Done with OWB, look for suggestions

 
Irishcoal
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Post by Irishcoal » Mon. Feb. 03, 2020 3:46 pm

StokerDon wrote:
Sat. Feb. 01, 2020 9:08 am
I'm not sure how your boiler firebox looks inside, but that grate in the picture has no chance of burning anthracite coal effectively. Besides that, it looks like it is made out of steel, not cast iron. An anthracite fire will melt steel and will warp cast iron if you are not careful.

If you want to try to burn anthracite in this OWB, you should try to find a cast iron shaker grate system out of an existing anthracite coal stove/furnace or boiler that will fit you firebox. You will likely have to restrict the forced air a lot to burn anthracite. Also, your firebox is very likely "V" shaped which will make ashing difficult.

As stated above, a used coal stoker boiler is a great alternative. Probably less time consuming and expensive than modifying the OWB.

Yellow Flame for 300 bucks.
https://allentown.craigslist.org/mat/d/lansford-c ... 36367.html
EFM 520 for 900 bucks.
https://reading.craigslist.org/app/d/hazleton-efm ... 24505.html
2 Axeman Anderson.
https://altoona.craigslist.org/for/d/nanty-glo-ax ... 88512.html

The only problem is you would have to travel to PA to get them.
-Don
I would like the efm one but it looks a bit beaten on the inside. Do you think it can come back?


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