What do you think?? I mean I could weigh it for exact usage but from the pic what do you gather?
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Looks a lot like mine. I have some small clinkers and a little more fine dust though. But this is a full week worth of ash. I would bet most of those black rocks in your ash are actually very light. If they are that means they are partly burnt, not just raw coal.
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I can see Dr Don with the tweezers and the magnifying glass inspecting his ash, haha seriously though Don you've posted a plethera of tests and trials that have been a great source of help!
That is true .... no shiny black....... Thanks DON.....StokerDon wrote: ↑Wed. Jun. 22, 2022 7:25 pmLooks a lot like mine. I have some small clinkers and a little more fine dust though. But this is a full week worth of ash.
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I would bet most of those black rocks in your ash are actually very light. If they are that means they are partly burnt, not just raw coal.
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I just fired up my s260, with 125 ash temp, 5deg hysteresis, water temp 185. After 4 days burning about 65lbs coal per day. Looks like i gotta make some big changes.