s 130 swirl tube build up
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plumberman
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- Location: andes ny
- Stoker Coal Boiler: coal gun 130
- Coal Size/Type: pea
- Other Heating: solar dhw/samsung mini split/oil
quick question if someone might know why?? I installed a 130 for someone else pretty much same install as mine for some reason last year he was getting a ton of fly ash in his chimney [looked more like black beauty,grit]. This year the swirl tube is getting build up with black flakes?? In less than a months time aprox 1 1/2" or better of build up. The ash I would say looks fine, same as mine. In 3 months mine maybe had an 1 inch in swirltube. Just a difference in coal supplies?? thanks for any ideas or comments
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McGiever
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- 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
Suspect some issue (not sealed) with replaceable "cyclone cone" would allow fly ash to get expelled into chimney.
As for the "swirl tube" loading up with fly ash, that is definitely a function, or lack there of, the Fan...wrong fan speed being a first best guess...
That "black beauty" is supposed to polish the inside of the "swirl tube"...not drop out of suspension and pile up.
My experience, and with a picture...
Post by McGiever - AA130
As for the "swirl tube" loading up with fly ash, that is definitely a function, or lack there of, the Fan...wrong fan speed being a first best guess...
That "black beauty" is supposed to polish the inside of the "swirl tube"...not drop out of suspension and pile up.
My experience, and with a picture...
Post by McGiever - AA130