Chubby Coal Stove Doing Me Well.

chubbycoalboy · Post by **chubbycoalboy** » Fri. Aug. 17, 2012 8:19 pm

I'm all set for the winter. new liner in chimney and stove all installed with bigger hearth. I'll show pictures later.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Fri. Aug. 17, 2012 9:37 pm

chubbycoalboy wrote:I'm all set for the winter. new liner in chimney and stove all installed with bigger hearth. I'll show pictures later.

chubbycoalboy, why "pictures later", we are waiting for them very soon

,just a joke from Québec.

chubbycoalboy · Post by **chubbycoalboy** » Mon. Sep. 10, 2012 9:17 pm

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Ok here is the new install of my Chubby. Just have to do a little clean up now and all set to fire up when it gets cold. Added a new liner in the chimney, raised up the flue a few feet to get better draft and added a barometric damper.

chubbycoalboy · Post by **chubbycoalboy** » Mon. Sep. 10, 2012 9:18 pm

some more pictures

buffalo bob · Post by **buffalo bob** » Mon. Sep. 10, 2012 9:53 pm

nice looking set up get a little muradic acid mix 25% acid 75% water and clean up the brick work it would be ready for a poster dampen wall apply solution let work a few min. rinseoff with water a garden sprayer would work for rinsing without flooding u out.

Post by **franco b** » Mon. Sep. 10, 2012 10:07 pm

Very nice. A coat of Williams stove polish on the cast iron would really set it off.

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Mon. Sep. 10, 2012 10:07 pm

Radius hearth is a nice idea.

jjs777_fzr · Post by **jjs777_fzr** » Tue. Sep. 11, 2012 1:43 am

The hearth looks nice - the round goes real nice with a round Chubby stove.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Tue. Sep. 11, 2012 8:25 pm

Same as the previous posts, I like the round idea

Vinmaker · Post by **Vinmaker** » Tue. Sep. 11, 2012 9:14 pm

Nice pic's. Looks like you will be all ready for the winter.

"winter is coming" quote from Eddard Stark (created by JRR Martin)

chubbycoalboy · Post by **chubbycoalboy** » Fri. Sep. 14, 2012 9:30 pm

Yes I am all ready for the winter with 2 tons of coal sitting in my garage.

ChubbyChick · Post by **ChubbyChick** » Sat. Sep. 15, 2012 12:38 pm

I like the round hearth also. May try something similar.

chubbycoalboy · Post by **chubbycoalboy** » Mon. Oct. 01, 2012 11:34 pm

Ok the stove all inspected and polished up. I fired it up a few nights last week with wood to take the chill off the house. And lit a small coal fire in it Sunday night.
Everything seems to be working good. Brought a few bags of coal into the house today. I usually keep about 6 bags of coal in the closet. The rest I keep stored in the garage. It's going to start getting colder in the next few weeks and I'm already.
Thanks to Larry Trainer with all his help and advice I think I will have a very successful heating season.

jpete · Post by **jpete** » Tue. Oct. 02, 2012 12:05 am

beemerboy wrote:How much do you suppose a Jr. Chubby in real good condition (no rust, grates all there) would be worth if I were to look for one?

He's asking $600-$900 for refurbished units on his website and $1000 for blower models.

IIRC, I paid ~$175 for mine and it needed to be totally restored....a project I STILL haven't finished.

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Tue. Oct. 02, 2012 8:23 am

Looking good CCB! The polish really works well.

JP , I hear ya. I too have several "projects" lingering around here too. One can usually find Chubby's locally in New England on Craigslist and Uncle Henry's for cheap money. I've seen many for $150 up to $600. Just depends on the shape I suppose. I wonder how the blower models work compared to a non?

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