Coal Chubby's May Be Back ?

 
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Post by JBorden » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 1:17 am

wsherrick,
I thought it was the best place for it...the return for my furnace is next to it too. So all I have to do is turn the blower on and it will circulate the warm air through the house. I think I'll only need to do that on really cold days right now the whole house is warm. My house is small about 1500sq. ft.


 
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Post by Adamiscold » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 7:31 am

Looks great! Nice install! :)

 
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Post by DOUG » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 7:42 am

WOW! That looks Great! Wonderful Job! :D

 
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Post by JBorden » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 8:30 pm

I'm not sure if this is normal or not so I figure I'll ask this question, when I refill the chubby and close everything up I get a smell of sulfur. I'm just wondering is this normal? It's only after I add new coal and it doesn't last long just curious.

Thanks,
Jim

 
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Post by jpete » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 8:38 pm

That's pretty much normal. My Harman can get like that too. Depends on the quality of the coal and how hot you are running. I had some one year that was TERRIBLE. Other years, I don't get it at all.

 
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Post by lobsterman » Sun. Oct. 17, 2010 9:23 pm

JBorden wrote:I'm not sure if this is normal or not so I figure I'll ask this question, when I refill the chubby and close everything up I get a smell of sulfur. I'm just wondering is this normal? It's only after I add new coal and it doesn't last long just curious.

Thanks,
Jim
You know the recommended order, right?
1) after shaking, close the air to desired running level, 1/8 inch is typically good, then empty the ash
2) load the fire pot to the brim
3) leave the damper open for a few minutes to vent the high volume of gas produced from the added coal
(don't open either of the doors!)
4) close the damper

The above procedure will avoid puff-back explosions and bad smells in the house.
I never get the sulfur smell inside, only outside and only for a few minutes.

 
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Post by I'm On Fire » Mon. Oct. 18, 2010 7:57 am

Damn! Your install looks great. Welcome to the Chubby club.


 
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Post by JBorden » Mon. Oct. 18, 2010 1:08 pm

Thanks for all the nice comments guys :D .

Lobsterman,
I tried leaving the MPD open a little longer than I was and it seems to have helped with the smell.

Thanks,
Jim

 
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Post by franco b » Mon. Oct. 18, 2010 3:31 pm

JBorden wrote:I'm not sure if this is normal or not so I figure I'll ask this question, when I refill the chubby and close everything up I get a smell of sulfur. I'm just wondering is this normal? It's only after I add new coal and it doesn't last long just curious.

Thanks,
Jim
It will help if you load thinner layers. You are smelling the coal giving off gas that is not hot enough to burn. A thinner hotter bed will help burn off the gas. You should not smell it inside the house in any case.

 
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Post by jjs777_fzr » Wed. Nov. 23, 2011 2:10 pm

rather than start a new thread...I'll throw this video link here (be nice I have no idea what I'm saying or doing...I'm no Walter Cronkite ;)

Anyways I did a short video of my first burn of the Chubby Stove.





Oh and that install pic a bit earlier in this thread looks great.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Nov. 23, 2011 3:27 pm

Good post my friend. Thanx ;)

 
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Post by jjs777_fzr » Thu. Dec. 01, 2011 6:35 pm

Advice sought for Chubby tending (I've already read the manuals from the chubby site).

I am running the following settings now -->

no baro
mpd set full closed
air purge both closed
bottom air intake open about 1/8th inch
temp on side 375F (very constant - lit today at 11am and still constant 375ish)
burning nut

Question -

If I want to get a bit more heat out of it - do I just open the bottom air intake to about 1/4inch and leave mpd fully closed ?

Thanks fellas

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Dec. 01, 2011 6:51 pm

Yes.

 
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Post by Vinmaker » Thu. Dec. 01, 2011 7:58 pm

Very nice video! Is there going to be a Part II?

 
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Post by DOUG » Thu. Dec. 01, 2011 9:46 pm

I'm not sure if Larry plans on making a part 2 video. I think that he has everything pretty well covered and it would be difficult to top his first video, but you never know.

As for getting more heat, sure, just open the ash door draft more. It will give more heat, but reduce your burn time. I've already run the ash door draft at a 3/4" open and the Chubby gave me over 700 degree stove temperatures, but at only 8 hour burn times.


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