Coal Bin Pictures and Designs

TdiDave,
Did you get your chimney built yet? How did it go?
On second thought...Could you update your chimney progress on the "new chimney project" thread you started so this thread stays on topic.

Coal bin is in place now. I think I may wrap it in tin, and make some kind of lid. Notice the Coal, Heatpump, Propane, Oil. I wonder my self.....

It's Nice to have options!!!

maybe a dozen cord of wood along that open wall would round out things??

TdiDave, How much coal will it hold?

Will you put a bearing on the end or wont you need one? I vote for spell check on here for me only. Whats the motor and gearing? Hope it works out looks kool. Thanks Brian

26Weeks wrote:Will you put a bearing on the end or wont you need one? I vote for spell check on here for me only. Whats the motor and gearing? Hope it works out looks kool. Thanks Brian

I don't think it needs a bearing on the end the augor just kind-of moves around in the pipe, not sure about the motor or gearing. I picked this thing up with my used LL Pocono.

If my calculations are right it should hold about 2 ton.

How do you fill the 55 gallon drums??? Will they fill them for you at the breaker or do you have to shovel them full at the breaker yourself? Sorry for all the questions, but I just ordered my VF3000 today and I've never burnt coal before. I'm not sure if I want to do an outside bin, or knock a whole in my basement wall to make a trap door for delivery and build an indoor bin. I do have a ground level 48" wide door into my basement and thought using a dolly with 55 gallon plastic barrels might be nice. If I had enough barrels, do you think the delivery guy would fill the barrels at my house? Just trying to find the best option. I have a 2 month old, so I don't think the hole in the basement wall, inside bin is an option for this year.

Thanks for all your help.

tboonie wrote:How do you fill the 55 gallon drums??? Thanks for all your help.

tboonie, how about just having a bulk deliveryof coal, and have them dump it on a tarp, for this year? Cover it over with another tarp. Next year, (or during the winter) you can make plans for a more permanent storage bin.

Anyone have pics of their coal chutes? I"m looking to knock a block out of my basement wall and build a coal chute in. Any suggestions on width, angle of chute, line the plywood chute with what type of sheet metal (aluminum, galvanized, etc.)? I want to build a box around it outside that I can try and seal off when not in use. The wife doesn't want any bugs, spiders, etc. coming in the chute.

Any help with suggestions, pics would be great!

Thanks,

Terry

I am installing a chute, 10" schedule 40 (cost me $7.00 per foot) through my block foundation with a fernco. co cap (all rubber with a stainless band clamp $40 ) the fernco cap was 1/2 the price of a std. cap and will come off easier and should seal well. I plan on useing a round piece of plywood with some insulation before I put on the cap. The wost part is I must go through 2 walls, 1 foundation,1 knee wall in my crall space, so I drilled a small hole and inserted 1/2 inch pipe to get my angle of 40 deg.

How wide should the chute be??? How wide is the typical delivery trucks chute?

Richard S. wrote:If you're knocking just the cinder block out they make little cast iron doors to fit the hole. If you have intentions on getting it delivered I'd suggest not putting anything. What you can do is knock the corners off on the inside so it has like a funnel shape. That's inside the house.

Problem is, the cinder block I'm knocking out is about 6 inches below ground level. I'm building a 16" x 16" x 16" 3 sided box to go up against the wall. Inside the box will be a slanted chute with aluminum that will go into the hole I will knock out. I built the box and chute today, I juste have to put some aluminum sheeting on the chute yet and I'll take a photo. I'm going to make a hinged lid for the box with some weather stripping to try and keep all the bugs and spiders out (to please my wife, who, as we all know is the true boss).

I'm also going to keep the chute level in length with the inside wall so that I can mount a door on the inside as well with some weather striping foam.

Does this sound reasonable? Is a 16" wide chute into the basement wide enough? I have about a 30 degree angle on the chute and the chute itself is only about 20" long. I also have the top of the chute setting down inside the box by about 6 or 8 inches. I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

Richard S. wrote:If it's underground the the pvc pipe might not be a bad idea. Be a lot easier to seal off.

Good point, an opening below grade can be troublesome.