Question on Rice Coal?

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 2:18 pm

I was contacted in regards to some free coal. I was told it is 30 years old. I know the coal wont go bad, but was there anthracite rice 30 years ago? Or is some prob pea coal or some other type?

George

WNY · Post by **WNY** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 3:03 pm

Age shouldn't matter, coal is millions of years old.

As the old saying goes....Size Does Matter....
SIZE is the important thing depending on what you are using it in. If Rice or Buckwheat, should work in "most" stokers...larger or smaller may not.

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 3:23 pm

Free coal is free coal. Even if it burns poorly, it will still
deliver free BTUs. If it's easy to get to, I'd get it.

Tom

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 3:55 pm

Thanks for the reply's. I'm gonna drie out there now and grab a bucket full to see how it burs if it is Rice or close to that size.

Thanks,

George

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 10:52 pm

Well it was worth the trip. There are some large pieces, and 2 or 3 giants (like almost tennis ball size) but 95% of it is rice size and burns well in the LL.

Now to get it out of the cellar its in and get it home. Will have to be hosed down a few times,a lot of dust and stuff but its been sitting there a long time.

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 11:27 pm

k9, not to hijack your thread and I haven't been on here much but didn't you have a different stove last year?????

edit: I see your sig still has the Harman dcv so I guess I answered my own question. But why the switch??

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 11:36 pm

No switch, the DVC is running great. The LL was a Craigslist purchase for a great price. I restored it and have in the garage. It's heating the Garage and the breeze way that attaches it to the house. I fell for the coal hobby a lil hard, lol. I can grab a few beers and work in the garage and watch that stove run.

I enjoy the stove a lot.

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 11:39 pm

ok, good deal!!!
I enjoy watching my LL a lot also.
I have not fired mine up yet this year.

gaw · Post by **gaw** » Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 7:31 am

k9 Bara wrote:I was contacted in regards to some free coal. I was told it is 30 years old. I know the coal wont go bad, but was there anthracite rice 30 years ago? Or is some prob pea coal or some other type?

George

The coal stoker in the house I grew up in was installed in the early 50’s and it has always burned rice.

Post by **stoker-man** » Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 7:51 am

About 15 years ago, I cleaned out a few coal bins hoping to sprinkle the rice onto my wood fire to extend the burn overnight. It didn't work well, so it sat in drums outside.

Yesterday, I sifted about a ton of rice in those drums and put it into my new coal bin at efm. I'll find out Monday if I made a mistake.

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 10:13 am

gaw wrote:
k9 Bara wrote:I was contacted in regards to some free coal. I was told it is 30 years old. I know the coal wont go bad, but was there anthracite rice 30 years ago? Or is some prob pea coal or some other type?

George
The coal stoker in the house I grew up in was installed in the early 50’s and it has always burned rice.

Wow, I didnt know that stokers were around that long. Thank you.

k9 Bara · Post by **k9 Bara** » Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 10:14 am

stoker-man wrote:About 15 years ago, I cleaned out a few coal bins hoping to sprinkle the rice onto my wood fire to extend the burn overnight. It didn't work well, so it sat in drums outside.

Yesterday, I sifted about a ton of rice in those drums and put it into my new coal bin at efm. I'll find out Monday if I made a mistake.

I doubt there was any mistake there. Will be cheap, warm heat...

Post by **coaledsweat** » Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 10:59 am

WNY wrote:Age shouldn't matter, coal is millions of years old.

If it isn't old, it isn't anthracite. About 300 million years is the vintage for good coal.

I bought about 8 tons of nut 2 years ago that was sitting 10-15 years, turned out to be the best coal I ever burned.

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