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Yes absolutely. Unless you already have a big air compressor this thing isn't worth it. Its a lot cheaper to go the coal vac route.
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YUP, it used to drive me a bit nuts when pumping fuel with ARO piston pumps as the compressed air would be compressed and when it reached the needle valves it froze since the air lines were not insulated to keep them warm.
Compressed air made by piston compressors loves to ice up controls and valves and it will work for a while and then freeze up the small air lines and then gradually warm back up to work again.
As long as you have a warm place to keep the air compressor you will have many many fewer problems if you use the linevac.
The folks at harbor freight and northern tool usually have the Ingersoll Rand vertical tank air compressors on sale and they can run on 220 volt like a clothes dryer.
Compressed air made by piston compressors loves to ice up controls and valves and it will work for a while and then freeze up the small air lines and then gradually warm back up to work again.
As long as you have a warm place to keep the air compressor you will have many many fewer problems if you use the linevac.
The folks at harbor freight and northern tool usually have the Ingersoll Rand vertical tank air compressors on sale and they can run on 220 volt like a clothes dryer.
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentlemen janitor GJ-9R
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My gentleman janitor gj9r conversation to efm 520 this evening. Sad to see the pot pulled after 45 years of faithful service but I am going to rebuild it for a spare. Very little had to be changed over but it still was a process cause I didn’t want to use the mounting plate from the efm or the gentleman so I fabricated a new plate which took extra time but like I said the old pot will be restored back to original condition this winter. It is a rotating pot design in which the entire pot rotates not just the ash ring. I will post pics as I rebuild it
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Looks good. That EFM stoker will give you good service also.miner1979570 wrote: ↑Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 3:45 amMy gentleman janitor gj9r conversation to efm 520 this evening. Sad to see the pot pulled after 45 years of faithful service but I am going to rebuild it for a spare. Very little had to be changed over but it still was a process cause I didn’t want to use the mounting plate from the efm or the gentleman so I fabricated a new plate which took extra time but like I said the old pot will be restored back to original condition this winter. It is a rotating pot design in which the entire pot rotates not just the ash ring. I will post pics as I rebuild it D5861425-DA8A-49A6-9E11-D8599E61DE85.jpegC010EB5A-2F0D-449A-94E4-821F0DCE0AFD.jpegD4034423-5683-4241-BFA4-A5D323577181.jpeg
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Ahh, so you did convert the old Gentleman. It's a pretty easy conversion, you just make the plate.
I wish you luck restoring your Gentleman Janitor stoker. The parts are very durable but also expensive. On something like a 9R some parts will likely need to be re-cast.
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I wish you luck restoring your Gentleman Janitor stoker. The parts are very durable but also expensive. On something like a 9R some parts will likely need to be re-cast.
-Don
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Actually as far as I dug into the 9R I need a few fire rings and a air duct, it’s the sheet metal rectangular one. Next one will be made out of stainless most likely. The pipe coming outta the fire pot to the bin will need replaced also but everything else seems ok this farStokerDon wrote: ↑Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 8:58 amAhh, so you did convert the old Gentleman. It's a pretty easy conversion, you just make the plate.
I wish you luck restoring your Gentleman Janitor stoker. The parts are very durable but also expensive. On something like a 9R some parts will likely need to be re-cast.
-Don
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Put dad's 1953 EFM back together today with a single 50" stainless auger pipe. Old aluminum pipes were very worn. Auger turns effortlessly now, and is very quiet.
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- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
That is one very pretty Hi Boy there!
It's a shame we can't save all of them and make them look like that.
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It's a shame we can't save all of them and make them look like that.
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- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
After 25 years of running I would be surprised if the cast rotating surfaces and the cast area where the coal transitions from horizontal to vertical aren't significantly worn.miner1979570 wrote: ↑Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 3:40 pmActually as far as I dug into the 9R I need a few fire rings and a air duct,
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- Other Heating: kerosene for dual fuel Keystoker/unused
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------miner1979570 wrote: ↑Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 3:45 amMy gentleman janitor gj9r conversation to efm 520 this evening. Sad to see the pot pulled after 45 years of faithful service but I am going to rebuild it for a spare. Very little had to be changed over but it still was a process cause I didn’t want to use the mounting plate from the efm or the gentleman so I fabricated a new plate which took extra time but like I said the old pot will be restored back to original condition this winter. It is a rotating pot design in which the entire pot rotates not just the ash ring. I will post pics as I rebuild it D5861425-DA8A-49A6-9E11-D8599E61DE85.jpegC010EB5A-2F0D-449A-94E4-821F0DCE0AFD.jpegD4034423-5683-4241-BFA4-A5D323577181.jpeg
The rotating pot design makes it easy to clear off the ashes and eliminates the need for an ash knife.
The burn pot for the all canadian heaters is a bit different where it has a large solid casting that covers the firepot for the all canadian heaters.
The cast lid rotates to pull ashes and clinkers away from the center hole in the casting for the burning coal to be pushed up and out by the coal being augered into the pot.
These stokers use a single auger that has an end section that is butt welded to the same auger that rotates in reverse to create a restriction in the end of the auger to create more resistance near the end of the auger to maintain a heavy flow of coal and combustion air at all times due to the last auger section rotating in the reverse direction at all times.