Picked up a 1928 Oakland #6 Baseheater! Heres My Plan
- EarlH
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Hi Earl and welcome to the forum! Your right the old stoves are easy to run and "everything is as it should be". I use two Glenwoods, the Modern oak 116 in my avatar (and middle of the house chimney) and a 208C range cook stove in the kitchen. They both heat my old house pretty well and as it should be. The fact that you can run the furnace fan is pretty cool idea for those that had hot air. Helps to distribute the stove heat I bet.[/quote]
Turning on the furnace fan does make a big difference on some days. I don't always run it, but when it's really cold out, and since my stove is in the basement of a 2 story house, it does help the upstairs quite a lot. Plus, the stove does not have to burn as hot to get the air to circulate on its own. And I like that also. It's around 15 degrees here today and it burns up about 2 hods of coal a day and keeps the house ok. Not toasty by any means, but this stove is too small for that. When it's up into the 20's then it does a fine job. I work outside all day, so it's just fine for me. And I can always go downstairs and sit by it if I think I need to!
Turning on the furnace fan does make a big difference on some days. I don't always run it, but when it's really cold out, and since my stove is in the basement of a 2 story house, it does help the upstairs quite a lot. Plus, the stove does not have to burn as hot to get the air to circulate on its own. And I like that also. It's around 15 degrees here today and it burns up about 2 hods of coal a day and keeps the house ok. Not toasty by any means, but this stove is too small for that. When it's up into the 20's then it does a fine job. I work outside all day, so it's just fine for me. And I can always go downstairs and sit by it if I think I need to!
- SteveZee
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EarlH wrote:Hi Earl and welcome to the forum! Your right the old stoves are easy to run and "everything is as it should be". I use two Glenwoods, the Modern oak 116 in my avatar (and middle of the house chimney) and a 208C range cook stove in the kitchen. They both heat my old house pretty well and as it should be. The fact that you can run the furnace fan is pretty cool idea for those that had hot air. Helps to distribute the stove heat I bet.
Turning on the furnace fan does make a big difference on some days. I don't always run it, but when it's really cold out, and since my stove is in the basement of a 2 story house, it does help the upstairs quite a lot. Plus, the stove does not have to burn as hot to get the air to circulate on its own. And I like that also. It's around 15 degrees here today and it burns up about 2 hods of coal a day and keeps the house ok. Not toasty by any means, but this stove is too small for that. When it's up into the 20's then it does a fine job. I work outside all day, so it's just fine for me. And I can always go downstairs and sit by it if I think I need to![/quote]
Yep I hear that Earl. It's been low single and below zero for almost a week now here and I can maintain about 65 or so which is pretty good really for this old place. I do have a steam boiler but am loath to run it. I also have a third propane Jotul stove on my third chimney. If I fire that up during the coldest days with the two coal stoves I adds about 5 degrees to the downstairs. I don't like it too hot anyways. Like to sleep cool.
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Amen! Why stress yourself and your stove by pushing it to the limit-- OK I admit it may be fun in the fist year to see what she will do without paying the man at all but-- why not run the coal at medium, enjoy long, steady, regular burn times with even heat output with the pleasure that the coal is doing most of the heating and then supplement as wanted for convenience? Am I getting too old and soft? Even the great Larry Trainer of Chubby fame told me he only burns one ton per year.
- SteveZee
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Nope I hear ya Lobster. My boiler is almost new also so prolly good to give it a little excersize here and there on those below zero days. I ran it a couple days ago set to fire if the kitchen dropped below 64° and it came on in the night and evened up the heat through out the place.lobsterman wrote:Amen! Why stress yourself and your stove by pushing it to the limit-- OK I admit it may be fun in the fist year to see what she will do without paying the man at all but-- why not run the coal at medium, enjoy long, steady, regular burn times with even heat output with the pleasure that the coal is doing most of the heating and then supplement as wanted for convenience? Am I getting too old and soft? Even the great Larry Trainer of Chubby fame told me he only burns one ton per year.
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Hey everyone! Been about 5 years since I bought my oakland base burner and thought I'd give an update and a sale offer. I ended up putting this beauty right on my main floor and let me tell ya, my house stays warm all winter!
It could be -10 and my house is 75! Just to remind y'all it's a 2000sqft ranch on long island in ny.
Once I got the hang of loading, shaking, and setting the dampers, I got this down to where I get a FULL 24 hrs easily and have seen over 36 hrs untouched and still burning and able to keep going! That's amazing!
