How Many Winters (Years) Have You Been Heating With Coal?

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 7:30 am

20 so far. 19 with a hand fed burning nut in a Mark III and this is my first with a Mag Stoker burning rice.

Lee1 · Post by **Lee1** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 8:22 am

This is my third year. Alaska Channing 3, rice stoker. Initially wanted to heat basement, then realized it could heat the whole house. Oil fired boiler only comes on to heat hot water. Added return cold air from farthest bedroom then using convection blower to pull vaccum. It works good enough to move air.

coalvet · Post by **coalvet** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 9:12 am

32yrs. All with hand fed.

sterling40man · Post by **sterling40man** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 9:28 am

4th year here. The K6 should have paid for itself spring 2013. Saving about $1,500 per year.

buck24 · Post by **buck24** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 9:46 am

Heating the home with ant. coal 32 years. 29 with the Warm Morning and 3 with the Buck Model 24. Time sure flies when your having fun.

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 2:51 pm

2 or 3 years with Memco wood boiler burning some coal. More coal towards the end then wood, 3rd year on Harman Vf3000 boiler, hugh savings in this climate.

Kevin

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 3:03 pm

second year burning,boiler halfway payed off.

Three Labs · Post by **Three Labs** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 3:04 pm

This is the 29th winter-all with the SF-250.

wlape3 · Post by **wlape3** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 4:05 pm

15 years total. 10 year with hand fed Surdiac and in my fifth year with an Alaska 140 auger.

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 7:22 pm

Two. Well, technically 1.5 seasons thus far. Started with a Chubby SR in the beginning half of the 2010/11 season and then switched out to a DS Machines DS-1600 Hot Air Circulator. Now I just use the 1600.

coal bob · Post by **coal bob** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 7:36 pm

2 years,starting burning ant in my clayton 1600 last year after 15 years of wood

This year with the ds basement #4 does not get any better

mikey55 · Post by **mikey55** » Tue. Jan. 24, 2012 10:18 am

4th year burning rice in keystoker. Stoker should pay for itself this winter. Saving about 1300.00 per year. Love this unit has been a great heat source for me. This forum has also been a big help. Thanks guys

lowfog01 · Post by **lowfog01** » Tue. Jan. 24, 2012 11:58 am

4 years; 1 before the forum and 3 after. What a difference the forum makes! I've increased my heat production and decreased my coal usage. Now looking for second stove for my basement room.

dll · Post by **dll** » Tue. Jan. 24, 2012 12:11 pm

Have been burning anthracite nut for 23 years, before that it was wood for 10 years.

The central heating in this house is FHA oil and has not run continuously for more than a two days in 33 years. The tank is filled about every 9 years or when the price of oil hits bottom like it did in June 2009.

Duengeon master · Post by **Duengeon master** » Tue. Jan. 24, 2012 8:05 pm

This will be our ninth year of burning any kind of coal I can get my hands on to sample!!!!!