Which Coal Boiler to Get

The building will be 10x12 2x6 walls fully insulated including high density foam in the floor. I'm thinking these units made for inside are not well insulated so the building should be. Six foot of the back wall will fold down so the coal can be dumped in with my tractor. 3 or more feet should be enough coal for a year. 3x10x7 divided by 40 =5.2 tons. That will leave 8 1/2 feet for the unit,plumbing and a stand for a compact refrigerator to ward off dehydration. Brian

Insulated concrete forms are the way to go. Good fire rating and low infiltration. Here is a link to one company. http://www.polysteel.com/psform_3000.htm
Just Google insulated concrete forms for other companies.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.micros ... ision&cd=1

I dabbled with large water storage in the basement when considering the wood gun from Alternate Heating Systems. You can find (in PA) a used dairy tank with faulty refrigeration - totally useless to the farmer - for a pretty good deal. I had an 850 gallon insulated stainless tank - about 10 years old for $500 lined up before I began reading this forum and made the WISE switch to coal. I don't see the benefit in energy storage using water if one heats with coal.

Of course, I jumped into this thread at page 6... so maybe I missed something?

pret wrote:Of course, I jumped into this thread at page 6... so maybe I missed something?

If your heating with coal, you didn't miss anything.

coaledsweat wrote:

pret wrote:Of course, I jumped into this thread at page 6... so maybe I missed something?

If your heating with coal, you didn't miss anything.

It's true, it's true!!!!!!!! 26 weeks. Did you leave enough room for the backup generator? You have to post pictures of this buildup! That fold down door sounds real sweet! Come on! Scott

I would love to show you pics if I could only figure out how to do it. I thought that I had it the other day but you would have got our xmas disney pictures. Any ideas let me know? Brian

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Sting wrote:First -- sign up for a free account
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{2} Save your picture to "My Pictures" in your computer scaled to
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browse, select the picture out of your "My Pictures" on
your computer.
{4} Enter a description if you wish in Photobucket
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Or you could just use the upload attachment feature at the bottom of the reply page.

gambler wrote:Or you could just use the upload attachment feature at the bottom of the reply page.

Daaaaaaaa

I never noticed that

Thanks the pexs came today we have been busy . The total cost is a little above what I projected but we are moveing forward.It is the house we built in 73 I plan on staying so I think it will pay off. Any other boilers that I could look at in Dansville NY area please let me know? Thanks Brian

Come on!!! Where are the pics of that foldown wall? Scott

The wall is weeks away. The pex is in the ground and in the house,the driveway cloth is down and we are gradeing stone. Brian

26Weeks wrote:The building will be 10x12 2x6 walls fully insulated including high density foam in the floor. I'm thinking these units made for inside are not well insulated so the building should be. Six foot of the back wall will fold down so the coal can be dumped in with my tractor. 3 or more feet should be enough coal for a year. 3x10x7 divided by 40 =5.2 tons. That will leave 8 1/2 feet for the unit,plumbing and a stand for a compact refrigerator to ward off dehydration. Brian

Don't know what code you may be expected to meet with your installation but by the time you put an interior wall to separate the coal bin from the equipment you will have only 8 feet --not 8 1/2. Most codes require a minimum of 3 feet access all around and that would leave only 2' for the unit--presumably including the plumbing-- if 3 feet of clear access is required.

Bob wrote:

26Weeks wrote:The building will be 10x12 2x6 walls fully insulated including high density foam in the floor. I'm thinking these units made for inside are not well insulated so the building should be. Six foot of the back wall will fold down so the coal can be dumped in with my tractor. 3 or more feet should be enough coal for a year. 3x10x7 divided by 40 =5.2 tons. That will leave 8 1/2 feet for the unit,plumbing and a stand for a compact refrigerator to ward off dehydration. Brian

Don't know what code you may be expected to meet with your installation but by the time you put an interior wall to separate the coal bin from the equipment you will have only 8 feet --not 8 1/2. Most codes require a minimum of 3 feet access all around and that would leave only 2' for the unit--presumably including the plumbing-- if 3 feet of clear access is required.

Code? What Code!

We do stuff ourself around here.

cArNaGe wrote:

Bob wrote: Don't know what code you may be expected to meet with your installation but by the time you put an interior wall to separate the coal bin from the equipment you will have only 8 feet --not 8 1/2. Most codes require a minimum of 3 feet access all around and that would leave only 2' for the unit--presumably including the plumbing-- if 3 feet of clear access is required.

Code? What Code!

We do stuff ourself around here.

Do you have home owners insurance? The insurance agent will want the installation done to recognized standards in order to provide insurance.