Type of stoker boiler, what are you heating

What type of stoker boiler do you use?

EFM 350
3
9%
EFM 520
10
29%
EFM 700
2
6%
EFM 900
1
3%
EFM 1300
1
3%
Axeman Anderson 130
3
9%
Axeman Anderson 260
1
3%
Eshland 130
0
No votes
Eshland 260
1
3%
AHS 130
4
11%
AHS 260
0
No votes
Van Wert
1
3%
Keystoker
7
20%
Leisure Line
1
3%
 
Total votes: 35

 
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hotblast1357
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Location: Peasleeville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace

Post by hotblast1357 » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 9:53 am

Sorry if i may have missed one, just curious whats all out there on this forum, and what your heating with it.

Eshland 260, heating 2500 sq ft, DHW.

Lehigh pea.

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coaledsweat
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Location: Guilford, Connecticut
Stoker Coal Boiler: Axeman Anderson 260M
Coal Size/Type: Pea

Post by coaledsweat » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 10:45 am

Axeman 260M at 2200 square feet.

 
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windyhill4.2
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Joined: Fri. Nov. 22, 2013 2:17 pm
Location: Jonestown,Pa.17038
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1960 EFM520 installed in truck box
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Crane 404 with variable blower
Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both

Post by windyhill4.2 » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 11:35 am

1960 EFM520 heating approx. 3500 sq ft. + DHW for 2 houses.

1 - 1987 -14 x 70 trailer with 2x4 walls,original windows ,metal skirting with 2" foil board ( R12 )
1- 1972 - 12 x 60 trailer with 2x3 walls ,Absolute junk vinyl windows that LEAK air,2x4 wall additions built alongside trailer to nearly equal 12x60,looks kinda like a rancher with the A-roof over it,un-insulated block on concrete foundation for entire perimeter. The one addition is a raised concrete slab that is a huge heat leech.This house has a Crane 404 hand fed stove to help warm the concrete slab to bearable temps,Crane burns avg 30#/day & is not capable of heating the entire house if temps are below mid-20's* or below mid-30*'s if windy.
1- 30x40 mainly concrete block repair shop,has good ceiling insulation,2 almost new insulated overhead doors,has cold concrete floor due to no insulation b4 previous owner poured it.

EFM520 sits inside a remote located 53' truck box with the heated water traveling thru nearly 1000' of buried pex.

 
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tsb
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Location: Douglassville, Pa
Stoker Coal Boiler: Binford 2000
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL Pioneer top vent
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey Hanover II
Baseburners & Antiques: Grander Golden Oak , Glenwood # 6
Coal Size/Type: All of them

Post by tsb » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 12:01 pm

Binford 2000 home made. 2000 sqft + DHW

 
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Rob R.
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Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Jr

Post by Rob R. » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 12:04 pm

We have four EFM 520's in the family, but I could only vote once.

Mine heats about 3500 sq. ft. worth of basement and house. It also produces domestic hot water for our family of 4 with an 80 gallon indirect water heater.

Most of the house was built in 1910, and it has been an ongoing project to tighten it up. I don't have enough radiation to max out the boiler even with the stoker on 4 teeth. Someday I would like to add my shop to the load, but there are many other things on the to-do list.

 
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hotblast1357
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Location: Peasleeville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace

Post by hotblast1357 » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:09 pm

Rob R. wrote:
Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 12:04 pm
We have four EFM 520's in the family, but I could only vote once.

Mine heats about 3500 sq. ft. worth of basement and house. It also produces domestic hot water for our family of 4 with an 80 gallon indirect water heater.

Most of the house was built in 1910, and it has been an ongoing project to tighten it up. I don't have enough radiation to max out the boiler even with the stoker on 4 teeth. Someday I would like to add my shop to the load, but there are many other things on the to-do list.
Idk rob, it’s set so that each user can choose 4 things..

 
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lsayre
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Posts: 21781
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Location: Ohio
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75

Post by lsayre » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:21 pm

AHS S130 Coal Gun, heating 1,680 sq-ft, plus an 840 sq-ft walk-out finished basement, and an 840 sq-ft garage. Also DHW. Runs year round on Blaschak pea.

Call it 2,520 sq-ft or 3,360 sq-ft if you must. Garage is only maintained at 45 degrees.


 
k-2
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Stoker Coal Boiler: K2- Keystoker
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Stoker Stove
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by k-2 » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:23 pm

Keystoker KAA2 Stoker Boiler heating 3000SF on 3 floors . Some discussion whether to include the 1st floor,but i say if its finished living space AND there are heating units(radiators) in the space it is putting load on the stoker therefore should be included.
Last few years burning 3 ton for the season,even though this year was exceptionally cold i think im still on track to be close to that as i only burned less than 1.5 ton so far.
House is about 100yrs old not very well insulated but thats offset somewhat with an enclosed sun porch that rocks on sunny days.

 
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Rob R.
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Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Jr

Post by Rob R. » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:27 pm

hotblast1357 wrote:
Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:09 pm
Idk rob, it’s set so that each user can choose 4 things..
4 different things, not 4 of the same. It's rigged!

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:28 pm

EFM 520 heating 4600 sq foot & domestic hot water.

 
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Rob R.
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Post by Rob R. » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:31 pm

cArNaGe wrote:
Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 1:28 pm
EFM 520 heating 4600 sq foot & domestic hot water.
Are you still running that on 6 teeth?

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 2:01 pm

Yes, still on 6 teeth. I drop it to 4 during the summer. I also heat my pool during the summer.

 
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StokerDon
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Location: PA, Southern York County!
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 » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 2:59 pm

What! No Gentleman Janitor!

I submitted my Gentleman Janitor GJ-671 SU under EFM 350 since it has and EFM 350 stoker in it.

Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson 130M, GJ-671 SU all connected together heating a 1400 sq ft ranch house and 900 sq ft garage/breezeway plus DHW.

Yes I know, that might not be enough. That's why I have another VA-600 and a BairMatic standing by.

-Don

 
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nepacoal
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Location: Coal Country
Stoker Coal Boiler: Keystoker KAA-4 / "Kelly" and an EFM 520 at my in-laws
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Harman SF-260 - retired
Coal Size/Type: Buck

Post by nepacoal » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 4:12 pm

KAA-4, 1600 sq ft, DHW. Year Round

Unheated basement stays around 66 with the boiler top insulated and right at 70 with the top uninsulated. Its A Converted Gravity System With four 50 Foot Runs Of 3" and 2.5" Pipe around the basement perimeter.

 
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lsayre
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Location: Ohio
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75

Post by lsayre » Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 4:45 pm

It really makes no sense to separate Eshland from AHS. They are fully one and the same. Only the company name and ownership changed.


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