My 2016-2017 Heating Thread
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Hello.
Added 1.25 ton to my coal pile this week. Had some left over.
If the weather forecast holds I'll fire the stove up end of next week.
Added 1.25 ton to my coal pile this week. Had some left over.
If the weather forecast holds I'll fire the stove up end of next week.
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Not determined that yet. Lot of fines from very first load couple years ago but I'm learning how to burn those also.lsayre wrote:How much do you burn in a typical year?
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I fired it this morning put 2 red oak splits in. Got those going added 6 baseball size lumps down middle took right lot of brown smoke coming out the chimney.
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I have a question been searching for answer.
Does feeding small amount of coal waste more then say30 or fourth pounds. I'm around all day to tend it.
Any advantage to doing it this way??
Does feeding small amount of coal waste more then say30 or fourth pounds. I'm around all day to tend it.
Any advantage to doing it this way??
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Every time you open your stove and put in fuel, it drops in temp. Smaller amounts drop less, but then once it finally gets up to (efficient) temps to burn the gases off the coal to get real heat without smoke, it's time to reload.corey wrote:Does feeding small amount of coal waste more then say30 or fourth pounds. I'm around all day to tend it.
Any advantage to doing it this way??
If you can load coal on alternating sides with a good amount that doesn't smother, doesn't take a long time to heat up, but lasts a good amount of time, you'll be happy. A smokeless fire that hums away throws lots of comfortable and reliable heat, without over firing.
Others can likely give you more details, but that should get you started
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bit I have burned was real small plus a lot of fines. I bought the cheapest lunch bags I could find and filled them and threw the bags in that way to avoid smoke coming out the door when loading fines. It takes several seconds for the bags to catch fire, time enough to close the door. Your results may vary.
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Thanks for the tips guys.
The side banking I've heard just not tried it. Usually once I have a good coal bed I put fines over top (leaving some hot coals exposed).
The side banking I've heard just not tried it. Usually once I have a good coal bed I put fines over top (leaving some hot coals exposed).
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When dragging all the coke to one side and fresh coal on other would the fire spread as it burns or would I need to push coal over as it burns??
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You don't have to drag or move anything (stoke it maybe is okay), just pile the new stuff on top. The idea is to leave enough coal exposed and burning hot to allow the new stuff to light.
Yes, the coal will burn and creep up the new pile.
Yes, the coal will burn and creep up the new pile.
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Gotcha thanks.CoalisCoolxWarm wrote:You don't have to drag or move anything (stoke it maybe is okay), just pile the new stuff on top. The idea is to leave enough coal exposed and burning hot to allow the new stuff to light.
Yes, the coal will burn and creep up the new pile.
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Well I'm learning to control heat now. Loaded the stove up last night got burning closed primary air left secondary air a sliver open. Woke this morning rather cold house. But stove was idling along at 150. Busted the mass up away it went still burning the same load of coal.
This sound ok?
This sound ok?
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Today pulled at my probe from the flue it was coated in a brown runny liquid. I thought coal did not make creosote? I cleaned it stuck it back in then checked it a while later. The brown liquid was back on it.
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