New from Georgia

Hello,, Just moved to Williamsport and bought a house with a Harman stove in basement, it was cleaned and inspected in 2008 and not used since. I would like to use it this winter but have no exp. as I am from GA. Stove looks new and I have several questions about the ventilation and what to buy. I would rather buy someone a beverage to come look at it. Also have a fireplace. no help needed with that.
Thanks
Ga craker

Turn around and go back!

J/K

I grew up in GA and move to PA almost 20 years ago.
Magnum is a stoker right? It's easy peasy with a stoker just keep it full of coal and empty the ash.

g c--welcome to the Forum my friend. You've got plenty of coal users in the area there. I'm sure one of them will be happy to get you straightened out with the Harman. I think maybe j/k didn't have his mornin coffee yet Again, welcome In the mean time go to search box top right & type in the stove type--

GA cracker wrote:Hello,, Just moved to Williamsport and bought a house with a Harman stove in basement, it was cleaned and inspected in 2008 and not used since. I would like to use it this winter but have no exp. as I am from GA. Stove looks new and I have several questions about the ventilation and what to buy. I would rather buy someone a beverage to come look at it. Also have a fireplace. no help needed with that.
Thanks
Ga craker

Well, welcome to the forum. I spent my youth in North GA - Tucker/Dahlonega but left there after college. We finally ended up in Northern VA. I discovered the wonderful world coal via this remarkable forum a couple of years ago. I heat my 1800 sq ft house entirely with a Harman Mark II. I'm further south than you but I burn from late OCT to the end of March. We go though 2.5 tons of coal and keep our house at 75*. Tell us about your set up - can you send pictures. We love pictures. What are your questions? If you ask, someone or everyone will answer. Again, welcome to the forum. Lisa

Moving north from Georgia is not the smartest thing to do, but if you are willing to burn coal we will let you redeem yourself. Pictures and questions will be answered right here!

Thanks for the replys. We relocated for work, we are both in healthcare. Alright, here are my questions-concerns, the stove is vented back to a block wall and up the chimney-spell?! There is another 6" pipe that comes down out the celing and stops about two inches above the stove top, dosent look like is is supposed to be conected to anything because I believe this pipe supplies the heat to the vents I see around the fireplace upstairs in the den. A few years ago the previous owner had the celing of the garage and basement sprayed with foam insulation between the joists and there is this foam insulation around the pipe that goes up and heats the den area around the fireplace. Do you think I am going to have problems with the pipe touching that foam insulation-does that pipe get that hot?
Thanks ya'll
GA cracker

Does this house have another heat source?? The pipe going to the chimney is of course the smoke stack. The pipe coming down to the stove would be for heat distribution. Is there a removable plate on the top of the stove for this pipe to connect to? If not it is probably an older mag and they are banking on some heat going up this pipe. If that is so then you will not get much heat up stairs. If you could post some close up pics of the stove and setup it would be helpful.


But to answer your one question yes that pipe will get hot but I doubt it will in your setup.



Eric

Thanks Eric,
Yes the house has a fairly new central heat-air unit with heat pump and a fireplace so I am not counting on the coal stove for primary heat sorce. No, there is not a removable plate on top of the stove. There is a fan motor mounted on the back bottom of the stove. I am more curious than anything. I will try to post pics but will have to get the wifes help because I do not know how. Yet!

Ok Is there only one fan? Is there a hopper on the back of the stove to shovel coal into or do you load it through the front door? One fan sounds like you have a hand fed. The pics will tell than we can go from there.


Eric

Yep, pix are a must--without--we're just pizzin in the wind

lowfog01 wrote:Well, welcome to the forum. I spent my youth in North GA - Tucker/Dahlonega but left there after college. Lisa

Small world
I grew up in Toccoa

cArNaGe wrote:

lowfog01 wrote:Well, welcome to the forum. I spent my youth in North GA - Tucker/Dahlonega but left there after college. Lisa

Small world
I grew up in Toccoa

Small world indeed. My parents live in Morganton, on the lake made when they dammed the Toccoa River. I left there in 1981 after I graduated from North Georgia. It's a nice place to be from but I'd be hesitant to go back permanently. No particular reason, I'm just happy where I'm at. Take care, Lisa

OK lets try this:

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