hotblast1357 wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 17, 2017 9:23 amI’ve ran a,
hand fed hot air furnace,
Antique base burner with magazine,
Hand fed little Franco belge,
Hand fed boiler,
And now stoker boiler.
If you’ve got nothing to do all winter, don’t have crazy hours at work, are home every 12 hours, and like playing with fire and “tinkering” and want no electrical need, then put in a hopper fed bi metallic controlled stove in the center of the house, or center of basement, and enjoy the wonders of coal!
or Enjoy the wonders of coal like I do, heat my downstairs and upstairs, and domestic water, and put coal in and empty my ash tub once a week.
Hahahahahahaha my job meets those requirements and then some, plus I have three side jobs that require me on a regular basis, and I’m rebuilding a 1943 Aeronca O58B ..... I’ll always have 15-20 minutes to service my stove ....
It’s all about what your into, no one way is better than another.