Joined: Fri. Jan. 25, 2008 9:34 am
Location: upstate NY

Post by BIG BEAM » Tue. Aug. 19, 2008 7:21 pm

DavidL wrote:
218Bee wrote:Very nice, DavidL..your just over the hill from me.

No Clematis, but here's my version....with 4 ton of Hudson rice.
Who do you buy your coal from? I bought my chestnut coal from Mirabito; $285 per ton delivered.
There's a new guy selling coal in Smyrna.He will go to any breaker you want in PA.I got 5 ton of superior(nut) from him in the spring,gave .5 ton to a friend to try.His name is Chad Treadway 607-627-6545.It was 250.00 ton bagged in the spring I'm sure it's more now.Give him a call great guy.
DON

 
CoaLen
Member
Posts: 601
Joined: Wed. Apr. 09, 2008 7:05 am
Location: Geauga County, NE Ohio
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Keystoker Koker
Coal Size/Type: rice

Post by CoaLen » Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 11:01 am

This will be my first year burning coal so things are certainly subject to change.
Right now my plan is this: I've purchased 6 tons of bagged coal and have it stored, undercover, in various locations around the house and shop. The coal I will work out of will be stored in the garage. I've installed a wall mounted pine box on the garage wall and run a PVC pipe out of the bottom, down thru the rim joist and into the basement.
In the basement, the pipe terminates at the top of a wooden box that contains a 5 gallon plastic bucket. This box is located a few steps from my furnace.
When I need coal, I cut open a bag, dump it in the box, then walk down the steps, pull the filled bucket out and dump it in the hopper. I don't plan to store it in the basement because I don't want to carry 60 bags down the steps everytime I get a skid of coal, and I no longer have and kids at home to help me "chute" it through a basement window so I decided not to go that way.
Anyhow, here are a couple of photos:

Attachments

Coal Chute 2 082008.jpg
.JPG | 613KB | Coal Chute 2 082008.jpg
Coal Chute 4 082008.jpg
.JPG | 673.9KB | Coal Chute 4 082008.jpg

 
User avatar
Devil505
Member
Posts: 7102
Joined: Tue. Jul. 03, 2007 10:44 pm
Location: SE Massachusetts

Post by Devil505 » Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 11:07 am

Very ingenious claridon, but is that pvc pipe big enough for the coal to flow easily & not get jammed, & is there a way to do it without the elbows which will will just create choke points? I assume you have tried dumping a whole bag...How does it work?
(I would be tempted to go with maybe 6"-8" pvc & have a bigger, funnel shaped receptacle off the nice white wall, to dump the bags into in the garage)
Just my 2 cents :)
Last edited by Devil505 on Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 11:38 am, edited 2 times in total.

 
User avatar
Adamiscold
Member
Posts: 1116
Joined: Fri. Feb. 29, 2008 7:09 am
Location: Winchendon,Ma

Post by Adamiscold » Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 11:28 am

Damn, I love that idea. :love: I wonder if the end of the chute could go right into the top of my hopper? Now that would be sweet only having to touch the coal once until after it was turned into ashes. :gee:

Great job, very creative. :clap: :up:

 
User avatar
traderfjp
Member
Posts: 1801
Joined: Wed. Apr. 19, 2006 10:32 pm
Location: New York

Post by traderfjp » Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 12:04 pm

That's a great setup. I think I would have used a 4" or larger pipe into 3" pipe at the box and then 3" all the way down to the bucket for a faster flow but if it works then it doesn't matter.


Post Reply

Return to “Coal Bins, Chimneys, CO Detectors & Thermostats”