S130 Install

Post by **Rob R.** » Thu. Feb. 02, 2023 6:34 am

hotblast1357 wrote: ↑
Thu. Feb. 02, 2023 6:01 am
I would bet after settling in it’ll burn around 75-80 pounds per day during normal weather.

It’s to bad you fixed most of the issue with the zone priority, and then you’re gonna help more with the DHW plumbing…. I’m all for switching people to coal but I don’t like when it looks like coal was the saving grace and it turns it it was maybe only 20-40% of it.

I will keep you guys updated on how much coal it uses. The S130 is actually putting more BTUs into the house than the oil boiler was, so we will have to see how it shakes out.

As to your second point, I know what you mean. I could have fixed all of the performance problems with this system for short $. However in this case the main goal was to slash the heating costs. If I had just fixed the heat delivery issues it may have increased the heating bill. They would have been warmer, but that was not what they asked for.

lamina1982 · Post by **lamina1982** » Thu. Feb. 02, 2023 9:06 am

Ive been running a coalgun for 4 yrs now and im always amazed when i start it up how nice and warm the heat is, i didnt have central heat for the longest time. I always think the colder it is the less coal you perceive to use with efficiency going up.
A very easy boiler to maintain and clean as well.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 4:22 pm

120 lbs in the last 24 hours. Most of that was likely burned after midnight when the temperature dropped like a rock. Currently -16 with roaring wind. I expect it will be over 200 lbs tomorrow.

hotblast1357 · Post by **hotblast1357** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:01 pm

wow! great that its handling it, it is absolutely brutal out! id be curious to know how much and often it is firing.

for today mine is firing for 20 minutes every hour, -17 with a -39 windchill.

on a normal winter day, it fires 15 minutes every hour.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:09 pm

hotblast1357 wrote: ↑
Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:01 pm
wow! great that its handling it, it is absolutely brutal out! id be curious to know how much and often it is firing.

for today mine is firing for 20 minutes every hour, -17 with a -39 windchill.

It was pretty warm until late last night, but wow is it bad right now. I am seeing the same temps as you and my efm is running almost nonstop.

I have no idea what the cycle time is frequency is on the S130. The house is warm, so they just add coal 1x per day and leave it at that.

hotblast1357 · Post by **hotblast1357** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:11 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:09 pm
It was pretty warm until late last night, but wow is it bad right now. I am seeing the same temps as you and my efm is running almost nonstop.

I have no idea what the cycle time is frequency is on the S130. The house is warm, so they just add coal 1x per day and leave it at that.

you gotta set up a live feed cam so we can watch the S130 lol id love to see how often its firing, ashing cycles, etc. ive never seen one with a load on it... considered taking my windows out here to try lol

Dave 1234 · Post by **Dave 1234** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:46 pm

hotblast1357 wrote: ↑
Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 5:11 pm
ive never seen one with a load on it... considered taking my windows out here to try lol

Now that's funny HB !!

Like an old ''one liner'' from Whistlenut .

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Feb. 03, 2023 7:21 pm

Most of the “classic” coal boilers reliably achieve their output rating and have plenty of extra capacity for an average 2K sq. Ft home. With modern construction you are more likely to run into capacity issues making DHW than space heating.

Post by **Rob R.** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:34 pm

120 lbs from 4 pm yesterday until 10 am this morning.

hotblast1357 · Post by **hotblast1357** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:44 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:34 pm
120 lbs from 4 pm yesterday until 10 am this morning.

That’s not bad considering how cold it was!

Post by **Rob R.** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:53 pm

hotblast1357 wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:44 pm
That’s not bad considering how cold it was!

Agreed. At -15 with roaring wind it has its hands full, but that is a once in 2-3 year occurrence.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 2:06 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 1:34 pm
120 lbs from 4 pm yesterday until 10 am this morning.

That's 3 40 lb. bags. How much for 1 40lb. bag?

Post by **Rob R.** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 2:11 pm

9 dollars.

Dave 1234 · Post by **Dave 1234** » Sat. Feb. 04, 2023 5:34 pm

Rob , after the cold blast last night, I bet you have friends for life now . Could'nt have better timing than this little cold snap and a new boiler install !

Post by **Rob R.** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2023 7:50 pm

2 week update on the S130. 1440 lbs of coal burned, 590 degree days during that period. Looks like it will use about 9 tons per season.