Coal useage per heating season
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Hello ldorah,
Here is a link and neat story about steam from Dan Holohan for you to read.
heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/steam-velocity/
Dan had written two very good paperback books about steam heating;
"WE GOT STEAM HEAT" and "GREENING STEAM"
You can order them from Dan through his web site www.heating help.com when you visit the bookstore page and buy them from him directly safely with a credit card and he or his daughter Erin will ship them to you. All profits go to the author as there is no middleman like amazon to deal with.
You can join the heating help forum for free and ask questions about heating and plumbing and read the stories that Dan talks about in his books and pod casts on the forum.
Here is a link and neat story about steam from Dan Holohan for you to read.
heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/steam-velocity/
Dan had written two very good paperback books about steam heating;
"WE GOT STEAM HEAT" and "GREENING STEAM"
You can order them from Dan through his web site www.heating help.com when you visit the bookstore page and buy them from him directly safely with a credit card and he or his daughter Erin will ship them to you. All profits go to the author as there is no middleman like amazon to deal with.
You can join the heating help forum for free and ask questions about heating and plumbing and read the stories that Dan talks about in his books and pod casts on the forum.
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- Location: West Middlesex, PA
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- Coal Size/Type: Pea
- Other Heating: Electric baseboards (hopefully never use these again)
Just picked up my second load of pea coal a couple of days ago. First load was 2.7 tons and lasted from the end of October through mid February. This load is 2.6 tons and will easily get me through the summer and into next October again. Heading around 2200 square feet with 4 radiant zones through the floors upstairs and 4 radiators downstairs.
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Yesterday I had 4 ton rice delivered. I usually burn 5.5 ton a year with running it for hot water in the summertime.
The bin is in the back of my garage, and they use the conveyor. Here is a picture.
The bin is in the back of my garage, and they use the conveyor. Here is a picture.
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I go through 8 to 9 ton from nov to march with ahs 260 outside in a building with 50ft run to 1862 all original farm house of 1800 sq/ft. temp at 70deg.
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- Coal Size/Type: Buck in the Allen and anything goes in the MCC, Anthracite
- Other Heating: None, maybe some wood in the MCC in the shoulder season
Well as of today I finally shut the Allen Stoker down for the season. If memory serves me right I think my total amount for this heating season was around 10.5 ton this year. Heating 3500 SQft heating to 70* and the DHW. I personally don't think that's to terrible for a leaky old farmhouse, been running since October. I also am proud to be in the 1 match club this year as well!
I also did burn about 1600lbs in my Gibralter stove for the days in the single digits and teens.
Next year i will try to keep better track on my usage and make some insulation upgrades.
I also did burn about 1600lbs in my Gibralter stove for the days in the single digits and teens.
Next year i will try to keep better track on my usage and make some insulation upgrades.
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Add a Hartford Loop to the steam header.
https://heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/a-har ... p-q-and-a/
https://heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/a-har ... p-q-and-a/
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- Coal Size/Type: Buck in the Allen and anything goes in the MCC, Anthracite
- Other Heating: None, maybe some wood in the MCC in the shoulder season
Figured Id start this thread up again for the 22-23 heating season. I said I would do better at keeping track this year but so far i have only saved one weight slip That being said I think I have put about 9.25 ton in the bin this year and I feel it will take 3-4 ton more to make it through heating season. This does not include what I burned in my hand fired ( I may have used a half ton in the hand fired this year. I will say i have sure hauled alot out of sherman this year for fellow coalpail members about 32 ton total!
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You must be heating a pretty good bit to go thru almost six ton by nowIdlorah wrote: ↑Mon. Feb. 06, 2023 9:39 pmFigured Id start this thread up again for the 22-23 heating season. I said I would do better at keeping track this year but so far i have only saved one weight slip That being said I think I have put about 9.25 ton in the bin this year and I feel it will take 3-4 ton more to make it through heating season. This does not include what I burned in my hand fired ( I may have used a half ton in the hand fired this year. I will say i have sure hauled alot out of sherman this year for fellow coalpail members about 32 ton total!
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- Coal Size/Type: Buck in the Allen and anything goes in the MCC, Anthracite
- Other Heating: None, maybe some wood in the MCC in the shoulder season
Heating 3500 Sq ft of a uninsulated 1900 farm houseRetro_Origin wrote: ↑Wed. Feb. 08, 2023 8:07 pmYou must be heating a pretty good bit to go thru almost six ton by now
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: Allen 700 stoker
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- Coal Size/Type: Buck in the Allen and anything goes in the MCC, Anthracite
- Other Heating: None, maybe some wood in the MCC in the shoulder season
Yessir, the single pane windows help me with that as well.
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- Coal Size/Type: Buck in the Allen and anything goes in the MCC, Anthracite
- Other Heating: None, maybe some wood in the MCC in the shoulder season
That was last year, this year I am at 9 so far.davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Mon. Feb. 06, 2023 10:59 pm2400 sq ft .. started 1st week of OCT...keep temp at 73F..2 story house...4 tons so far
You seem fine.
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