Brrr

jpete · Post by **jpete** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 12:11 am

Dang. Wishing I hadn't let the fire go out. 40* nights are just a little uncomfortable.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 12:16 am

Nice tonight...Upper 50's tonight, but last night was in the 30's...dang!

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 8:38 am

Mine was out Friday morning. It was relit by Friday night.

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 8:48 am

60° in here this morning.

Stove is mostly cleaned out, so it's not getting lit again until next October at the earliest.

Sweater time over here!

CoalHeat · Post by **CoalHeat** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 10:17 am

I pushed the little lever on the thermostat up early this morning for a little while.

crunch, click click click, crunch, click click click.

AA130FIREMAN · Post by **AA130FIREMAN** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 10:23 am

No cold toes here, you tough skined stove guy's need to step up to a boiler

the snowman · Post by **the snowman** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 4:27 pm

No cold feet or bodies here. Both coal stoves are still idling. I might let the one coal stove go out while the other unit will continue to burn all year. I love these cold nights (29 F) and semi warm days. I'm already sick of this warm weather and I am ready for the winter to return.

The snowman.

oliver power · Post by **oliver power** » Sun. May. 01, 2011 6:50 pm

the snowman wrote:No cold feet or bodies here. Both coal stoves are still idling. I might let the one coal stove go out while the other unit will continue to burn all year. I love these cold nights (29 F) and semi warm days. I'm already sick of this warm weather and I am ready for the winter to return.

The snowman.

That's because you're the "Snowman". Kaa-2 idling along, nibbling on chestnut coal. Hardly any heat comming off it. Wife has thermostats turned down low, as to not wake the boiler. You'd never know the boiler was running. Warm days, she opens the windows to let fresh air in, not heat out. Yet, should she be a little cool / damp, she closes the windows, and turns up the thermostat some. You can't beat them boilers.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. May. 02, 2011 7:33 am

Ahhh man, now you're just showing off.

oliver power · Post by **oliver power** » Mon. May. 02, 2011 7:24 pm

freetown fred wrote:Ahhh man, now you're just showing off.

Yes, a little bit. I have to admit, it's nice having the boiler idling away in the basement. At the same time, NO heat what so ever is being distributed through out the house. Yet, it is always on stand by.

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. May. 02, 2011 7:43 pm

I found an interesting way to save some coal today. I decided to back down the feed rate on my DF520 this morning, the problem was that I forgot to turn the power back on afterwards. From 7:30 this morning to 5:30 this afternoon it was off. I came home from work and went downstairs to change the ash tub...saw the temperature gauge at 110 degrees then noticed the switch in the "off" position. There was still a very small spot of orange in the pot, so I flipped the switch and hoped for the best. After about one minute I saw what you see in the picture below.

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whistlenut · Post by **whistlenut** » Mon. May. 02, 2011 10:03 pm

It's fun to play with EFM's, AHS's and AA's to see how long it will maintain fire and boiler temp with the power off.

The AA's and AHS's usually win, but an EFM, especially a 900 or 1300, will really get your attention. Obviously the flat bed stokers don't have a deep fire-pot, so they die within about 45 minutes to an hour. A chimney with a BIG natural draft makes you a winner over all takers. Great way to impress a neighbor that has a $3500.00 pellet stove with all the latest and greatest controls!

Pacowy · Post by **Pacowy** » Mon. May. 02, 2011 11:36 pm

whistlenut wrote:The AA's and AHS's usually win, but an EFM, especially a 900 or 1300, will really get your attention.

How long do the AA's and AHS's last?

Mike

LsFarm · Post by **LsFarm** » Tue. May. 03, 2011 9:06 am

In the winter, with a deep fire bed, my AA260 would still have a hot core fire after more than a day, once 36 hours with no electricity to run the fan or auger.
In the summer, with a shallow firebed, I've still recovered a fire after 12 hours.

An AA or AHS is like a big handfed: a lot of coal in the firebox. The EFM's quantiy of coal in the burnpot is next, then the least amount of coal are the flatbed stokers..

Greg L

Yanche · Post by **Yanche** » Tue. May. 03, 2011 10:37 am

Pacowy wrote:
whistlenut wrote:The AA's and AHS's usually win, but an EFM, especially a 900 or 1300, will really get your attention.
How long do the AA's and AHS's last?

Mike

My AHS S130 will recover from a no power condition of 30-40 hours. It's a great feature but can be a pain, if you want the fire to go out so you can work on the boiler. I've had to spoon out hot coals through the inspection port once or twice. I've even rewired my grate motor so I can let it run continuously, to feed everything into the ash bucket.