#8 dilemma
- Keepaeyeonit
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Ok friends I have never had to think about this as I don't leave home during the burning season, I have a very early camping trip planned next weekend ( Sorry HB but Its been 4 month without a trip and we are going though withdraw ) that will have the Glenwood home alone for about 50 +Hrs so do I run it down starting Wednesday until its out or do I give it a good shake down Friday morning and reload set for a slow burn and hope it will be revivable on Sunday? It sucks to clean out a stove with 30+ pounds of unburned coal VS starting from scratch!
Any .02$ is more then welcome
Any .02$ is more then welcome
- Keepaeyeonit
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If I still had my 983 I wouldn't even be asking this as I have run it that long and was able to reload it( it took some babying it but I did it) That is one thin I miss about the Hitzer.
I was kinda thinking the same thing but I'm still not sure.
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Let it go out. To restart just shake down, scoop out a hole in the middle of the coal left and put in some paper and charcoal for a fast restart.
- freetown fred
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I'll have to go with franco b on that one K--just enjoy your lil venture.
- Pauliewog
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Grab a bag of pea coal. Shake it down and load it up with straight pea from the middle back and a nut & pea mix in the front. I also build the middle of the bed up about 6" and close down the primarys to a sliver.
I run the #8 at the shop like that on weekends when I'm not going to be down there on Saturday or Sunday.
Got many 50+ hour burns in the last two heating seasons.
On Monday I open the mpd and the ash door and throw on a small shovel of coal. I don't shake it down until it starts coming back to life, but sometimes poke a hole or two along side of the hot coals down to the grates to give it some air.
Paulie
I run the #8 at the shop like that on weekends when I'm not going to be down there on Saturday or Sunday.
Got many 50+ hour burns in the last two heating seasons.
On Monday I open the mpd and the ash door and throw on a small shovel of coal. I don't shake it down until it starts coming back to life, but sometimes poke a hole or two along side of the hot coals down to the grates to give it some air.
Paulie
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Barry, I agree with franco and FF.. Let it go out, otherwise you will be wondering "what if" and it can drive you nuts. I have a Van Wert stoker and usually I stay close to home during coal burn season ( 100 miles) and I can even see it on the internet and can turn it
off remotely if something goes sideways.. Just set your crappy 29 year old heat pump to 55F and enjoy a safe trip ! Ken
off remotely if something goes sideways.. Just set your crappy 29 year old heat pump to 55F and enjoy a safe trip ! Ken
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Well, what the hell K--what did you do?????????????? Hopin your trip was a success!!
- Keepaeyeonit
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I think I'm going to try the paulie way and see what happens, If the fire isn't salvageable then I'm going to do what Franco said .freetown fred wrote: ↑Sat. Feb. 27, 2021 1:21 pmWell, what the hell K--what did you do?????????????? Hopin your trip was a success!!
I'm going next weekend Fred but I will post the results. Thanks for the input
- Keepaeyeonit
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Ok people i set the stove with buckwheat pea mix ( thats what i had on hand ) in the back and a mix of pea and nut in front and on top of the buckwheat mix, set the primaries to about 3/32” and both MPDs to 3/4 to 7/8 closed.
Now we wait and see if i have a salvageable fire on Sunday?
Now we wait and see if i have a salvageable fire on Sunday?
- Pauliewog
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Barry,
I'm setting my #8 up for the weekend and found that after 24 hours the center of the bed sinks down a few inches. Since I'm not running a magazine, I heap up the middle with a rice/pea mix. I also completely close both mpd's especially since it's been really windy here the last few days.
Have a safe trip and hope to see a recoverable fire when you get back.
Paulie
I'm setting my #8 up for the weekend and found that after 24 hours the center of the bed sinks down a few inches. Since I'm not running a magazine, I heap up the middle with a rice/pea mix. I also completely close both mpd's especially since it's been really windy here the last few days.
Have a safe trip and hope to see a recoverable fire when you get back.
Paulie
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- Keepaeyeonit
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Dam Paulie nice fire!!
- Keepaeyeonit
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Good afternoon friends, Ok this is what I came home to after a 52 hr unattended burn with the #8,
Thanks again everyone for all of your input.
Somewhat slower to reload but it wasn't any problem because I followed Paulie's recommendations .Thanks again everyone for all of your input.
- Pauliewog
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Here is mine this morning at 61 hours. Shop temp was down to 66*f and took about an hour to recover.
Paulie
Paulie