Deville DPF 600

 
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Post by Georgelap » Mon. Nov. 06, 2017 6:52 pm

Hi again to everyone! Have a nice winter :)

I finaly lit my old french stove here in Greece and I have some questions for the coal experts.
Do you think I have much unburned coal in my ash?

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Post by franco b » Mon. Nov. 06, 2017 8:16 pm

Some, but I don't think you can avoid it with that style of grate.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Tue. Nov. 07, 2017 3:38 am

Thank you Franco, but the unburned coal does not drops from the front grate. It comes from the botom movable grate.

I am wondering which size of coal does this stove likes most.
I have many old french manuals from this era, but no one says about the size. Only that is for anthracite, coke or "Boulets".

 
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Post by franco b » Tue. Nov. 07, 2017 9:39 am

Size of coal will be indicated by bed depth and the size of openings in the grate. That front banking grate looks to need nut coal size at a minimum to prevent coal from spilling out.

Pea coal needs 5 to 6 inch depth and nut at least 8 inch.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 6:25 pm

Hi franko,

I find out that these stoves (moveable fireplaces, as they were called) are designed to burn stove size antrhacite, "anthracite balls" or similar size of coke coal. I have made some simple modifications to be able to burn smaller sizes like nut.

After some practice and patience, I am happy to say that I have ash without coal fines or unburned coal inside.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 6:34 pm

Here are two different shakedowns from two different days.

I shake the grates every morning and then I fill the stove until the top loading door.
The big advantage of these stoves compared to the batch stoves is that they do not drop their temperature after you load coal.

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Post by Georgelap » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 1:51 pm

:)


 
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Post by franco b » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 2:06 pm

Very nice. It looks like you have the operation figured out pretty well.

 
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Post by Hoytman » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 2:58 pm

Yes...very nice indeed!!

This why I love this forum so much. You never know what you'll see and learn here. I love seeing "living history" still being used, cared for, and admired. I love seeing real craftsmanship! Nothing wrong with "progress", but then again, there's nothing wrong with still using what works.

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 3:12 pm

Very nice, thanks for posting that, Deville.

Not just pretty to look at, it also looks easy to use. As the saying goes, if it was built any simpler, it wouldn't work. ;)

Paul

 
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Post by Georgelap » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 3:14 pm

Hoytman wrote:
Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 2:58 pm
Yes...very nice indeed!!

This why I love this forum so much. You never know what you'll see and learn here. I love seeing "living history" still being used, cared for, and admired. I love seeing real craftsmanship! Nothing wrong with "progress", but then again, there's nothing wrong with still using what works.
Thank you very much Hoytman! :D

If you exept the front enamel chip (maybe caused from an overfire years ago), this unit works like new.
I load it every morning with 6-8kg of antracite stove coal (30/50mm) and shake down twice a day.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 3:19 pm

Sunny Boy wrote:
Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 3:12 pm
Very nice, thanks for posting that, Deville.

Not just pretty to look at, it also looks easy to use. As the saying goes, if it was built any simpler, it wouldn't work. ;)

Paul
Compared to my second stove "Petit godin", this is an extremely easy to use device.
You need less than 2-3 minutes every day to put out the ash and reload it.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 3:25 pm

franco b wrote:
Fri. Feb. 02, 2018 2:06 pm
Very nice. It looks like you have the operation figured out pretty well.
The answer to my problem was the coal size. When using nut I had too much unburned pieces in my ash pan, also the stove was too warm after 12-15 hours of burning. With stove size you can tend the fire every 18+ hours.

 
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Post by nortcan » Sun. Feb. 04, 2018 7:21 pm

Very very nice one. European stoves are beautiful pieces of art, specially when enameled. You have a real * point de mire* in your house!
Thanks to share that and bravo for the vidéo.
Salutations from the cold Canada.
Pierre

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Feb. 04, 2018 8:02 pm

Happy belated New Year Pierre :)


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