Its a Good Day. Im Burning Coal Again!

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yutyoy
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Post by yutyoy » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 6:51 am

after having some serious problems with my axeman anderson and having to go back to burning oil for the last month and a half, I got a nice surprise when my uncle let me use his Harman magnafire insert in my house. we installed it last night and fired it up. wow, that bugger throws off some heat! gonna take a little messin around with to get used to, being this is my first time in the realm of hand fired stoves.
so, I did build a fire last night and burnt some leftover pea coal. I didnt put enough coal on it before I went to bed though and it was pretty much all burnt up. but, ill build another fire this afternoon and try again.

 
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Post by yutyoy » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 7:07 am

need to clean it up a little, but here it is. and the wife actually likes the way it looks. :D

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Post by the snowman » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 7:12 am

What is wrong with your axeman anderson? It must be a serious problem to keep you down for a month and a half. Do you plan on keeping the hand fed once you get the axeman anderson back online?

The snowman.

 
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Post by yutyoy » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 7:23 am

well, ive got some holes rusted through the base of the axeman. also, the fan shaft is bent and im losing heat somewhere. and everthing happened when it was about 10 degrees outside. so, the fix was to turn on the oil boiler.
as for the hand feed, im gonna give it a try for a while and see how I like it and how well it heats the house. but the one thing I like so far is the simplicity


 
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Post by Pete69 » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 8:56 am

The inserts can really throw off some heat. You'll be surprised how well they can heat a hole house if you have good heat distribution. When my insert was delivered, I was a little set back by how small it looked, without the legs and all. But if you compare the firebox dimensions, the amount of coal they hold, and the weight of either the Harmon, Hitzer, or Baker you can see that they are real workhorses, in a compact size, that can compare to the biggest of most standalone stoves. Enjoy the heat. :)

 
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Post by yutyoy » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 8:58 am

yeah, that thing weighs about 600 lbs! ill put it to the test tonight. but I know last night, the oil didnt kick on at all. so, already im impressed

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 12:15 pm

Always good to have a backup heat source...

 
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Post by coal berner » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 1:29 pm

yutyoy wrote:well, ive got some holes rusted through the base of the axeman. also, the fan shaft is bent and im losing heat somewhere. and everthing happened when it was about 10 degrees outside. so, the fix was to turn on the oil boiler.
as for the hand feed, im gonna give it a try for a while and see how I like it and how well it heats the house. but the one thing I like so far is the simplicity
Holes in the base is not a real big problem depending where there at like on the corners that are the supports well then that can be a problem but if they are on the sides not so much being the base is not a air tight unit anyway the motor or fan shaft is a problem but can be fixed or replaced easily Did you by this unit as a used or as a Refurb one

Harman insert weighs 560 lbs
Hitzer 503 insert 600 lbs
Hitzer 983 insert 600 lbs
Baker insert 570 lbs
Gibraltor DDI insert 670 lbs
Gibraltor CFI insert 650 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 70 400 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 90 425 lbs


 
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Post by yutyoy » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 3:32 pm

coal berner wrote:
yutyoy wrote:well, ive got some holes rusted through the base of the axeman. also, the fan shaft is bent and im losing heat somewhere. and everthing happened when it was about 10 degrees outside. so, the fix was to turn on the oil boiler.
as for the hand feed, im gonna give it a try for a while and see how I like it and how well it heats the house. but the one thing I like so far is the simplicity
Holes in the base is not a real big problem depending where there at like on the corners that are the supports well then that can be a problem but if they are on the sides not so much being the base is not a air tight unit anyway the motor or fan shaft is a problem but can be fixed or replaced easily Did you by this unit as a used or as a Refurb one

Harman insert weighs 560 lbs
Hitzer 503 insert 600 lbs
Hitzer 983 insert 600 lbs
Baker insert 570 lbs
Gibraltor DDI insert 670 lbs
Gibraltor CFI insert 650 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 70 400 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 90 425 lbs
i was also getting CO problems, and I cant figure out why. I was getting plenty of draft (.06) and kept it cleaned out. so, between the holes, the really loud fan, the CO problems, etc. it just turned into a major stress for me. especially the CO. I got to the point where I was constantly worried about it.
the AA130 came with the house and hadnt been used in a few years. I replaced the belts, the rollers, cleaned it up, painted it, ect.

 
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Post by coal berner » Thu. Feb. 25, 2010 3:44 pm

yutyoy wrote:
coal berner wrote: Holes in the base is not a real big problem depending where there at like on the corners that are the supports well then that can be a problem but if they are on the sides not so much being the base is not a air tight unit anyway the motor or fan shaft is a problem but can be fixed or replaced easily Did you by this unit as a used or as a Refurb one

Harman insert weighs 560 lbs
Hitzer 503 insert 600 lbs
Hitzer 983 insert 600 lbs
Baker insert 570 lbs
Gibraltor DDI insert 670 lbs
Gibraltor CFI insert 650 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 70 400 lbs
Keystoker bay window insert model 90 425 lbs
i was also getting CO problems, and I cant figure out why. I was getting plenty of draft (.06) and kept it cleaned out. so, between the holes, the really loud fan, the CO problems, etc. it just turned into a major stress for me. especially the CO. I got to the point where I was constantly worried about it.
the AA130 came with the house and hadnt been used in a few years. I replaced the belts, the rollers, cleaned it up, painted it, ect.
Yes Co is nothing to mess around with sounds like a draft issue somewhere being the fan shaft is bent that would be my first guess the fan my not be pulling the air out like it should be as well as on idle the Co could be coming out of the base holes as well as all the gaskets should be replaced or sealed up fan area ash cyclone area Sound like a complete tear down in the spring time and reseal and replace some worn out parts

 
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Post by yutyoy » Mon. Mar. 01, 2010 7:13 am

i never thought of that, but you are probably right with the fan thing. but, yeah, this spring I plan on tearing it down and replacing lots of parts and patching up the holes in the base.

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