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- tcalo
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- Joined: Tue. Dec. 13, 2011 4:57 pm
- Location: Long Island, New York
- Baseburners & Antiques: Crawford 40
- Coal Size/Type: Nut/stove anthracite
Welcome to the forum. I too am guilty of burning wood. Love splitting it and smelling that fire. I have to say, no comparison to coal. You are going to love coal! Good luck.
I'm in the same boat. I live about two miles from the Jeddo breaker, and I see it every time I drive down the hill from my house. I lived here 7 years before I got smart and started burning those black rocks to keep warm.Fritzi wrote:Hi LightningLightning wrote:Awesome Fritzi, welcome to the forum You will love it here!! This is my second year with coal, and I would have had a hard time without this website. Coal is awesome, and after you learn to burn you will also wonder why everyone isn't heating with it Where are you located?
I live in Schuylkill County, about 4 miles from the Blaschak breaker. I know, I know.... What took me so long?
This is my second year with coal, and there's no way I'd willingly burn oil to keep warm again.
You're going to love coal heat.
Welcome Fritzi!!! I am down the road in Girardville. 5 minutes from the Reading site, 5 minutes from the Keystone Anthracite, 12 minutes from UAE in Mt. Carmel, and almost a whole 15 minutes from the Blaschak breaker.
Coal is all around us~~!!!~~!!!.
I buy it bulk by the 5 gallon bucket and keep it high and dry on the back porch. I buy it as I need it.
Coal is all around us~~!!!~~!!!.
I buy it bulk by the 5 gallon bucket and keep it high and dry on the back porch. I buy it as I need it.
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- Location: Northern Maine (Houlton area)
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Leisure Line WL 110
Welcome Fritz, I know what you mean about burning wood . What a plus for you folks who live so close to the breakers . This is my first year with coal also , I'm sure we will both enjoy it .
- ONEDOLLAR
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- Location: Sooner Country Oklahoma
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: 2014 Chubby Prototype
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Fritzi,Fritzi wrote:That's the great thing about my Hearthstone... Load it up before bed, the soapstone holds the heat all night and there's always a nice bed of coals in the morning to get it going again. Really, to me, its the perfect wood stove. Darn pretty, to boot!! I understand the sentiment, but I don't see me giving it up any time soon. I truly love the smell of the wood smoke and split timber. Maybe some day when my back and shoulders finally give out on me, but I've got a few years of cutting and splitting left in me before I completely switch over.
Welcome to the Forum! Like you and many others here I burned wood for years and years. Now I wonder why I did burn wood for so long as a primary source of heat when coal was there all along. Live and learn the hard way.
I have a Hearthstone as well and the amount of heat soapstone holds is crazy. However I strongly suspect once you dial in your new coal insert you will find there won't be much need for wood burning. Anyway, WELCOME AGAIN and don't be shy about asking questions. People on this forum are the best and a nicer group you would be hard pressed to find.
- SteveZee
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- Location: Downeast , Maine
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Glenwood Modern Oak 116 & Glenwood 208 C Range
Yeah to the soapstone. Would love to see how well a coal stove would perform, made out of a Woodstock classic or fireview. Round is best, but that would be tougher in soapstone.
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Steve
One of the Soapstone stove makers used to make a Coal Version of one of their stoves. While soapstone is great for heat retention I don't really see the purpose for making a soapstone coal stove. Unless one just wants the awesome look of the soapstone.
One of the Soapstone stove makers used to make a Coal Version of one of their stoves. While soapstone is great for heat retention I don't really see the purpose for making a soapstone coal stove. Unless one just wants the awesome look of the soapstone.
- SteveZee
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Yep I guess that was my though too. They sure look purty. Your right though, that functionality (of soapstone) is making a woodstove act more like a coalstove. Sort of redundant in a coal stove.ONEDOLLAR wrote:Steve
One of the Soapstone stove makers used to make a Coal Version of one of their stoves. While soapstone is great for heat retention I don't really see the purpose for making a soapstone coal stove. Unless one just wants the awesome look of the soapstone.
- grizzly2
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- Location: Whippleville, NY
- Other Heating: Oil foilfurnace, Jotul#3 woodstove,electric base board.
Welcome Fritzi, Two nice stoves you have there. I still have my old Jotul woodstove but now it heats the garage on an as-needed basis. I enjoyed heating with wood for many years, but those years were catching up with me and the work became more than I realy enjoyed. Coal burning is so much less work and the house is nice and warm in the morning.
Forget all you know about wood burning and listed to the folks at this forum for great coal burning information. There is quite a bit of difference in the technique.
Forget all you know about wood burning and listed to the folks at this forum for great coal burning information. There is quite a bit of difference in the technique.
Thanks grizzly2. I've already learned quite a bit just reading through the old posts on the forums. I have a good friend who's been burning coal for a few years and has also offered his knowledge and skills. I think I'm in good hands, all things considered. Now just need to wait for the shop to schedule installation.
The waiting is the hardest part.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Almost there....
Getting a ton of nut coal delivered tomorrow ($150 from Meadowbrook) into the new bin I built in the basement, and the insert is scheduled to be installed on Monday morning....
Can't wait for that first fire!!
Getting a ton of nut coal delivered tomorrow ($150 from Meadowbrook) into the new bin I built in the basement, and the insert is scheduled to be installed on Monday morning....
Can't wait for that first fire!!
- I'm On Fire
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS Machines DS-1600 Hot Air Circulator
Welcome, Fritzi! You'll definitely love the heat. I used to burn wood too. Now I don't.