how much coal do you burn?

Post Reply
 
User avatar
Spacecadet
Member
Posts: 278
Joined: Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 9:36 pm
Location: New Paltz NY
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 30-95, Hitzer 30/95
Coal Size/Type: nut
Other Heating: US stove 6041 pellet

Post by Spacecadet » Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 1:17 am

I got the Alaska channing II up and running in my garage. it seems to do quite good. I've twisted the carpet feeder down so that I'm now burning about 30 lbs in 12 hours ( about 2 1/2 lbs an hour). stove temp is 450/475 range. It has an inside temp 30-35 degrees above outside temp if its 20 outside its about 50 -54 inside. How low will this go? How long can you go burning a 30 lb bucket of rice coal? My garage is kinda big tall steel building high ceiling and poorly insulated so I'm not expecting tropical heating capability. Pics to follow.


 
User avatar
Spacecadet
Member
Posts: 278
Joined: Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 9:36 pm
Location: New Paltz NY
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 30-95, Hitzer 30/95
Coal Size/Type: nut
Other Heating: US stove 6041 pellet

Post by Spacecadet » Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 1:26 am

Pics with info

Attachments

IMG_7210.JPG

Inside box has a good flame.

.JPG | 618.5KB | IMG_7210.JPG
IMG_7212.JPG

Roll up doors like at storage units that are not insulated. I've got rigid board insulation leaning against them which does help.

.JPG | 957.3KB | IMG_7212.JPG
IMG_7219.JPG

Older pic Outside of front of building before the chimney was installed.

.JPG | 235.4KB | IMG_7219.JPG

 
Donb
Member
Posts: 84
Joined: Mon. Oct. 08, 2018 6:29 pm
Location: East of Saratoga Springs, NY
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Chappee
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm morning
Coal Size/Type: Nut in both
Other Heating: Propain

Post by Donb » Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 6:29 pm

I burn about 60 pounds each day in my Chappee, hot water baseboard, OAT average 30 day/15 night. Maintains 74 to 78 inside. The house is about 1200sqft downstairs and 600sqft upstairs. Very little insulation anywhere. Yet.
Don

 
BostonBob
Member
Posts: 254
Joined: Sat. Dec. 22, 2018 2:29 pm
Location: WNY
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Harman DVC500,Alaska Gnome 40
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by BostonBob » Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 6:38 pm

I burn about 3/4 of a 5 gal bucket (guessing 30 -35 lbs) a day. Gnome 40 1400 sf ranch house. The cats love it !

 
User avatar
Spacecadet
Member
Posts: 278
Joined: Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 9:36 pm
Location: New Paltz NY
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 30-95, Hitzer 30/95
Coal Size/Type: nut
Other Heating: US stove 6041 pellet

Post by Spacecadet » Sun. Jan. 20, 2019 5:47 pm

Thanks. So I guess I'm burning about average amount of coal as others. I was kinda thinking the stove would burn less or be just a bit more efficient. Im glad I added the 2 heat transfer tubes because I do know they are working.

 
User avatar
TurninBurn
New Member
Posts: 2
Joined: Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 5:11 pm
Location: northeast ohio
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Hitzer710
Coal Size/Type: Anthracite/Blaschak/rice
Other Heating: propane

Post by TurninBurn » Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 7:16 pm

20190411_191653.jpg

My installation

.JPG | 227.1KB | 20190411_191653.jpg
20190411_191653.jpg

My installation

.JPG | 227.1KB | 20190411_191653.jpg
First season burning coal and averaged about 40-55 # a day depending on outside temp. running a Hitzer 710 on coaltroal TS2 thermostat. heating almost 4100 sq ft including a walkout basement, that I believe to be pretty well insulated. first season with it so nothing to compare it to. whole season was about just over 4 tons. im paying 345 a pallet here (northeast ohio) bagged anthracite Blaschak 2400# pallet. don't know if this is good or bad.

 
lincolnmania
Member
Posts: 2684
Joined: Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 9:55 pm
Location: Birdsboro PA.
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 350
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: reading allegheny stoker
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: alaska kodiak stoker 1986. 1987 triburner, 1987 crane diamond
Coal Size/Type: rice

Post by lincolnmania » Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 8:30 pm

i burn 80 to 100 pounds a day here when it is cold. 1800 sq ft house plus 800 sq ft basement, not well insulated.

my new garage will have better insulation. r21 walls, r49 ceiling, r17 garage doors, r10 floor.


