Got Rid of the 50-93 and Bought a Clayton Wood-Coal Furnace
well I sold the hitzer 2 weeks ago and bought a clayton. I got tired of all the ash in my dining room. it took me a little while to figure out the hitzer so now im starting over with a new stove. the reason for this type of stove is im gonna put it in my basement and duct it in. the issue with the hitzer was I just couldnt move the air, I tried fans every where. im thinking thet ducting it in will be better then I wont have to worry about trying to blow the air with fans the really didnt work well. I burnt close to 7 tons of coal last yr running the stove hard and I was still cold. I installed a forced air furnace over the summer so im not totally relying on the coal stove. with that said is anyone running a clayton? im just looking for a few tips. im gonna take what I learned from the 50-93 and apply it to the clayton although I know its gonna run differently.
- Smokeyja
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Crap! 7 tones? was that just one winter season or two in a year? Although you have harsher winters and I pinch pennies when it comes to heating after a $700 heating bill in an old city home I used to live in that ran radiators off Natural gas.RLB112 wrote:well I sold the hitzer 2 weeks ago and bought a clayton. I got tired of all the ash in my dining room. it took me a little while to figure out the hitzer so now im starting over with a new stove. the reason for this type of stove is im gonna put it in my basement and duct it in. the issue with the hitzer was I just couldnt move the air, I tried fans every where. im thinking thet ducting it in will be better then I wont have to worry about trying to blow the air with fans the really didnt work well. I burnt close to 7 tons of coal last yr running the stove hard and I was still cold. I installed a forced air furnace over the summer so im not totally relying on the coal stove. with that said is anyone running a clayton? im just looking for a few tips. im gonna take what I learned from the 50-93 and apply it to the clayton although I know its gonna run differently.
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Wow, 7 tons, & here silly me is going through 3 per season heating a 200 yr old kinda tight farmhouse(2800 sq) with my 50-93. Good luck with the Clayton.Hope you don't any ash from it. Oh, I kinda cheat & use a ceiling fan sometimes when it gets sub-zero. I guess if it ever gets real cold I'll have to turn on the stove blower also.
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I dig the antique farm tools on the house manfreetown fred wrote:Wow, 7 tons, & here silly me is going through 3 per season heating a 200 yr old kinda tight farmhouse(2800 sq) with my 50-93. Good luck with the Clayton.Hope you don't any ash from it. Oh, I kinda cheat & use a ceiling fan sometimes when it gets sub-zero. I guess if it ever gets real cold I'll have to turn on the stove blower also.
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Hi, I'm using a Clayton 1537g furnace. Its ducted in and is in my basement. I'm a new coal burner - just started this year. I bought mine used from someone on Craig's List. The owners before me added a secondary air feed control to the ash pan door. I'm not sure what your furnace might have, but mine does need it for a little extra heat output.
So far I love my Clayton! We are warm and no ash in the house. I use a BBQ themometer to alert me on how its performing. I have written other posts with alot of detail about how I do things with my arrangement, which sounds like it will be simular to yours. I'll try to answer any questions with anything that I've learned so far
Good Luck!
So far I love my Clayton! We are warm and no ash in the house. I use a BBQ themometer to alert me on how its performing. I have written other posts with alot of detail about how I do things with my arrangement, which sounds like it will be simular to yours. I'll try to answer any questions with anything that I've learned so far
Good Luck!
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Ignore that ol' fool from Freetown, anybody who runs a horse farm is mentally challenged anyway. Santa is hanging in his place to get used to the cold for his upcoming trip. I feel your pain. In my coalnewbie four years I have gone from a Saey (stand alone gift to me) that would give me heat in the room I was in but was dirty, to LL Poconos, tons of heat but in the basement. I then used fans to move the heat around also like you with limited success. In this big old, not well insulated, very subdivided house with interior 14" thick brick walls it is not as easy as running a ducting system or going to hydronics it's not that simple (yes, I've had pros look at it). You are correct it's all about putting the heat where you need it with the smell and noise elsewhere, at least for us. Hydronics is a separate discussion. Clayton was not my choice but I went with the same idea with my AnthraKing and so far this winter I LOVE it. You will see many, many flavors as to how you make this fabulous fuel do good things for you but no one person is necessarily right. My analogy - I went to the Ben and Jerry factory and had a chocolate chip ice cream, it's the best, but there are other choices out there. Good luck with the Clayton.We are warm and no ash in the house.
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Hey, I said good luck with the Clayton. :bag: Truth be known, if this old house wasen't all post & beam w/ no prior duct work, I might of well considered a different coal heating approach. BUT, it is what it is & the 50-93 does a good job. I wonder if Arnie would donate one of his outstanding set-up's & use my house as a working show room---NAH, probably not.
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thanks everyone. I rember last yr freetown was a huge help for me as well as coalfire with getting my hitzer running normal. im just gonna apply what I learned from running the hitzer last yr to this stove. if I can run this stove at 300 deg. I will burn 3 tons a yr. I currently have the clayton in my dinning room where the hitzer was. im gonna put it in my basement next yr. I have to add 9 ft of triple wall to my existing chimney and duct it all in. its gonna take awhile to do it all. I figure I can play with it this winter if I put it where the hitzer was instead of just letting it sit.
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I remember you...late 1800's house with no insulation & lots of glass?RLB112 wrote:i burnt close to 7 tons of coal last yr running the stove hard and I was still cold.
I'm not surprised at the 7 ton figure, I put 6+ through my Hitzer in the farmhouse my wife and I used to live in (big house, lots of glass, LOTS of wind)...and I still burned 500+ gallons of fuel on top of that. There is no limit to the amount of coal it takes to heat the outdoors.
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RLB, It'll be well worth the time & energy my friend.
RLB112 wrote:thanks everyone. I rember last yr freetown was a huge help for me as well as coalfire with getting my hitzer running normal. im just gonna apply what I learned from running the hitzer last yr to this stove. if I can run this stove at 300 deg. I will burn 3 tons a yr. I currently have the clayton in my dinning room where the hitzer was. im gonna put it in my basement next yr. I have to add 9 ft of triple wall to my existing chimney and duct it all in. its gonna take awhile to do it all. I figure I can play with it this winter if I put it where the hitzer was instead of just letting it sit.
Moving hot air from the basement up to the main living area will be your biggest challenge. The new stove sounds like it is specifically designed for that purpose. Because of that, you are already ahead of the game. I have a typical hand feed unit and I too will have to figure out the best way to get maximum heat up into the house. The beauty of the furnace is that it is totally jacketed to capture all the heat and direct it up into duct work. I think you will make out just fine. Btw. How many BTU's is your unit? Sounds like you need a large unit if you burned 7 tons last year.
Vin.
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got rid off my clayton 1600 this year. replaced it with a ds machine #4 basement stove,heating 3400 sq feet ranch thats including basement this stove is great The clayton imo is a great wood furnance but with coal I wasnt pleased with the way it burned coal. I think it was do to the slanted fire box you get alot of ash build up and dead spots you really have to do alot of poking from underneith just my 2 cents
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try sending a PM to DOUG . I think he has 2 claytons . he seemed to like them . I haven't seen him on hear in a while .
vinmaker my unit is up to 150k btu.thanks for your opinion coal bob, I think you are right about burning coal in the claytons. ive read a few things on the internet that they are tricky. this stove looks to have very little use and for 500.00 dollars I couldnt buy it quick enough. lol.. I looked at the hotblast stoves and they are so cheap that I didt wanna waste the money on one cuz the reviews were not so good. I will keep you guy posted on how things are going, prolly sunday
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OUTSTANDING RLB