Coal burning has begun for 2007

Gary in Pennsylvania · By: **Gary in Pennsylvania** On: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:28 pm

e.alleg wrote:ahh heat

That's a GREAT pic e.alleg!

e.alleg · By: **e.alleg** On: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:47 pm

thanks! It took me a while to figure out how to capture the flames. I turned off the flash and the lights, a tripod would have been best but I just took a dozen or so to get a non-blurry picture.

Matthaus · By: **Matthaus** On: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:54 pm

Love to see the beautiful dancing blue ladies! Anybody that can should post the early burn pictures, warm the place up a little. :lol:

mozz · By: **mozz** On: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:57 am

1925 house, original coal steam boiler is long gone, replaced with oil, which i hope doesnt turn on this year.

Wood'nCoal wrote:Nice! Looks like an old house..is it?

Gary in Pennsylvania · By: **Gary in Pennsylvania** On: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:57 am

What's that burning in e.alleg?? Stoker? Hand-fired? Furnace? Looks big and she's burnin' fierce? Is that rice?

beatle78 · By: **beatle78** On: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:09 am

Wow, I got a little depressed to see all the stokers fired up so early :cry:

But at least your not firing up the oil furnaces

My goal is to start ~Nov 1st here in RI.

e.alleg · By: **e.alleg** On: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:54 am

Gary in Pennsylvania wrote:What's that burning in e.alleg?? Stoker? Hand-fired? Furnace? Looks big and she's burnin' fierce? Is that rice?

EFM boiler. It's rice coal. I stoked it up a little bit for the picture :twisted:

The coal is augured in from the bottom into a steel pot which has holes in it for the combustion air to blow through. The more combustion air or the more coal the auger feeds in the hotter the fire. It's warm this week so I turned it way down, it just looks like faintly glowing embers now and uses about 25 pounds a day to stay lit and heat the domestic water. I unplugged my propane hot water tank, it is unnecessary.

traderfjp · By: **traderfjp** On: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:11 am

FIred my stove up the other night. Everything went off like a charm. I hooked up a vent damper on my direct vent and it seems to be working great. I've run the stove on low for two days with a minimal amount of coal being burnt. Maybe a 1/3 of an inch on the bottom of the ash pan.

WNY · By: **WNY** On: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:18 am

Filled the hopper with 100#'s to start last Thurs. I have only put another 50# on Sat night...just idling along. I don;t think the thermostat has even called for heat except one night it got chilly. Supposed to be up high 60's by Thurs/Friday then back down......

bksaun · By: **bksaun** On: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:40 pm

Doesn't look like I will fire up the Channing until Nov, 82 degrees here today. Going to be in the 70's all week.

2 day Muzzle Loading season for deer this weekend, Too hot for hunting, would have to wear sunscreen in the treestand!

But, it's Ky weather....It could snow tomorrow!

BK

Time for one of those PA Beers..... :lol:

ccasion5:

cheapheat · By: **cheapheat** On: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:19 pm

Hey BKdo you have any hogs to hunt down there? Jim

bksaun · By: **bksaun** On: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:40 pm

Not really, none around here unless you count fat girl's!

There are some in counties that border Tennesse.

BK

mwcougar · By: **mwcougar** On: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:50 pm

fired up the ahs 130 today. used my coal from the riceburners 2. feels good not to be burning oil. yee haw

mwcougar

MrP57 · By: **MrP57** On: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:21 pm

I guess I better get busy; I still have my stoker apart from the spring cleaning…
All clean, but not together.
Gary

Matthaus · By: **Matthaus** On: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:57 pm

House temp finally sunk below 68*, outside temp is 52* heading for 43* tonight. Fired up old faithful (the Alaska inside) a few minutes ago. Feels nice to have that cozy spot in the kitchen back.