GJ-5-C Gentleman Janitor

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Mar. 23, 2025 6:02 pm

Retro_Origin wrote: ↑Wed. Mar. 19, 2025 6:24 pm So are you going to burn through the summer or go electric?

I never realized that there was a difference between the EFM, GJ and VW pot stokers. This thing is the least dramatic stoker I have ever owned.

Since we got the augers and pipes right last year, it has been flawless. Except for when I for get to feed it and it runs out of coal.

With $355 a ton coal, no, I will be going back the the heat pump water heater in a few weeks.

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5921.3 - 5881.1 = 40.2 hours, 5.7 hours per day.
40.2 x 7.7 = 309.5 pounds, 44.2 pounds per day.
A little less than last week.

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3 ashpans partly full. We might be getting into 2 ashpan season!

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Coal wise, we are getting low and piling coal on the auger isn't gonna cut it. Yesterday morning I saw the end of the auger gasping for coal again. Luckily I caught it in time.

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That means it's time for the BARREL!

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Cleaning it out, put it in and filled it up.

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Hopefully that lasts til next Sunday.

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Current settings,

Motor Pulley = 2"
Gearbox Pulley = 3.5" adjustable, 2 turns out.
7.7 pounds Per Hour.
Air = 1.75 Turn, Back of the blower housing blocked off.
Inkbird Boiler control = 160 degrees, 5 degrees Hysteresis.
Draft Inducer = Med
Timer = OFF

-Don

Post by **waytomany?s** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 1:16 pm

Any guess at how much that barrel holds? Pounds?

Post by **Hambden Bob** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:16 pm

Standby,Way..!! You just know Stokes has just been dyin' for Someone,Anyone to ask that question..!! He's probably got the answer pasted on the backside of that blue barrel pic..!!

Post by **Retro_Origin** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:20 pm

The real question is how many decimal places the answer will contain!

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:29 pm

Hambden Bob wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:16 pm Stanby,Way..!! You just know Stokes has just been dyin' for Someone,Anyone to ask that question..!! He's probably got the answer pasted on the backside of that blue barrel pic..!!

I am waiting for him to put the barrel on the load cell with a digital readout. Maybe even telemetry for real-time coal consumption data.

Post by **Hambden Bob** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:40 pm

Somehow,that harmless,innocuous blue poly barrel is connected to the Porsche,SpaceX and the Nuclear Tactical Launch Codes... And We thought Don was just a Batchelor with an "Anthracite Fetish"..!! Oh Boy,Am I Ever Going To Pay For This One..!!
Uhh,Waiter-Check Please..!!

Post by **Retro_Origin** » Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 8:31 pm

Hambden Bob wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:40 pm Somehow,that harmless,innocuous blue poly barrel is connected to the Porsche,SpaceX and the Nuclear Tactical Launch Codes... And We thought Don was just a Batchelor with an "Anthracite Fetish"..!! Oh Boy,Am I Ever Going To Pay For This One..!!
Uhh,Waiter-Check Please..!!

good one there!

Post by **StokerDon** » Sat. Mar. 29, 2025 8:25 am

You guys have been having Fun while I was away!

Retro_Origin wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 6:20 pm The real question is how many decimal places the answer will contain!

406.25738 pounds.

waytomany?s wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 1:16 pm Any guess at how much that barrel holds? Pounds?

In reality, it holds about 400 pounds. That's almost enough to get me through the week this time of year.

-Don

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Mar. 30, 2025 6:48 pm

Pretty warm out this week. It was 83 yesterday and 74 today.

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5961.5 - 5921.3 = 40.2 hours, 5.7 hours per day.
40.2 x 7.7 = 309.5 pounds, 44.2 pounds per day.
Wow, exactly the same as last week!

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Not much ash. This could have easily fit in 2 pans.

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There was still coal left in the barrel today.

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I got in the bin and filled up 9 buckets. Then filled the barrel. Its very hard to move around and bucket coal while the barrel is in the way.

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If the weather stays mild, I figure we have 2.5 to 3 weeks of coal left.

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Fire!

