Jotul 507 "Feeder"

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Post by Freddy » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 8:23 am

Last weekend I tested a 507 for the very first time. I think it'll be a wonderful stove, but even just that one "half load" showed me something I didn't expect. It's hard to load! How do you 507 burners load yours? My coal hod just didn't want to pour into the front loading door. Any other hand fired stoves that I've used load from the top, but that's not an option with the 507. I gave thought to adding a long snoot to my home made hod, but it's nose heavy as it it. So, I built this door held device that makes it easy. Open the door, set the new "funnel" in place, use the hod to pour in, It only takes seconds to put on, take off, and I don't loose a nugget while loading.

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Post by CapeCoaler » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 8:27 am

Very Nice!
You need a Red 507 to match the 'Portch' :D

 
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Post by RMA » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 10:55 am

Freddy wrote:Last weekend I tested a 507 for the very first time. I think it'll be a wonderful stove, but even just that one "half load" showed me something I didn't expect. It's hard to load! How do you 507 burners load yours? My coal hod just didn't want to pour into the front loading door. Any other hand fired stoves that I've used load from the top, but that's not an option with the 507. I gave thought to adding a long snoot to my home made hod, but it's nose heavy as it it. So, I built this door held device that makes it easy. Open the door, set the new "funnel" in place, use the hod to pour in, It only takes seconds to put on, take off, and I don't loose a nugget while loading.
I've wondered about loading that type stove too (I was looking at a Pine Barrens)
I thought maybe the little old coal stove shovel or a hod like the ones pictured at this site might help...
http://www.midlandholloware.co.uk/general-hardware.html

Bob

 
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Post by 009to090 » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 11:01 am

Make a hod out of a 36" tall section of 4inch SS stove pipe. Put a cap on one end, screw a couple handles on the one side. Even a piece of 6" pipe might work :idea: :idea:


 
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Post by Freddy » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 12:53 pm

DVC500 at last wrote:Make a hod out of a 36" tall section of....
Yaaa, but then I'd spend more time loading the hod! They don't call me Fast Freeide for nuthin'. If I do something, it has to be quick. Ya, ya, ya, just ask the wife. I like to be able to fill the hod by dumping from a 5 gaoon bucket or a bag of coal. Either would be tricky to fill a 4" or 6" round hod. I do think a "pipe hod" would work OK. If you had a bin that auto-filled the hod it would be fine.

 
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Post by the snowman » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 1:28 pm

Freddy:

Last season I used an old small coal shovel. This season I switched to using a ss grain scoop or you could use an aluminum grain scoop. The scoops with the handle on the very back work the best. They allow the scoop to be inserted all the way into the stove witout your hand getting near the heat. My scoop has square sides and squared front. I never loose any coal off of the scoop. It works very good. I scoop from a five gallon bucket. It takes about two scoops and the stove is filled. No heavy lifting or filling a coal hod or anything. It fits right inside the door and you can dump the coal in the back and then the front to completely load the stove. Check your local farm supply store or grain supply store for farmers. They are not that bad on price.

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Post by coalkirk » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 6:13 pm

I use the scoop that came with the stove. It's for cleaning out the ash and loading the coal. You don't leave it in the bottom of the ash area like you do with other stoves like a harman. It fits perfect.

 
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Post by Freddy » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 6:47 pm

coalkirk wrote:I use the scoop that came with the stove.
*slapping forehead* Cool! The things you learn when you hang with smart people. *smile*


 
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Post by Paperboy » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 7:37 pm

Freddy,

I hope you had your neighbor come over to light the Jotul, so you didn't use your one and only annual match !! :doh:

 
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Post by rberq » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 8:01 pm

DVC500 at last wrote:Make a hod out of a 36" tall section of 4inch SS stove pipe. Put a cap on one end, screw a couple handles on the one side. Even a piece of 6" pipe might work :idea: :idea:
I use black 24" tall sections of 6" pipe, just like you describe except only one handle about the midpoint of the side. Each one holds exactly 20 pounds of coal. I fill three in the garage, carry them in and store them beside the stove.

 
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Post by RMA » Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 8:24 pm

Freddy wrote:
coalkirk wrote:I use the scoop that came with the stove.
*slapping forehead* Cool! The things you learn when you hang with smart people. *smile*
Freddy,
I hope you didn't throw it out with the packing in the crate.. :D

Bob

 
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Post by Freddy » Fri. Sep. 25, 2009 5:20 am

RMA wrote:I hope you didn't throw it out with the packing in the crate..
Riggggggggggght LOL
Paperboy wrote:I hope you had your neighbor come over to light the Jotul, so you didn't use your one and only annual match !!
I may have lost the 507 owners manual, but I still have the coal burners manual and by laws.... ;) In the by laws....page 37 sub-paragraph 11 it says when lighting a new stove, or a stove that is new to you, you are allowed two matches for that season and still qualify for the one match club. :D :) :lol:

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