Chimney draft
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Fire looks good, just like mine. You definitely fixed some issues with damper which is good. Like lighting said, wonder if that coal is more sub bit. Keep us posted after high wind day.
Will do !!! Has to be the coal because my grate temp is significantly lower! And fire looks perfect!!! Lesson learned cheaper ain’t always better! Now to see how it does on windy day and that should be pretty much it..”fingers crossed”
Even tho the night is young I will update if anything changes… I believe 100 percent it was the coal I was burning…. Wind is crazy bouncing the baro and with my stack temp with bad coal at and calm out the idle was at 170 and now it’s 149 with new blashack coal fire is staying put and well established… so I can say the over the fire draft is sufficient and draft isn’t pulling air thru the firebed like I previous thought …. Grate temperatures are way lower than previously observed … 190-200’s to 170 now ashing temp actually at 130 from 150 and it’s dialed in …. Problem is there is 4 + ton left lol… I will suffer thru another ton or two until I can get 2 ton squeezed into the bin and in hopes of it mixing….I will just have to keep an eye on bad coal until it’s burned thru … never made it up the feed tube but right to it….so I feel at ease knowing the problem is solved… literally over a month of dealing with this!
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I’m going to have to do something!!! This morning ing fire looked great ash looks great…..grate temp is good and manometer readings are good and it was one hell of a night with wind and all is fine!!! So much for cheaper coal or better deal coal…. Lesson learned
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Great! Nice discovery!
Next up…new spin on creative coal burning for that 4 ton existing load. Hopefully without being laborious.
Keep in mind to work smarter…not harder!
Next up…new spin on creative coal burning for that 4 ton existing load. Hopefully without being laborious.
Keep in mind to work smarter…not harder!
I'm kind of on the fence to just burn it before loading more to mix??? Im not sure yet even tho the fire got high it never crept up the coal feed tube... I will see how it mixes as its fed into the hopper in the next day or so and decide then....as long as i know what the culprit was because it was trying my sanity
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Sell it by the can next to someone selling wood bundles as a fire starter, lol.MINO wrote: ↑Thu. Dec. 01, 2022 1:51 pmI'm kind of on the fence to just burn it before loading more to mix??? Im not sure yet even tho the fire got high it never crept up the coal feed tube... I will see how it mixes as its fed into the hopper in the next day or so and decide then....as long as i know what the culprit was because it was trying my sanity
How bout it!!! I will report that now that the other coal now has made it into the ash and burn pot it’s back to burning like *censored*…. Fire to the top and idle grate temps went from 170 to sitting at 215 lol…. I’m kind of afraid to mix it I sooner keep an eye on it and burn thru it during cold months but man I tell ya hard to believe I went thru all this grief until I found out the coal was trash!!! Well ….in our type boiler probably be ok in an underfed or carpet burner
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From what I've learned about anthracite is that it has a particular "range" of fixed carbon, volatile matter and ash content. I'm guessing that the coal you have has a very high percentage of volatile matter.. it actually wants to burn. It's probably very good heat producing coal. It might just be a matter of getting creative to use it in your boiler, I wouldn't give up on it
I agree!!! Believe me it’s going to get used….. I would say more on the volatile side… the ash is very powdery not too much granola ash… I will keep an eye on it as it gets used… but your right I wouldn’t say garbage but more not suitable for my application… hand fired where you add I’m sure it would perform well … but it just burns way quicker than other suppliers …. To the point it’s a whole chamber of fire… lolLightning wrote: ↑Fri. Dec. 02, 2022 8:57 pmFrom what I've learned about anthracite is that it has a particular "range" of fixed carbon, volatile matter and ash content. I'm guessing that the coal you have has a very high percentage of volatile matter.. it actually wants to burn. It's probably very good heat producing coal. It might just be a matter of getting creative to use it in your boiler, I wouldn't give up on it
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I would try the Glen Burn coal again when the weather gets cold and your boiler is running more frequently.MINO wrote: ↑Fri. Dec. 02, 2022 9:58 pmI agree!!! Believe me it’s going to get used….. I would say more on the volatile side… the ash is very powdery not too much granola ash… I will keep an eye on it as it gets used… but your right I wouldn’t say garbage but more not suitable for my application… hand fired where you add I’m sure it would perform well … but it just burns way quicker than other suppliers …. To the point it’s a whole chamber of fire… lol
At the time of 4 1/2 tons left it will be with me thru December January and most likely February…. Just reluctant to mix …. Even tho fire climbs and drops down to grate with this coal it never makes the hopper tube(into it) so I will continue to burn it I’m just glad I figured out what my problem was…. I was at a loss for weeks