I'll try to post some pics of my setup so you can see it.
Unfortunately I actually need to sell this beautiful peice of art. I'm selling my house and need to appeal to the masses. Not a lot of people here on long island are looking to buy a house with a set up like this so I'd much rather get one of the enthusiasts here a chance to own her.
I'll truly miss this thing, and my loss will be your gain. If interested send me a pm. Please no low ball offers. I got this from Doug at barnstable stoves and it's in mint condition. Brass was just polished!
Thanks
Steve
It could be -10 and my house is 75! Just to remind y'all it's a 2000sqft ranch on long island in ny.
Once I got the hang of loading, shaking, and setting the dampers, I got this down to where I get a FULL 24 hrs easily and have seen over 36 hrs untouched and still burning and able to keep going! That's amazing!
I'll try to post some pics of my setup so you can see it.
Unfortunately I actually need to sell this beautiful peice of art. I'm selling my house and need to appeal to the masses. Not a lot of people here on long island are looking to buy a house with a set up like this so I'd much rather get one of the enthusiasts here a chance to own her.
I'll truly miss this thing, and my loss will be your gain. If interested send me a pm. Please no low ball offers. I got this from Doug at barnstable stoves and it's in mint condition. Brass was just polished!
Thanks
Steve
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- Keepaeyeonit
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Looks good Steve Glad to see you kept the stove, I would make you a offer again but I finally have baseheater of my own. Don't worry it will get a good home
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Thanks brotha, I appreciate it. And congrats on your base heater. These things are great!
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Congratulations, that stove's a stunner! I hope people pass through your basement alot, worth sitting and staring at, very clean and beautiful. Interested to hear how it heats soon.
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Bump... this stove is still for sale. I'm surprised no one has nabbed this up yet.
Make me an offer fellas
Make me an offer fellas
- Sunny Boy
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Might be that you have the same problem a friend was having recently trying to sell his restored 1927 touring car.
He also said make an offer, but no low ball offers because the car was restored by professionals. Not one offer was made to his ads. Hinting that the price might be high because of costly professional restoration can scare off lots of people by making them think the price will be more than they think is fair for a used stove.
After a few Car Club members, who had no interest in buying the car, pointed out what I just said, he finally came up with a price for the car and people started making offers - many of which are close to what he wants as his minimum.
Maybe if you come up with a reasonable price for a restored, but used stove, it'll get the ball rolling ?
Paul
He also said make an offer, but no low ball offers because the car was restored by professionals. Not one offer was made to his ads. Hinting that the price might be high because of costly professional restoration can scare off lots of people by making them think the price will be more than they think is fair for a used stove.
After a few Car Club members, who had no interest in buying the car, pointed out what I just said, he finally came up with a price for the car and people started making offers - many of which are close to what he wants as his minimum.
Maybe if you come up with a reasonable price for a restored, but used stove, it'll get the ball rolling ?
Paul
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Ok, fair enough. I paid 2800 for it several years ago.
so I think $2000 is reasonable and it'll come with the full chimney kit with triple wall stainless steel piping. I think that's pretty reasonable.
so I think $2000 is reasonable and it'll come with the full chimney kit with triple wall stainless steel piping. I think that's pretty reasonable.
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My lil contribution...
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On the subject of wives not wanting coal in the living quarters of home. Or any area that would need to be kept super clean. Fill paper bags with coal while outside, fold top and staple shut. When needed, put paper bags of coal in stove. Try different size bags. This keeps pre burn coal dust to zero.
- Keepaeyeonit
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I was doing the bag thing for a few months just to see how it worked but my chimney was full of crap(presuming from the paper bags) at the end of the season so now I just oil the coal, keeps the black dust at 0%. I get about 2 to 3 cups of crap from the chimney after a season.
trust me about the dust its not a option for me either!!- Sunny Boy
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I saved on having to find paper bags that fit in different shape fireboxes,....
....... I got a wife that grew up with coal and loves coal stoves so much that she doesn't mind helping out cleaning up a bit of dust after I get done reloading the stoves.
Save a tree, marry a coal girl !!!!
Paul
....... I got a wife that grew up with coal and loves coal stoves so much that she doesn't mind helping out cleaning up a bit of dust after I get done reloading the stoves.
Save a tree, marry a coal girl !!!!
Paul