New to Coal

I just picked up my new Harman mark 2 saturday morning. I took the two and half hour trip to dublin Pa from NYC. The gentleman at the store was just that a gentleman. I got the stove home and humped out the old woodstove and jockyed the new Harman into position. This is my first time with coal. I started with a small wood fire and when it was through I startedwith a little bit of coal. I was immediately taken by the smell I love it! Within time I had established a nice bed of red coal. I filled her up and throttled her down a bit with the dampner and draft control and it has been burning since saturday afternoon till now. One word awesome!!

Funny because most of the posts from the "newbies" that have burned wood in the past are usually the exact opposite, they either can't get it going, over fire it, can't keep it going etc. Generally they still have there habits for burning wood and try to apply them to burning coal.

Glad to see it's working well for you right from the start.

Hey chopper, congrats on your new stove. I see you ended up with the mark II. Did you get the blower with it? If not you can always pick one up later.
Seems like you are starting with a good burn.
Don't forget the detector.

Thanks, yes the blower came with it. I am trying to find a high and low outlet switch so I can control the fan speed.

Try Grainger they will probably have what your looking for.

Here are some nice ones at a decent price that seem to work well:

http://www.electricmotorwarehouse.com/kbwc.htm

Have fun!

Lowes or home depo might have what you need too. I recommend a 3 or 4 speed fan. You'll go nuts trying to find the right setting if you can slide it anywhere. Just be sure its made for fans, and not lights.

Thanks for them websites. The one I am looking for actually just plugs into an outlet. The guy in the stove shop had his fan on his Harman mark3 pugged into this. But it looked pretty old. Maybe I will call over there and see if he knows. Scored a little over a ton of stove coal for $2 a bag that someone is getting rid of this weekend, and the temp is supposed to drop this weekend. Fire it up!

If you buy a 4" square electrical box, and get a cover that has a switch slot and openings for a duplex outlet, then you can install the speed control in the switch side, and power the outlet through the speed control. All in one box.

Greg L