Pictures of Your Boiler

 
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BodyshopPat
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Stoker Coal Boiler: S260 COALGUN-(thanks Dave1234)
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: New Yorker WC-130/on rice/80gal storage
Hand Fed Coal Stove: THERMO-PRIDE WC 27-- 1980 MODEL
Hand Fed Coal Furnace: modified CLAYTON 1802G WITH STAINLESS COILS
Coal Size/Type: PEA AND RICE -LUMP SLACK AND VARIOUS SIZES OF BITUMINOUS
Other Heating: RINNAI TANKLESS LP - AND HEAT PUMP

Post by BodyshopPat » Wed. Jan. 09, 2019 9:44 pm

Yes, I can get the ash pan out , its a tight fit but its the old number 3 washtub as per supplied by ahs I think.. my low water cut off is a taco, I ordered it and then noticed its only for 7.5 amps,, I have not tried to use it, but its in the water in a fitting near the top of the boiler supply.


 
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Stoker Coal Boiler: Van wert
Coal Size/Type: rice

Post by Rufcar » Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 4:03 pm

My ex in laws ran a huge plumbing co in Hazleton. I now live in Elizabethville . In 76 when we bought this 18 room home, we were burning over 5,000 gal of oil to make steam and it was still cold. Once oil got to a dollar, my in laws were selling Van Werts. On day at the factory, Van Wert was cleaning house we got a new Van Wert stocked with a NOS Simplex boiler 600,000 bts or 1750 sf of steam. We removed the old Losch conversion and installed the Van wert. In the following years , being a building restoration contr. We did a lot to this huge brick home. Including making wood storms for most of the 60 + windows. Insulated ceilings since walls cannot be done. Adding and moving radiators and making the system better. We routinely burn 18 tons of rice coal. The bin holds appox 12 tons and the aluminum hopper appox 3/4 of a ton. I used to load the hopper with a 5 gal bucket but bought a 16ft grain auger and ran that to the bin to fill. I have it on a timer but I can never slow it down enough so I generally fill it with the auger as I take out the ashes. It only takes me 5 min a day. I once Calculated I have saved over 1/4 million dollars burning coal vs oil over the last 40 years. BTW Its only been out of fire 4 times in 40 years 3 times due to broken sheer pins.

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pic with about 10 tons

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Olllotj
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Coal Size/Type: Buckwheat
Other Heating: Utica Propane Hot Water

Post by Olllotj » Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 6:03 pm

Gotta show more detail than that! Wow.

 
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StokerDon
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Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
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

Post by StokerDon » Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 7:23 pm

Yah, Wow that is a big Van Wert! Welcome to the forum.

-Don

 
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Post by Rufcar » Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 11:14 pm

Tkx . Nice to be around guys who dont sht themselves at the sight of COAL! I will post more pics tomorrow.

 
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Post by Rufcar » Thu. Jan. 24, 2019 7:34 am

Additional Van Wert pics. The tank in the back is my well tank. the 4" black pipe is the downspout inlet I cut in and out with the seasons. There is a 6ft wide 35 ft deep well under the coal box. I found it by accident 40 yrs ago running floor drains. I installed a shallow well pump in it and use it to water my lawn. Taking out 1 to 2 bucket of ashes every day, its very hard to keep the area clean. I vacuum the basement about every 6 months. I tried fans and vacs nothing seems to work and after 40 years I just live with it. The ceilings are all insulated and dry walled so no dust get into the house.
I do on occasion get a bit of wet steam that makes no sense. I installed a 4ft cabinet radiator on my porch with an 1.5" line and no vent and it never heats up more than a few sections. I re did it 3 times using larger pipes and shorter runs but the results are always the same.

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Coal Size/Type: Buck

Post by nepacoal » Wed. Oct. 09, 2019 11:15 am

Father in law's EFM 520. Installed new in 1964 and never shut down except for yearly cleaning.
Has his summer coal barrel on. 55 gal drum will go on when it turns cold.
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Original timer
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Original circulator
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Original triple aquastat

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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Oct. 10, 2019 6:22 am

Nice looking EFM.

 
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Post by nepacoal » Thu. Oct. 10, 2019 6:32 am

Rob R. wrote:
Thu. Oct. 10, 2019 6:22 am
Nice looking EFM.
Still works great too... My wife and I gave it a good cleaning in September with a BBQ brush. I think it was the first deep cleaning in years.

 
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Coal Size/Type: Rice and Chestnut
Other Heating: Fisher Fireplace Insert

Post by CoalHeat » Fri. Oct. 11, 2019 10:05 pm

nepacoal wrote:
Thu. Oct. 10, 2019 6:32 am
Still works great too... My wife and I gave it a good cleaning in September with a BBQ brush. I think it was the first deep cleaning in years.
Sweet EFM!
I have the same timer on mine.

 
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Coal Size/Type: Buck

Post by nepacoal » Sat. Oct. 12, 2019 5:00 am

CoalHeat wrote:
Fri. Oct. 11, 2019 10:05 pm
Sweet EFM!
I have the same timer on mine.
That timer shoots Sparks inside the mercury bulb each time it fires... Kind of unsettling if your used to more modern components. How about that aquastat? A museum piece that still works like the day it was installed 55 years ago.

 
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Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
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

Post by StokerDon » Sat. Oct. 12, 2019 9:20 am

nepacoal wrote:
Sat. Oct. 12, 2019 5:00 am
That timer shoots Sparks inside the mercury bulb each time it fires... Kind of unsettling if your used to more modern components. How about that aquastat? A museum piece that still works like the day it was installed 55 years ago.
That Aquastat is one of the good ones with the old style snap switches. The seem to hold up better than the newer style.

Old style
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-Don

 
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Coal Size/Type: Buck

Post by nepacoal » Sun. Oct. 13, 2019 7:12 am

My 3 1/2 year old KAA-4. Installed in April 2016.
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Rewired stoker to make it much easier to clean
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CoalVac feed box
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Loop circulator between oil boiler
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Top of boiler
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Aquastats along with new solid state timer
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Remote temp monitor with hi/low alarms
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Post by Trumpeterb » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 9:18 am

Finally installed

 
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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

Post by StokerDon » Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 7:26 pm

That is a sweet look'in machine! :D

-Don


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