How Many Folks Burning Coal in Maine ?

We just purchased and installed our coal stove. We live in Corinth which is about halfway between Dover Foxcroft and Bangor. I know that Dysarts sells coal, but they won't deliver where we are. I also discovered that the Dover Foxcroft Agway sells coal as well as the Blue Seal in Bangor. Do any of you know of any other places in my area that sells coal?
I'd greatly appreciate it. We bought the stove from Downeast coal in Gouldsboro and could buy coal from them if we have too, but it's a bit much of a drive.
Thanks for your help.
Also if you have any pointers for newbies that would be great!
kim~

There's a million pointers--how about some specific questions Welcome to the FORUM Kim

equis8 wrote:We just purchased and installed our coal stove. We live in Corinth which is about halfway between Dover Foxcroft and Bangor. I know that Dysarts sells coal, but they won't deliver where we are. I also discovered that the Dover Foxcroft Agway sells coal as well as the Blue Seal in Bangor. Do any of you know of any other places in my area that sells coal?
I'd greatly appreciate it. We bought the stove from Downeast coal in Gouldsboro and could buy coal from them if we have too, but it's a bit much of a drive.
Thanks for your help.
Also if you have any pointers for newbies that would be great!
kim~

equis8 wrote:Do any of you know of any other places in my area that sells coal?

Paris Farmers' Union is in Newport. Most or all of their outlets sell coal, I believe.
What prices are you seeing at the locations you named?

I'm in Wells, ME , southern Maine/York county, and have 2 coal burning stoves.
1. Margin Gem cook stove in my kitchen
2. Harman Mark III in my basement,,, for those colder nights

On my 4th year burning coal and buy from Southern Renewable Fuels. They have a distribution center in Wells and
deliver. I burn about 3 tons a year.

This will be my first year on coal. Also my first post. I'm in downeast Maine on the coast in a 200+ year old house. I have a Glenwood 208 C cookstove that been burning wood here forever. I'm trying to get the grates to convert that to coal and hooking up a second coal heater on the middle chimney. I have an oil/steam boiler but I' d go broke with that alone so it's back up only. I have a Glenwood Modern Oak 116 in the barn that I may rebuild for my heater. I imagine that's as good a coal stove as most of the new ones? I've just tired of buying truckloads of tree length, cutting and splitting every spring.

Welcome my friend--yep, that's what got me back to coal--I'm gettin to friggin old for all that wood stuff--sounds like you've got a nice little collection. Keep us posted with pix--we LOVE pix Yes if it serves a need the modern oak is an outstanding stove

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Has Eddie got the 130 back together yet?

whistlenut wrote:PS: No copyrighted PIC's or the 'Mayor' will come a knockin'!!!!! Fred, get up and walk around or you will get "Forum Butt'!

Has Eddie got the 130 back together yet?

The 130 is on the back burner at the moment but I hope to tackle it this summer.
I need to get some new left hand drill bits and a broken screw extractor kit. The old set I had was a Blue point or snap-on and worked very well.
A friend of mine has several 5 gallon buckets of coal, from the old steam plant in Saco, for me to try burning. He has had them for over a month but we just have not seen each other.
I think the 375 tons is Bit.

We still have two Jotul 507's burning @ 220*F on the top door.

SteveZee wrote:This will be my first year on coal. Also my first post. I'm in downeast Maine on the coast in a 200+ year old house. I have a Glenwood 208 C cookstove that been burning wood here forever. I'm trying to get the grates to convert that to coal and hooking up a second coal heater on the middle chimney. I have an oil/steam boiler but I' d go broke with that alone so it's back up only. I have a Glenwood Modern Oak 116 in the barn that I may rebuild for my heater. I imagine that's as good a coal stove as most of the new ones? I've just tired of buying truckloads of tree length, cutting and splitting every spring.

Welcome to the forum Steve! That cookstove will put out a lot of heat with coal......and you may only have to fill it twice a day.....unlike wood. Another Maine'a joins the ranks!

I'm in Bangor second year burning. I have a glenwood #6 base heater and burn stove sized, I should pick up my three ton's in a week or so.

g13nw00d-man wrote:I'm in Bangor second year burning. I have a glenwood #6 base heater and burn stove sized, I should pick up my three ton's in a week or so.

Welcome to the coal forum! Very nice Glenwood base burner!

Hey is this your Add on Craigslist???

http://maine.craigslist.org/atq/2616967741.html

g13nw00d-man wrote:I'm in Bangor second year burning. I have a glenwood #6 base heater and burn stove sized

Welcome to the forum! That's a beauty of a stove. If you get desperate & need some pea size, get hold of me, I'll get ya through til the next ship comes in.

Thank you for the welcome, I was told about the forum from Steve Zee when he inquired about my stove I posted for sale, so ya that was me. I wanted to sell her because I am a bit of a perfectionist and I was missing a few minor parts and had a repair done on the ash pan floor. But in talking to a bunch of folks I decided not to, Emery at the antique stove hospital has the missing parts for me and the repair will be fine until this spring when I will drop her off to emery for a full resto, and have him repair it proper ( or maybe I can find a replacement base). Last year I burned what ever brand blue seal had I thought it was a bit dusty in the bag, I'm buying Reading from dysarts unless you guys have a better brand/price to offer. Jason

Hi Jason,

Glad to see you've joined the forum. Lots of great folks and info.

Reading is not too bad a coal. I used some at the end of last year. This year, I got 5 tons of Blaschak nut coal bulk delivered by a nice outfit on Easton, Ma. I'm sure they deliver to your area also but not sure how often. They wait till they have a 12 ton load then deliver to a given area. It's called Center Farms and Bruce or Elaine are the people to speak with.

g13nw00d-man wrote:Thank you for the welcome, I was told about the forum from Steve Zee when he inquired about my stove I posted for sale, so ya that was me. I wanted to sell her because I am a bit of a perfectionist and I was missing a few minor parts and had a repair done on the ash pan floor. But in talking to a bunch of folks I decided not to, Emery at the antique stove hospital has the missing parts for me and the repair will be fine until this spring when I will drop her off to emery for a full resto, and have him repair it proper ( or maybe I can find a replacement base). Last year I burned what ever brand blue seal had I thought it was a bit dusty in the bag, I'm buying Reading from dysarts unless you guys have a better brand/price to offer. Jason

Hey Jason,
Your Glenwood will be in good hands @ Emery's antique stove hospital.
As to the brand of bagged coal, I use Kimmels or Blaschak. Both brands are available within 10 miles of my house (Wiscasset / Damariscotta area). The Kimmel's has always been less expensive ( about $300. for 2,000 lbs.). If the coal is too dusty you can mist the coal with a spray bottle of water.
This morning I had to fire up one of my stoves because it was too damp and cool in the house. The old farm house is very comfortable right now with one stove burning at 500*F.