Whom Among Us Are Ready?

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 9:17 am

Ready but not willin yet 38* on the hill this AM---steve, throw a couple of those butternuts this way

coal berner · Post by **coal berner** » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 2:52 pm

I'm On Fire wrote:Last fall I used my oil furnace to "take-the-edge off" but this fall, thanks to Hurricane Irene I don't have that luxury since it went swimming up to the burn chamber. So, the DS will be doing the warming during the unpredictable fall season.

That draft inducer I put on works amazingly, I was pulling .13" water on a 250* charcoal fire on the lowest setting; I couldn't get the temps on it lower even though I had the thermostat on the DS set for 150*. I think it was mainly because I was burning Cowboy charcoal and it was in essence a wood fire. I'm curious to see what the draft inducer will do on anthracite.

I'm thinking I'm going to get some of that maple I cut last spring and split it so it can be burned this fall.

why not put the Baro back on and keep the heat in the stove and house .13 your heating the neighborhood up with the baro back on you will be at .04 to .06 where it should be on high burn on ideal or low burn .02 to .03 your just wasting heat
you draft inducer is Just pulling the heat out of stove and sending it up the chimney Need a baro to control it .

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 2:58 pm

The Ol Glenwood is ready!...she got a brandy spanky new flue a few weeks ago and it draws real nice at 70 degrees so I am sure when I light her she will have no issues, matter of fact it is a little chilly here in the shop today and to be in the 30's tonight so I might light a wood fire to take the chill out of the air, not planning on the 1st. and hopefully ONLY match for the coal season till mid October at least!

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 3:02 pm

coal berner wrote:
I'm On Fire wrote:Last fall I used my oil furnace to "take-the-edge off" but this fall, thanks to Hurricane Irene I don't have that luxury since it went swimming up to the burn chamber. So, the DS will be doing the warming during the unpredictable fall season.

That draft inducer I put on works amazingly, I was pulling .13" water on a 250* charcoal fire on the lowest setting; I couldn't get the temps on it lower even though I had the thermostat on the DS set for 150*. I think it was mainly because I was burning Cowboy charcoal and it was in essence a wood fire. I'm curious to see what the draft inducer will do on anthracite.

I'm thinking I'm going to get some of that maple I cut last spring and split it so it can be burned this fall.
why not put the Baro back on and keep the heat in the stove and house .13 your heating the neighborhood up with the baro back on you will be at .04 to .06 where it should be on high burn on ideal or low burn .02 to .03 your just wasting heat
you draft inducer is Just pulling the heat out of stove and sending it up the chimney Need a baro to control it .

Stove was 250*, before the MPD was 200* and 30" from the MPD the stack was 160*. House was 75* and the outside temp was 39*. Its still somewhat warm out so, I don't necessarily need all the heat in the house right now anyway. I took the baro out because my draft in the spring was .02" - .00". I only need the draft inducer for this warm weather, in the winter it won't be used as the chimney pulls well.

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Fri. Sep. 16, 2011 4:33 pm

freetown fred wrote:Ready but not willin yet 38* on the hill this AM---steve, throw a couple of those butternuts this way

I'd love too Freddy but you prolly wouldn't like the shipping costs! Ha,ha,ha, sheesh I had my brother over and he thought they were funny shaped watermellons I usually grow the regular old walthams but this year I tried a hybrid called Argonaut. They are monsterous. I'd guess that some weigh 20lbs.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2011 7:24 am

We are waiting for the new D.S. 1500 Circulator to arrive!!

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2011 7:42 am

You will not be disappointed in the DS-1500, I have the 1600 and love it. In fact, it was 41* here this morning and my wife said, "It's cold in here, I need warmth. So, I've got a nice little cowboy charcoal fire going in it and I'll be adding a few small pieces of maple in a few.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2011 9:02 am

thanks for the encouraging words!! When it arrives and installs, I'll post more updates..

Demented · Post by **Demented** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2011 8:00 pm

One more small load (500lbs) and my 3 ton bin will be full. Almost lit up a small wood fire this morning as it was 62* in the house.

I'm still used to the A/C running and it being 78* in the house, so 62* felt cold! Also, 62* is where we USED to keep the thermostat set before I installed the Harman, now when it's fired up we are spoiled to it being 74*+ in the house.

