Blaschak Bagged Coal is Very Wet and Freezing
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I got 3.25 tons back in March in my trailer loose, not bagged. It has great heat but the ash sucks. Compared to UAE the BTU is similar but twice the ash....I'm burning it (rice) in a Keystoker KA6. The UAE went to almost powder and the Blaschak is pellets of ask....not a clinker to see but high ash....anyone else have that problem?
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Yea but UAE is no better right now. If you haven't been paying attention, UAE went to white ash run of the mill stuff...
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Is Lehigh or anywhere like that any better?
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White ask is better coal, I don't know how many times we have to go through this...Cap wrote:Yea but UAE is no better right now. If you haven't been paying attention, UAE went to white ash run of the mill stuff...
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I'm not saying its bad coal....btu's are great but the ash is terrible compared to the red ash I had from UAE
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Why? I must been out that week...mattcoalburner wrote:White ask is better coal, I don't know how many times we have to go through this...Cap wrote:Yea but UAE is no better right now. If you haven't been paying attention, UAE went to white ash run of the mill stuff...
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White ash is more carbon, red ash is other inert materials ill fully explain again if you need me too
I am hoping for some help from you guys.
I started using Kimmels bagged rice coal first, got sick of it being soaking wet, then switched to Reading Anthracite about 5 years ago. I am kinda happy with them,
good burn, I like the poly bags..etc..
I am a local with a stake body and can haul 8 ton at a time.
With me getting older, and a weaker back, Blaschak is looking attractive with the 40Lb bags, problem is, they will not sell to me directly.
Does anybody know the cheapest dealer in central PA for Blaschak?
Btw..called Reading today, about $220 ton of bagged rice coal..
called a local store( I believe selling the same coal)..$288
the price we pay for the middle man!!!
I started using Kimmels bagged rice coal first, got sick of it being soaking wet, then switched to Reading Anthracite about 5 years ago. I am kinda happy with them,
good burn, I like the poly bags..etc..
I am a local with a stake body and can haul 8 ton at a time.
With me getting older, and a weaker back, Blaschak is looking attractive with the 40Lb bags, problem is, they will not sell to me directly.
Does anybody know the cheapest dealer in central PA for Blaschak?
Btw..called Reading today, about $220 ton of bagged rice coal..
called a local store( I believe selling the same coal)..$288
the price we pay for the middle man!!!
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Reading has 40 lb bags available also....
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This years bags are super wet! I'm getting a real excess of water out of each bag, enough to put the fire out. Anyone have tips to get the water out without dumping the coal out?
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put a slit in them--I picked up 10 bags & they were a lil damp-that's all. Dealer keeps them under cover--just good tarps??????????????? I guess I'm glad I primarily do bulk--never a problem
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I used a couple pallets of the wet bags.
Never found it necessary to dump the coal out of the bags to dry.
I just made a very small slit on the corner and stood the bag up vertical and gravity did the rest over night or by 24 hrs. later.
This was w/ rice size and the hole slit was small enough that usually no coal leaked out.
Never found it necessary to dump the coal out of the bags to dry.
I just made a very small slit on the corner and stood the bag up vertical and gravity did the rest over night or by 24 hrs. later.
This was w/ rice size and the hole slit was small enough that usually no coal leaked out.
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I use an Old Salad Fork , quick and easy way to make drain holes. I must say though, my 6 ton I bought last season was the wettest I've seen.