Anyone else store there coal bags outside? I cover mine with a large tarp but when it comes time to use I pull about 10 bags at a time and they are all frozen rock solid and have to transfer into a tote in the house to thaw before moving into the stove?
Thinking about building a coal bin for outside to shovel into a bucket and transfer in but I’m worried it will all be frozen as well?
Coal bag freezing?
- freetown fred
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I keep my BLACHAK NUT COAL in 3 bins outside--bulk & bags--never had a problem & I'm in central NY.--I'm bettin you use p-coal or rice-coal???????????? OR--you're gettin really wet bags???
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Back in the day I used to store my nut coal outside and it never froze. I put a tarp over it and the delivery water would evaporate or drain away. Your bags must be containing the water.
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I have had the same problem. Rice holds more moisture than larger sizes like nut. If you can store the pallet under cover with the outer stretch wrap removed, that helps a lot.