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Sun. Sep. 18, 2011 9:09 pm

Demented,

I've had a wood fire all day. I just let it go out. It was getting too warm in here. It's now 80* inside, 53* outside. I'm really impressed with the DS-1600 and burning wood, it can hold a fire for 4-5 hours on a low burn and even if it goes out it holds it's heat for a really long time. The only thing I wish, is that at the time I ordered the stove I had ordered it with the other door that had the knobs on it, I think if I could control the over fire air for a wood fire it'd be easier to control. But, since I burn coal more times than wood; today was my first small wood since the 2009/2010 winter. I also have to say, it was a pain trying to find dry/seasoned wood for 1 day of burning after all that rain. Don't have that problem with coal...

grizzly2 · Post by **grizzly2** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2011 8:35 am

I finished installing the Hitzer in my new house on Saturday. This morning I put on a new hopper door gasket and caulked my slip joint pipe connection. Now I have a wood fire in the stove to cure the gasket cement and stove pipe caulk. Also curing paint I touched up the stove and pipe with.

I have two tons in my coal bin and an order in for 4 more tons. $275. per ton plus a flat fee of $40. delivery. Next time my supplier gets coal it will retail at $305. per ton. I have gotten prety far away from the coal mines I guess.

I'll have to get some pics of my new set-up.

So, I am ready to heat with coal full time as soon as the temps regularly stay below 50 durring the day.

anthony7812 · Post by **anthony7812** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2011 8:53 am

Well call me an idiot but I couldnt wait to get the mark 3 running. Bought it this summer and first time burning coal. Im too damn anxtious to see how this coal business works. First problem I ran into, I rushed cleanup a bit after I got the stove all hooked up. I should have used some type of solvent and clean the upc sticker goo I didnt get scraped all the way off on the stove pipe.... not a big deal just a lil burnt plastic stench for about 5 minutes

. Built a nice wood fire and loaded on the coal only put about half a load last night around 9 and now at 9 am its nice lil glow but I can tell I had 'er throttled down because it doesnt appear I burnt a whole hell of alot. Best part about this entire business, my oil furnace never kicked on last night! More than likely will let'er burn out but who knows, its like a new toy. Maybe tommorrow ill let it go out....

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2011 10:14 am

grizzly2 wrote:I finished installing the Hitzer in my new house on Saturday. This morning I put on a new hopper door gasket and caulked my slip joint pipe connection. Now I have a wood fire in the stove to cure the gasket cement and stove pipe caulk. Also curing paint I touched up the stove and pipe with.

I have two tons in my coal bin and an order in for 4 more tons. $275. per ton plus a flat fee of $40. delivery. Next time my supplier gets coal it will retail at $305. per ton. I have gotten prety far away from the coal mines I guess.

I'll have to get some pics of my new set-up.

So, I am ready to heat with coal full time as soon as the temps regularly stay below 50 durring the day.

Grizzly,

Nice to see the move went well. I've been burning wood and cowboy charcoal too. Holding off on the coal till it's in the 40* range during the day too.

Dann757 · Post by **Dann757** » Mon. Sep. 19, 2011 10:43 am

It will do me a lot more good to talk about practical matters than politics

Not ready at all. Still trying to prevent basement floding one step at a time. Next thing to do is have some soil delivered and do some slope work. I heard standard slope is 5% or 6" over 10'. Very doable.

I'll have to get a visual check of the flue from the top, sweep the chimney. I have to transfer coal from two bins to the back shed now. I have some chunks of oak I want to split for kindling coal fires. Not seasoned.

Might get rid of the draft inducer. I could use an inspection/cleanout door on the elbow into the thimble. Has to be custom.

Plus customers want odds and ends. My one customer got a cheap white vinyl Taiwan mailbox post kit with a heavy-duty thick steel mailbox. I have to put in a 4x4 post for her, cut to fit so I can slide the vinyl post down over it. The kit had a dinky piece of 2x3 you pound into the ground and then screw the post to it. The whole rig is too flimsy.

Other customer has old Anderson double hung windows, with plastic weatherstrip on the bottom of the sash. It locks into a thin slot on the bottom of the wood sash. When the weather changes the sash drys out, shrinks, and the weatherstrip falls out of the sash

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Wed. Sep. 21, 2011 11:24 am

Got my two CO detectors plugged in and ready to go. Changed out the batts on the smokers too. The Co's, One is a First Alert and the other a Kidde. They both plug into a socket and have battery backup.

Also my coal supplier called and scheduled delivery of 5 tons of blaschack nut for Friday the 23rd. So, I'm cool with that and just need to cut the access door in the side of the barn. They use a potatoe truck to deliver coal. It has a conveyor belt inside the back body and a chute. No body lift though, so I'm waiting for the guy to call me back about the hieght of the access door.