 
User avatar
PFrank
Member
Posts: 37
Joined: Sat. Nov. 24, 2018 8:07 pm
Location: Mio, MI
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Fatsco Midget
Coal Size/Type: Nut
Other Heating: Propane wall heater

Post by PFrank » Thu. Apr. 18, 2019 9:22 pm

44.7,-84.2
40 lb bag last 3 days.
During January.

Attachments

20190324_195834.jpg
.JPG | 305.3KB | 20190324_195834.jpg

 
k-2
Member
Posts: 1744
Joined: Thu. Sep. 28, 2017 10:57 am
Location: Coal Township Pa
Stoker Coal Boiler: K2- Keystoker
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Stoker Stove
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by k-2 » Sun. Apr. 21, 2019 10:33 pm

Season is just about up.I may light up again if we get a cold spell. About 1/2 ton of coal left out of 4 ton delivered in fall. So i burned about 1/2 ton more than usual. Lots of prolonged cold spells this past winter. Ill get another 4 ton in fall for next year. Its nice not to need any deliveries thru winter.

 
sitdwnandhngon
Member
Posts: 39
Joined: Fri. Jul. 20, 2018 7:26 pm
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Stoker II

Post by sitdwnandhngon » Mon. Apr. 22, 2019 6:20 pm

Nearly 5 ton this year. I lost a lot of residual heat to the basement walls, the ground was thawed a foot off of them all winter long.

Upstairs stayed nice and warm though.

I think this summer I am going to modify the blowers and heat jacket a bit and put foam around the whole inside of my basement to prevent losing all the heat, I would prefer it to go up to the joists and help warm the floor instead.

 
mgandzyk
New Member
Posts: 2
Joined: Sun. Apr. 28, 2019 11:36 am
Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Alaska 140 auger
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Kast-console
Coal Size/Type: Rice / Buck - Anthracite
Other Heating: Oil/Diesel/Propane

Post by mgandzyk » Sun. Apr. 28, 2019 12:00 pm

With an outdoor temp in the 20s, my Alaskan 140 Auger will keep around 3400sqft of an old drafty house at 68° using somewhere around 125-150lb in 24 hours. I'm just estimating... the hopper holds 250, and I top it off once a day from right around half full.

So far this heating season, I've burned over 7 tons of coal. Started it up in the early Fall & just let it idle to keep the dampness off, guess I really started running it the beginning of November... now it's April 28 and it's still burning (it's 40° and damp out - not happy about that, either). We had quite a few cold, windy days that cranked up the fuel consumption quite a bit, but I'd say I average around 6-7T a year.

 
User avatar
2001Sierra
Member
Posts: 2211
Joined: Wed. May. 20, 2009 8:09 am
Location: Wynantskill NY, 10 miles from Albany
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Keystoker 90 Chimney vent
Coal Size/Type: Rice
Other Heating: Buderus Oil Boiler 3115-34

Post by 2001Sierra » Sun. Apr. 28, 2019 11:41 pm

Basically 3 tons per year, maybe 3.5 in a cold year, 1500 sq ft plus 1 car garage every evening.

 
User avatar
lsayre
Member
Posts: 21781
Joined: Wed. Nov. 23, 2005 9:17 pm
Location: Ohio
Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75

Post by lsayre » Mon. Apr. 29, 2019 12:27 pm

4-1/8 tons from October 2018 through April 2019. That's for both home heat and hot water.

 
User avatar
cArNaGe
Member
Posts: 1102
Joined: Wed. Dec. 12, 2007 11:34 pm
Location: Montrose, PA

Post by cArNaGe » Mon. Apr. 29, 2019 2:52 pm

Usually around 16 tons/year.

 
ben
Member
Posts: 178
Joined: Thu. Aug. 06, 2009 9:06 pm
Location: n central PA
Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 350 with an S-20 pot (1966)
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by ben » Mon. Apr. 29, 2019 4:50 pm

Almost 6 tons here. We had 29 last night.
Rice.


Post Reply

Return to “Stoker Coal Furnaces & Stoves Using Anthracite (Hot Air)”