How Do You Store Coal Inside Your Home?
- SteveZee
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My coal is loose and binned in an old horse stall in my barn. That's attached to the house through a summer kitchen. I have two old antique hods (in keeping with the stoves) that I fill once or twice a day from the barn.
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- Smokeyja
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That copper Hod/scuttle is awesome Steve!SteveZee wrote:My coal is loose and binned in an old horse stall in my barn. That's attached to the house through a summer kitchen. I have two old antique hods (in keeping with the stoves) that I fill once or twice a day from the barn.
- Dennis
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Awesome indeed. Shouldn't be all that hard to make either. Josh, start looking for the handles,that will be the hardest to find,well maybeSmokeyja wrote:That copper Hod/scuttle is awesome Steve!SteveZee wrote:My coal is loose and binned in an old horse stall in my barn. That's attached to the house through a summer kitchen. I have two old antique hods (in keeping with the stoves) that I fill once or twice a day from the barn.
- Smokeyja
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I could make some nice hickory or cedar handles on the wood lathe . I thought about that Dennis, when I saw it. I have a bit of copper sheet and some brass lying around. They always made the older stuff better , well for the most part at least.Dennis wrote:Awesome indeed. Shouldn't be all that hard to make either. Josh, start looking for the handles,that will be the hardest to find,well maybeSmokeyja wrote: That copper Hod/scuttle is awesome Steve!
I store my coal in a repurposed industrial fabric softener bin in my garage.
The bin cost less that $50 delivered, and holds 2300 pounds of nut. I plan to build a larger bin next year, but will probably continue to use this bin as well.
Mike
The bin cost less that $50 delivered, and holds 2300 pounds of nut. I plan to build a larger bin next year, but will probably continue to use this bin as well.
Mike
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- Smokeyja
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That's awesome! Where did you did one of those?Mike C. wrote:I store my coal in a repurposed industrial fabric softener bin in my garage.
The bin cost less that $50 delivered, and holds 2300 pounds of nut. I plan to build a larger bin next year, but will probably continue to use this bin as well.
Mike
It came from a non-wovens textile plant near Hazleton, PA.
I think they're free if you arrange to pick them up, but I paid a friend to get me one and drop it off at my house.
I had to cut the top off of it with a sawzall, but that was an easy task.
I think they're free if you arrange to pick them up, but I paid a friend to get me one and drop it off at my house.
I had to cut the top off of it with a sawzall, but that was an easy task.
I shovel it out into my small bucket that I feed the stove with.
The bin is only about four feet tall, so it's fairly easy to reach into. When it gets near the bottom, I'll tilt it up a little to make it easier if need be. The entire bin is only about four by four by four.
The bin is only about four feet tall, so it's fairly easy to reach into. When it gets near the bottom, I'll tilt it up a little to make it easier if need be. The entire bin is only about four by four by four.
Opps ....deleted message. My question was already answered.
About 3400lbs there.
It doesn't take too much more than a corner in the Garage. But I have an old foundation that I am going to build either a "mini" house or a coal shed on. I think it was the old outdoor kitchen to the house and I have thought about building a small little house on it so I can put a cook stove in it . It's not very big but it'll hold a cook stove and a couch . And I have been throwing around the idea of a mini basement under it.
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Hey! I had this exact same brand of bagged coal when I first started burning my stove this past Oct. I inherited about 8 bags of this stuff. It burned really nice for me!
- Smokeyja
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Musikfan , we started out with some of the best coal I have been really happy with this stuff. What are you burning now?
- lsayre
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Yours must be the 1,250 Liter (330 gallon) size. They are made in Germany. Search for "Schutz Ecobulk MX IBC". They also make them in a smaller 1,000 Liter size (264 gallon), and several even smaller sizes down to 640 Liter. IBC means 'Intermediate Bulk Container'.Mike C. wrote:I store my coal in a repurposed industrial fabric softener bin in my garage.
The bin cost less that $50 delivered, and holds 2300 pounds of nut. I plan to build a larger bin next year, but will probably continue to use this bin as well.
Mike
By my calculation the 1,000 liter size IBC (tote) should hold close to exactly 2,000 lbs. of pea (which is a bit more dense packing than nut, and weighs in at about 7.5 lbs per gallon). The larger 1,250 Liter size should come very close to holding 2,500 lbs. of pea.
A company in Cleveland, OH sells the 1,000 liter size IBC's new for $145 (I know this because I buy them for my companies use), so $50 for the larger 1,250 liter size (used and in excellent condition) is a good deal.
- Keepaeyeonit
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That's funny that you are using a IBC to hold coal,I was thinking of trying to put a hole in the tote using some type of baffle so you can get a shovel in but still keep the coal from rolling out without having a door,If I don't buy a TT load this summer then I will use the totes for a outdoor bin.I picked used totes from a compeny on 40TH and Hamilton (same place Isayre ?)and there were like new and for $50.00 how can you go wrong If you don't mind looking at totes full of coal or a 55 gal drum in your house .Keepaeyeonit
- lsayre
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Yes, same place!Keepaeyeonit wrote:That's funny that you are using a IBC to hold coal,I was thinking of trying to put a hole in the tote using some type of baffle so you can get a shovel in but still keep the coal from rolling out without having a door,If I don't buy a TT load this summer then I will use the totes for a outdoor bin.I picked used totes from a compeny on 40TH and Hamilton (same place Isayre ?)and there were like new and for $50.00 how can you go wrong If you don't mind looking at totes full of coal or a 55 gal drum in your house .Keepaeyeonit