Pulled the trigger

Well, after much debate and research, I finally pulled the trigger on an AHS130. I should be picking it up sometime over the next few weeks. Should give me plenty of time to remove the Eko40 wood boiler and install the coal unit. I am sure I will have a million questions as this happens, so stay tuned.

Part of me will miss the wood fire smell and the time spent in the woods cutting, splitting, stacking, etc....but most of me is really looking forward to the extra time with family and not running out of wood in February. I just hope the price of coal remains manageable.

I picked one up a few weeks ago and am likewise waiting to set her up, just waiting to burn the last of my rice coal in theecono 90
Should be a gret burner.

I wouldn't worry about the price of coal. It has been pretty stable since before I was born. What you will need is a comfy chair, preferably with wheels on it because you'll be spending a lot of time staring at your new mistress.

Trumpeterb wrote: ↑

Thu. May. 23, 2019 10:02 pm

Well, after much debate and research, I finally pulled the trigger on an AHS130. I should be picking it up sometime over the next few weeks. Should give me plenty of time to remove the Eko40 wood boiler and install the coal unit. I am sure I will have a million questions as this happens, so stay tuned.

Part of me will miss the wood fire smell and the time spent in the woods cutting, splitting, stacking, etc....but most of me is really looking forward to the extra time with family and not running out of wood in February. I just hope the price of coal remains manageable.

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And some day you'll want a dustless, no-lifting above your head, hopper filling system...so during layout time one should have that thought in the back of their head...

Yep. Already planning on a coal vac system someday

Congratulations! I'm sure you will love the minimal tending the S130 requires compared to a wood boiler. Now you can burn wood "for fun" rather than as a necessity.

Trumpeterb wrote: ↑

Fri. May. 24, 2019 10:24 pm

Yep. Already planning on a coal vac system someday

Good luck with that. To my knowledge, no one has been successful at building a coal-vac system for moving Pea coal.

-Don

StokerDon wrote: ↑

Sat. May. 25, 2019 10:16 am

Congratulations! I'm sure you will love the minimal tending the S130 requires compared to a wood boiler. Now you can burn wood "for fun" rather than as a necessity.


Good luck with that. To my knowledge, no one has been successful at building a coal-vac system for moving Pea coal.

-Don

Hmmmm....time for some serious engineering....

Or this puppy, still available.

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