Gentleman Janitor and EFM Pickup
- StokerDon
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Yesterday I took a trip up to the Northern Anthracite Coal Field, (Scranton area) and brought back some more coal heritage artifacts.
Picked up a nice EFM S20 stoker pot with a new-ish bushing, good grates and a rebuilt feed worm. This pot in general is in much better shape than the other one I have. No blower, clutch or gearbox. In this deal I also got a set of REALY NICE early 520 covers. I didn't have the room in the truck to move them without damage, that will be a return trip.
I also picked up a Gentleman Janitor. It needs a bit of work. The base needs a bit of welding. Part of the ash ring and part of the pot are broken. I got 3 feed worms and 4 extensions with it. I'm assuming this is a GJ-51. The top of the blower housing says GJ-52, the side says GJ-51? I will be starting a new thread for the GJ. I'm not sure what I will do with it, it needs a lot of work, but it's probobly worth fixing.
-Don
Picked up a nice EFM S20 stoker pot with a new-ish bushing, good grates and a rebuilt feed worm. This pot in general is in much better shape than the other one I have. No blower, clutch or gearbox. In this deal I also got a set of REALY NICE early 520 covers. I didn't have the room in the truck to move them without damage, that will be a return trip.
I also picked up a Gentleman Janitor. It needs a bit of work. The base needs a bit of welding. Part of the ash ring and part of the pot are broken. I got 3 feed worms and 4 extensions with it. I'm assuming this is a GJ-51. The top of the blower housing says GJ-52, the side says GJ-51? I will be starting a new thread for the GJ. I'm not sure what I will do with it, it needs a lot of work, but it's probobly worth fixing.
-Don
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Yes, that's a NICE boiler and stoker! The 51 and the 52 share the same blower housing. They share the same pot/ auger also. To change the output the pulleys are adjusted. The augers are also changes to get a higher/lower feed rate. It looks like you have two different sets in your mix of augers. You are going to have to talk to Dan in Pecksville to get a set of rings. Did you get the "knuckle joint" that connects the pot tube to the bin tube?
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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
Scott, yes I did get some knuckle joints, they look pretty bad though.
I started a new thread for the GJ project.
Gentleman Janitor GJ-51??? Project
-Don
I started a new thread for the GJ project.
Gentleman Janitor GJ-51??? Project
-Don
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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
Today I was back raiding the nothern anthracite feild again! Yes even in this misserable weather.
There were two guys up there selling GJ parts. I don't know about you, but I can count on one hand how many times I have seen GJ parts for sale! Since I needed spares, I decided to go up and git'em.
I got two pots, two gearboxes, two motors, one newer blower, a BIG pot worm, another bin worm, some knuckles and a bunch of other stuff. One pot is 15" diameter. The other pot is 14 1/8" diameter. That's very interesting. The pot that I got with the boiler is 14 1/2" diameter. There seems to be a lot of variation in these GJ's! I wasn't expecting that! Lucky the one guy had a side plate to give me. My boiler has a round hole from the blower into the pot. The two pots I picked up today have rectangular holes as does the blower I got today. I got a regular and a ratcheting gearbox. I don't know why there are two different types??? And some Honeywell controls. I also picked up a very presentable set of EFM covers and 2 bin worms. And I think this is an EFM ash door and feed pipe side plate. There is a lot of good stuff up there in Coal Country!
-Don
There were two guys up there selling GJ parts. I don't know about you, but I can count on one hand how many times I have seen GJ parts for sale! Since I needed spares, I decided to go up and git'em.
I got two pots, two gearboxes, two motors, one newer blower, a BIG pot worm, another bin worm, some knuckles and a bunch of other stuff. One pot is 15" diameter. The other pot is 14 1/8" diameter. That's very interesting. The pot that I got with the boiler is 14 1/2" diameter. There seems to be a lot of variation in these GJ's! I wasn't expecting that! Lucky the one guy had a side plate to give me. My boiler has a round hole from the blower into the pot. The two pots I picked up today have rectangular holes as does the blower I got today. I got a regular and a ratcheting gearbox. I don't know why there are two different types??? And some Honeywell controls. I also picked up a very presentable set of EFM covers and 2 bin worms. And I think this is an EFM ash door and feed pipe side plate. There is a lot of good stuff up there in Coal Country!
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looks like the stuff I missed out on, from craigslist from around the end of june.. I kept calling the guy over and over and there was never any answer I really needed those grates and worm too. looks like you've got alot of nice spare parts there.
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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
The Gentleman Janitor grates/worms or the EFM?knakki wrote:looks like the stuff I missed out on, from craigslist from around the end of june.. I kept calling the guy over and over and there was never any answer I really needed those grates and worm too. looks like you've got alot of nice spare parts there.
The EFM grates and worm can be bought from Mark's supply 570-462-0748.
The Gentleman Janitor grates are supplies by General Machine.
General Machine, 412 Keystone Ave, Peckville PA. 570-383-0990.
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The grates, worm and jackets were just on Craigslist last month. I called marks and they want alot more for just grates and a worm than I paid for the entire furnace.
Still lookin for used stuff, hopefully I get it all by winter or I'll be hooking up my warm morning for another season.
Still lookin for used stuff, hopefully I get it all by winter or I'll be hooking up my warm morning for another season.
- 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
Keep look'in! This stuff pops up. If you are in coal country you can get to it before me, I have to do a lot of drive'in to get there!knakki wrote:The grates, worm and jackets were just on Craigslist last month. I called marks and they want alot more for just grates and a worm than I paid for the entire furnace.
Still lookin for used stuff, hopefully I get it all by winter or I'll be hooking up my warm morning for another season.
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Right in the heart of it, hazleton, pa.StokerDon wrote:Keep look'in! This stuff pops up. If you are in coal country you can get to it before me, I have to do a lot of drive'in to get there!knakki wrote:The grates, worm and jackets were just on Craigslist last month. I called marks and they want alot more for just grates and a worm than I paid for the entire furnace.
Still lookin for used stuff, hopefully I get it all by winter or I'll be hooking up my warm morning for another season.
-Don
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Hi, new to this site. I have aGJ-51 and love it. I’m looking for some parts if anyone can point me in the right direction. I’m in northeast Pa. I’m looking for a worm knuckle and the pipe that goes over the worm. I would also be interested in any other parts for sale.
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Nice score Don!
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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
Welcome to the forum.crwerw wrote: ↑Thu. Nov. 09, 2017 8:47 pmHi, new to this site. I have aGJ-51 and love it. I’m looking for some parts if anyone can point me in the right direction. I’m in northeast Pa. I’m looking for a worm knuckle and the pipe that goes over the worm. I would also be interested in any other parts for sale.
General Machine in Peckville PA owns the rights and patterns for the Gentleman Janitor line of stokers. They still produce augers, feed pipes, burn rings, ect...
General Machine & Manufacturing Co Address: 412 Keystone Ave, Peckville, PA 18452 Phone:(570) 383-0990
-Don