flex Auger System

 
CDF_USAF
Member
Posts: 124
Joined: Thu. Sep. 26, 2013 7:38 pm
Location: Depew NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: Formerly AA-130

Post by CDF_USAF » Sat. Sep. 15, 2018 9:16 pm

FirstcoalstokerRon wrote:
Sat. Sep. 15, 2018 8:14 pm
May I ask what a flex auger is and where I can see one ?
http://www.brockgrain.com/products.php?product_id=204

It's a flexible auger, can bend to some extent within reason. They're used a lot in the grain/feed industry.

Edit. The link I posted was one of the first to show a good picture to demonstrate how they are typically used.


 
Phil May
Member
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 9:12 pm
Location: Wellsville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 700
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Liesure Line
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Phil May » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 10:05 am

Farmer Boy Ag in myerstown Pa has all the parts in stock for a flex auger. Use a size 350 or bigger smaller than that can grind coal.

 
User avatar
McGiever
Member
Posts: 10130
Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar

Post by McGiever » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 11:49 am

The PVC pipe used to house flex auger helix coil is of standard builders pipe which has been gently heated and form fitted to bend and slope as required.
Last edited by McGiever on Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 11:54 am, edited 1 time in total.

 
Phil May
Member
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 9:12 pm
Location: Wellsville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 700
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Liesure Line
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Phil May » Sat. Oct. 06, 2018 12:51 pm

Farmer Boy Ag in Myerstown Pa sells them. They got a website. Use a size 350 or bigger as to not grind the coal.

 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Sat. Feb. 09, 2019 1:27 pm

McGiever wrote:
Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 11:49 am
The PVC pipe used to house flex auger helix coil is of standard builders pipe which has been gently heated and form fitted to bend and slope as required.
What size PVC for 6 inch flex auger?

 
User avatar
McGiever
Member
Posts: 10130
Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar

Post by McGiever » Sat. Feb. 09, 2019 2:27 pm

FirstcoalstokerRon wrote:
Sat. Feb. 09, 2019 1:27 pm
What size PVC for 6 inch flex auger?
Don't think you'll find any 6" Flex augers...4" is largest

 
Phil May
Member
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 9:12 pm
Location: Wellsville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 700
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Liesure Line
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Phil May » Sun. Feb. 10, 2019 11:34 am

They have a 500 model that is close to 5". The pipe is not trade size PVC. It has a different Inside diameter than normal schedule 40 or 80.


 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Sun. Feb. 10, 2019 4:06 pm

[quote="Phil May" post_id=696543 time=1549816460 user_id=9449]
They have a 500 model that is close to 5". The pipe is not trade size PVC. It has a different Inside diameter than normal schedule 40 or 80.
[/quote]

THANKS

 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Mon. Jul. 08, 2019 11:46 pm

What size auger would I use with the 500 tube?????

 
User avatar
McGiever
Member
Posts: 10130
Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar

Post by McGiever » Tue. Jul. 09, 2019 12:24 am

Phil May wrote:
Sun. Feb. 10, 2019 11:34 am
They have a 500 model that is close to 5". The pipe is not trade size PVC. It has a different Inside diameter than normal schedule 40 or 80.
FirstcoalstokerRon wrote:
Mon. Jul. 08, 2019 11:46 pm
What size auger would I use with the 500 tube?????
Ahh...it's the 500 model...

 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Tue. Jul. 09, 2019 2:48 am

?????????????????????????

 
Phil May
Member
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 9:12 pm
Location: Wellsville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 700
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Liesure Line
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Phil May » Tue. Jul. 09, 2019 8:40 am

Farmer Boy sells them. They look like a slinky. Come in 4 different sizes. You need the bigger ones for coal.

 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Tue. Jul. 09, 2019 11:27 am

THANKS PHILL!! But what size flex auger goes into a 350 and / or a 500 tube???

 
Phil May
Member
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 9:12 pm
Location: Wellsville NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 700
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Liesure Line
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Phil May » Tue. Jul. 09, 2019 12:02 pm

The auger and tube go together. The 350 is close to 3.5" and the 500 is close to 5". You need to get both or get the tube that goes with it. Trade size pipe is not the same size ID as the tube they sell for the auger.

 
FirstcoalstokerRon
Member
Posts: 438
Joined: Wed. Dec. 07, 2016 3:57 pm
Location: north west of Pitts Pa.
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S-130
Coal Size/Type: pea/anthracite

Post by FirstcoalstokerRon » Thu. Aug. 15, 2019 2:01 pm

Can anyone tell me where I can find a flex auger dealer close to Pitts Pa or Youngstown Ohio where I can go and talk to someone about buying a flex auger sys. ? I have looked and looked and can not find a dealer within an hour or two from me and I don't want to order what I need over the internet. Will someone please give me a phone number of a dealer as I can not seem to find any !!!!


Post Reply

Return to “Stoker Coal Boilers Using Anthracite (Hydronic & Steam)”