Small hot bit fire
- 11ultra103
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- BlackBetty06
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What are you doing for secondary air? Can you explain your firing process? I’ve got some somerset PA bit on hand to burn up.
Thanks!
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Thanks for asking. The bit I have burns really well. I have no secondary air although I leave a corner of the coal pile burning and uncovered when reloading. This acts like a pilot light and helps to burn off the volatile gasses so I don’t get an explosion. I shake down and reload in the morning and once again in the evening. Sometimes it will fuse together and I’ll poke it a little with a bar.BlackBetty06 wrote: ↑Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 8:50 pmWhat are you doing for secondary air? Can you explain your firing process? I’ve got some somerset PA bit on hand to burn up.
Thanks!
- BlackBetty06
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What about air controls? Do you leave the ash door vents always open some to keep a continuous flow of air through the coal bed to avoid explosions?