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by kevcarole » Sun. Dec. 02, 2012 3:42 pm
Glad to hear that others are not just wringing their hands over the cost of heating, and are taking proactive steps to explore other alternatives....I live in upstate NY and this is my 3rd year heating with coal. Back when heating oil surpassed 1 dollar a gallon, I installed a wood furnace in the basement and endured the gobs of work for years, that is involved with firewood. Now 20 years later, and pondering the coal alternative for 5 years...I obtained a 1940's vintage 3 pass boiler, converted an Alaska carpet burner to the base, fabricated an ash pan and installed a hydronic coil in the furnace to heat my small ranch. The water maker was obtained used, and I dug a ditch to the garage buried my insulated PEX, to use it as a dump zone on warm days. I uses 1 ton of rice coal every 30 days, and use approximately 6 ton each year. We pay more up here in NY, than in PA, @ $380 per ton, but perhaps as time goes on, we will look into bulk, instead of bags. Innovation is very American and you are on a run.....Kevin
