Coal Used in Pellet Stoves
- windyhill4.2
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1960 EFM520 installed in truck box
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Crane 404 with variable blower
- Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both
My simple mind has yet to come to grips with the logic of burning coal in a non-approved stove when it could be sold & a proper coal burning stove be put into use, what am I missing ???
- Lightning
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- Location: Olean, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Modified AA 130
- Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite
Pellets have become scarce. There are none to buy anywhere. Some are resorting to trying other fuels in then.
I went to the Harman site and looked at that pellet stove. Wow that sucker is nice! Mine is a breckwell and operates a little different. The major difference I see the pellets are forced across the burn plate where mine has a burn pot the pellets drop into.
I still think the little feed auger won't handle the coal very well. Also it appears that the fuel is forced across an incline which does ok with lighter wood pellets but heavier coal may not cooperate. Then there's the over heat problem too...
I went to the Harman site and looked at that pellet stove. Wow that sucker is nice! Mine is a breckwell and operates a little different. The major difference I see the pellets are forced across the burn plate where mine has a burn pot the pellets drop into.
I still think the little feed auger won't handle the coal very well. Also it appears that the fuel is forced across an incline which does ok with lighter wood pellets but heavier coal may not cooperate. Then there's the over heat problem too...
- windyhill4.2
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- Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both
The intelligent brain cells won ??
- joeq
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Freddy wrote:
This may sound like I'm breaking my rule of "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all", but, truly I believe that you'll find that burning coal in this pellet stove will be an expensive experiment, hence, if I save you the cost of replacement parts (or stove), and if I save you evacuating the house because of CO, then I am in actuality saying something nice.
I like what Freddy has to say. But I also "love" experiments. (Especially when it's not my equipment).
I say, "go for it". Keep a close eye on it at all times. Somebody will be able to say..."I told you so".
Maybe it will be you.
I need to buy a pellet stove which is easy to clean and install.I read a post https://topreviewedten.com/best-pellet-stoves/ where i found two best pellet stoves Comfortbilt and US Stove 4840 Wall Mount. Please suggest me the best one out of these. More suggestions would be appreciated.
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Suggest you look at some real reviews, from people who have used or actually tested the stoves. These "reviews" just seem to be somebody regurgitating sales literature. Talk to friends and acquaintances who have pellet stoves, see what they say. Most folks on this forum primarily burn coal, though I sure some are familiar with pellets and may be able to help. Also try the Hearth.com forum.
- warminmn
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- Coal Size/Type: nut and stove anthracite, lignite
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+1rberq wrote: ↑Wed. Jan. 16, 2019 8:44 amSuggest you look at some real reviews, from people who have used or actually tested the stoves. These "reviews" just seem to be somebody regurgitating sales literature. Talk to friends and acquaintances who have pellet stoves, see what they say. Most folks on this forum primarily burn coal, though I sure some are familiar with pellets and may be able to help. Also try the Hearth.com forum.
I do have a hard time believing that US Stove would make one of the top 2 pellet stoves, or even top 10 or that matter, but perhaps im wrong. Cheapest price maybe.
Thanks i will see that.rberq wrote: ↑Wed. Jan. 16, 2019 8:44 amSuggest you look at some real reviews, from people who have used or actually tested the stoves. These "reviews" just seem to be somebody regurgitating sales literature. Talk to friends and acquaintances who have pellet stoves, see what they say. Most folks on this forum primarily burn coal, though I sure some are familiar with pellets and may be able to help. Also try the Hearth.com forum.