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Current settings,

Motor Pulley = 2"
Gearbox Pulley = 3.5" adjustable, 2 turns out.
7.7 pounds Per Hour.
Air = 1.75 Turn, Back of the blower housing blocked off.
Inkbird Boiler control = 160 degrees, 5 degrees Hysteresis.
Draft Inducer = Med
Timer = OFF

-Don

Post by **Idlorah** » Tue. Apr. 01, 2025 10:00 pm

StokerDon wrote: ↑Sun. Mar. 23, 2025 6:02 pm With $355 a ton coal, no, I will be going back the the heat pump.

Don, if you're looking to fill your bin i'd be more then happy to haul you in some sherman coal at 225 a ton my brother and I have since built an auger for the back of our truck and could more then likely get it in your bin now. Ill be honest I'd also like to get to meet you and yap about coal stokers and boilers

Post by **StokerDon** » Sat. Apr. 05, 2025 9:50 am

Idlorah wrote: ↑Tue. Apr. 01, 2025 10:00 pm Don, if you're looking to fill your bin i'd be more then happy to haul you in some sherman coal at 225 a ton my brother and I have since built an auger for the back of our truck and could more then likely get it in your bin now. Ill be honest I'd also like to get to meet you and yap about coal stokers and boilers

I'd be willing to try a few ton of Sherman if your auger can get it into my bin. And once your truck is empty, I can think of all kinds of stuff to fill it with before you leave!

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-Don

Post by **Idlorah** » Sat. Apr. 05, 2025 9:57 am

Sounds good, pm me if you are interested

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Apr. 06, 2025 6:07 pm

The power went out for a few hours yesterday. That gave me motivation to work on the Onan again. I pulled one injector, took it apart, cleaned it and put it back together. Still runs like Crap!

I might be going back into the injection pump.

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Anyway, the power outage didn't bother the 'Ol GJ-5 one bit. When the power came back on, it roared back to life like noth 'in happened.

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5991.5 - 5961.5 = 30.0 hours, 4.3 hours per day.
30.0 x 7.7 = 231.0 pounds, 33.0 pounds per day.
That's new low! It was so warm out for half of the week that I had the heat turned OFF for 4 days. It's back on now and it will be chilly this week.

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Used a little over half a barrel this week.

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As you can see, the bin is pretty well empty.

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Only used 2 ashpans this week.

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Filled the barrel up with the buckets I dug out of the bin last week. Still got 3 left.

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We'll get through this coming week with no problem. We might get another week out of it if it gets warm out.

Current settings,

Motor Pulley = 2"
Gearbox Pulley = 3.5" adjustable, 2 turns out.
7.7 pounds Per Hour.
Air = 1.75 Turn, Back of the blower housing blocked off.
Inkbird Boiler control = 160 degrees, 5 degrees Hysteresis.
Draft Inducer = Med
Timer = OFF

-Don

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Apr. 13, 2025 7:23 pm

Yesterday we had an outfire. I should have looked inside the barrel on Friday night, but I didn't.

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Boiler was cold by the time I got up. Not a big deal, through some coal in it and fired it up again.

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This will throw off our run time hours for this week.

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6052.0 - 5991.5 = 60.5 hours. We'll say it ran with no fire for 5 hours, 5 - 60.5 = 55.5 hours. 7.9 hours per day.
55.5 x 7.7 = 427.6 pounds, 60.1 pounds per day.
That's about twice as much as last week. It has been colder, wetter and windier this week.

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3 Ashpans this week.

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That's it for the coal! Everything is in the barrel now. Hope it lasts to the weekend.

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Yesterday I fired up the Heat Pump Water Heater to take the DHW load off the boiler. It's also gonna be warmer this week so next weekend will be shut down time.

Current settings,

Motor Pulley = 2"
Gearbox Pulley = 3.5" adjustable, 2 turns out.
7.7 pounds Per Hour.
Air = 1.75 Turn, Back of the blower housing blocked off.
Inkbird Boiler control = 160 degrees, 5 degrees Hysteresis.
Draft Inducer = Med
Timer = OFF

-Don

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Apr. 20, 2025 6:16 pm

Last Day!

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We're pretty well out of coal, might make it til tomorrow morning. 70's in the coming week so no need for heat.

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6088.6 - 6052.0 = 36.6 hours, 5.2 hours per day.
36.6 x 7.7 = 281.8 pounds, 40.3 pounds per day.

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Ash.

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Time to clean out the garage for Spring time projects.

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-Don