Nester Martin Coal Stoves ?

 
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Post by PelletstoCoal » Sun. May. 17, 2009 8:12 pm

Does anyone out there know how well these European (Belgum, spelling?) anthracite coal stoves burn? They look nice, but do they burn?

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Post by tsb » Sun. May. 17, 2009 8:50 pm

They look like a Saey knock off. They should burn fine if
your looking for a hand fed stove.

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Post by stopthespending » Mon. Sep. 28, 2009 5:25 pm

Just wondering did you buy a nestor martin? I am looking at one are they any good?

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Mon. Sep. 28, 2009 8:37 pm

They look like a Saey knock off.
Click on the link to the Owners Manual...
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Post by Pete69 » Mon. Sep. 28, 2009 11:06 pm

Looks like a very nice stove. I like the extra side loading door for when you burn wood. You can also order it with a back boiler.
EDIT- looked up the shaker grate design today and found they have a round grate in the middle of the stove that covers like 1/2 the bottom. I cant see how that would function adequately for burning coal.

 
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Post by stopthespending » Sun. Nov. 01, 2009 4:38 pm

I bought the nestor martin a few weeks ago ( A price that I could not pass up). It burns wood well, but it does dirty up the glass after two days of burning. Has not been super cold out yet, but the wood heats the house fairly well (2800 Sq. ft.). I am waiting on a few friends to get together for a coal run so I will comment on that later. There is a rectangular shaker grate, takes up about 80% of the bottom. Rick

 
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Post by grobinson2 » Sat. Dec. 26, 2009 1:09 pm

I am looking at one of these on Ebay. How does the coal do in these stoves?

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Post by Stephen in Soky » Sat. Dec. 26, 2009 2:04 pm

I've been watching those 2 as well as the used one. They have relisted the 2 new ones several times. I called EVT (Link above) & priced a new one delivered as well. I really like the side door as I burn wood fall & spring. The stoves listed have full size shaker grates that cover at least 80% of the burn box floor rather than the round grates on other N-M stoves. I hope someone comments on them as I'm close to buying one but I'm hesitant to spend the bucks without seeing one in person first.

 
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Post by stopthespending » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 10:51 pm

I have not burned coal yet, but it does do a good job heating with wood. Will be getting coal the second week of January. I do not know what ebay is going for but a new one should be able to be found for about $1600-$1700 in the off season. Be aware that the Feds are now requiring the side doors to be welded shut, something about they do not think the combination stoves are efficient. We really like the look of the stove. If you don't clean the window while burning wood it tends to burn off itself after awhile. rick

 
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Post by SMITTY » Mon. Dec. 28, 2009 11:03 pm

If those are anything like the Saey (they look exactly the same), they will crank the heat out. The Saey only works with pea coal though. Same top load & round grates. My buddy has one & his house is always 75°.

 
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Post by grobinson2 » Tue. Dec. 29, 2009 6:29 am

Do you guys know if these stoves have a blower on them? Also what kind of burn time are they getting out of these things?

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Post by stopthespending » Tue. Dec. 29, 2009 2:04 pm

No blower. The burn time, I am told should be 18 to 24 hrs. Rick

 
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Post by ohabanero » Mon. Jan. 04, 2010 5:54 pm

I have an old Efel... basically same stove design and burns coal nicely 18 to 24 is about right in just the right conditions. this NEster has a different firebox tho that to me lookes cleaner but maybe flimsier too... not sure. This is same as Harmony and saey stoves as well. Similar to franco and surdiac also. unlike the porcelained cast franco my friend has, these are also good for wood burning with a manual damper. These are all very simple attractive and good burning stoves. Find out a weight on the ones youre interested in and buy the heaviest one! :)

 
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Post by cb6104 » Tue. Jan. 05, 2010 7:35 pm

I have had an efel for about 20 years. Was a coal and woodstove, I have almost always used it for wood it heats our entire house 2200'. It craked about a year ago when one of my kids friends put some cold water on it ( it has been pretty cold I still use it for now). I just bought the harmony III have not hooked it up yet. I have a few concerns, wish I would have check it out better, I looked at it from a web picture the picture looked exactly like the efel, and bought and a dealer that is not local.. Having a hard time with support so maybe someone can HELP. The glass on the front door is split, in to about five pieces, I was told that coal burns hotter, but wood is still okay. The grate is removable and does not have the forks in the front, I am afraid the glass will break if the wood falls on it. The grate also is box like, so the 22" logs will lay on top of the box and leave a few inches between the top of the grate "box" so I kind of think fires wiil go out. The sides of the grate have large open corners I think could be large enough for wood to fall through once the wood starts breaking down. Anyone used this for wood? I sure could use some advice. I live in the wood so wood is free for me. Thanks, Carol

 
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Post by stopthespending » Sun. Jan. 31, 2010 5:05 pm

I've been burning for about three weeks now (coal). It is a learning experience. Had it burning for about 2 weeks but without shaking or using the fiddle often enough it went out. Still playing with the damper for night time burn. Using nut coal. I guess the ash pan should be bigger, have to dump it 2 x's a day. does heat the house @800 sq ft About 70 in the room 62 on the rest of the first floor between 50 and 60 second floor depending on the outside temp. Burn time so far is about 10 hours.


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