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scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 7:20 pm

Merc300d wrote:Scott. Looking good. Cold weather is here. Now we can all see what these old stoves can do.
If your running your stove around 500 or so , how much coal you burning in 24 hrs roughly? Or how long are your times between tending. ?

Usually 1, 40lb bag at that cyl temp. With this frigid weather, I'm sure over the next 24 I'll do 50. But It all depends how warm I want the house.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 7:21 pm

scalabro wrote:
Merc300d wrote:Scott. Looking good. Cold weather is here. Now we can all see what these old stoves can do.
If your running your stove around 500 or so , how much coal you burning in 24 hrs roughly? Or how long are your times between tending. ?
You're looking pretty sweet there too Kevin!

Usually 1, 40lb bag at that cyl temp. With this frigid weather, I'm sure over the next 24 I'll do 50. But It all depends how warm I want the house.

Merc300d · Post by **Merc300d** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 7:52 pm

scalabro wrote:
Merc300d wrote:Scott. Looking good. Cold weather is here. Now we can all see what these old stoves can do.
If your running your stove around 500 or so , how much coal you burning in 24 hrs roughly? Or how long are your times between tending. ?
Usually 1, 40lb bag at that cyl temp. With this frigid weather, I'm sure over the next 24 I'll do 50. But It all depends how warm I want the house.

Wow. That's good. I burn that much and my stove usually runs just south of 300 degrees. That's with more milder weather. That keeps the house temp around 75 or so. I know with lower outside temps , everything changes. You have some serious efficiency going on there.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:07 pm

Yes, it does seem good. However my oil heat just came on for upstairs as its set to hold 65*. It's the first time this year, so it's Definitely better than the smaller No. 2.

You know it's funny with these stoves...the more heat you have, the more you want

I have become so acclimated to sitting next to it (36 inches!), now when I walk upstairs I'm freezing!

I need a second chimney for an early mica radiant stove upstairs

Now I know why the good LORD does not want me to have lots of money... I could not handle it! I'd be building a house to run on old baseburners...lol!

Did you get your Mano plumbed yet Kevin?

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:14 pm

scalabro wrote:

You're next Paul...how about a shot of the SG's firebox ablaze?

Aaaahhh, that's better. Thanks Scott - now I feel warmer !

-2F here and TV weather is saying it's -20F wind-chill.

Hate to think how cold it would be if I didn't have Fred and Randy up wind of here ! Thanks for warming the air a bit, guys.

Paul

Merc300d · Post by **Merc300d** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:18 pm

scalabro wrote:Yes, it does seem good. However my oil heat just came on for upstairs as its set to hold 65*. It's the first time this year, so it's Definitely better than the smaller No. 2.

You know it's funny with these stoves...the more heat you have, the more you want I have become so acclimated to sitting next to it (36 inches!), now when I walk upstairs I'm freezing!

I need a second chimney for an early mica radiant stove upstairs

Now I know why the good LORD does not want me to have lots of money... I could not handle it! I'd be building a house to run on old baseburners...lol!

Did you get your Mano plumbed yet Kevin?

Scott .... I feel the same way. At least one on every floor and in the basement , in the garage too.

I did install the manometer. Everything is working perfectly to plan.

Check out this pic I saw on ebay. Pretty cool.

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scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:47 pm

Kev...I bid on that when it was on EBay but did not win it. Oh well, it would have cool framed up next to the stove. Good news on the Mano.

Paul...Glad you are warmer now

Imagine if Fred or Randy had that huge twin can Stewart at Emery's.....we could produce our own warm front and block this cold snap.

Hahahahahahahahaha!

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 9:37 pm

Some quick stats...

OAT 2* and still dropping.

MPD 3/4 closed maintaining .04 draft at the breech.

Wind has seemed to die down so the internal check is now closed.

Closed primary down to about 3/4 open as first floor had reached 74*

Secondaries still WO as many Blue Ladies are still dancing.

Barrel temp is holding steady @ 600.

I doubt I'll see these conditions again this winter, so I'm staying up to observe what goes on.

Coffee anyone?

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 10:01 pm

i'll be around awhile, what grind ya got ?

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 10:06 pm

Sumatra

Photog200 · Post by **Photog200** » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 11:25 pm

Sunny Boy wrote:
scalabro wrote:

You're next Paul...how about a shot of the SG's firebox ablaze?
Aaaahhh, that's better. Thanks Scott - now I feel warmer !

-2F here and TV weather is saying it's -20F wind-chill.

Hate to think how cold it would be if I didn't have Fred and Randy up wind of here ! Thanks for warming the air a bit, guys.

Paul

Glad I could help Paul! It is -1° here and the Kineo is pumping out the heat. 455° on the barrel and going through 3/4 to one coal hod every 12 hours. I can pump up the heat if you need it warmer Paul.

Randy

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 6:05 am

It's -2* here right now.

The stove finished its overnight run at 575 on the barrel, and the chimney ended up maintaining the breech at .03 with a stack them of 125.

The heat came on as I was getting up to shake and reload.

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 6:27 am

nice job, it's -8 OAT here right now and the wall thermostat in the dining room ( usually the cool spot in the house ) says 60*

considering I have -27* F windchill i'm good with that. it'll come back up now as the predawn breeze settles down and the stove takes it's head on a fresh shake.

i don't mind it being like this in the morning considering i'm getting ready to go out into it for the day. don't have as much temp. diff. shock to tick me off.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 8:43 am

Thanks Randy. Any help is always appreciated !

The new grates for the range are really helping. With the inner most grate bar not being badly warped upwards like the old one, the fire box holds more coal, so a bit of an increase in coal volume makes for an increase in heat volume when I need it, or it just runs longer before needing reloading. And, being able to daily rotate the grates and clear all clinkers is an even bigger help for heat output !!!!

Since it will run a bit longer now, last night I left the check damper closed to let it run hotter. Before the new grates, when it got down near zero, the house electric plenum furnace would be struggling to keep up. After two hours trying, it would automatically switch over to oil burner mode to boost the temp up to set point, then switch back over to electric heat. While it only used 40 gallons last season to do that oil-fired boosting the temps, I hate having to use any oil.

With the range better able to contribute that oil burner kicking on didn't happen until late last night when it got down to about 10 below.

By this morning, it was -15 and the range was in the upper 600's over the firebox end, with the stack temp in the 130's. The oil burner is only kicking on because the electric plenum is trying to bring the night time, set-back temp back up to daytime temps. Once it reaches day time temp, it'll be interesting to see if the range's increased output ability can have the furnace just using the electric plenum and prevent the oil burner kicking on during the day while we are still below zero.

Paul

Photog200 · Post by **Photog200** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 9:04 am

Sunny Boy wrote:Thanks Randy. Any help is always appreciated !

The new grates for the range are really helping. With the inner most grate bar not being badly warped upwards like the old one, the fire box holds more coal, so a bit of an increase in coal volume makes for an increase in heat volume when I need it, or it just runs longer before needing reloading. And, being able to daily rotate the grates and clear all clinkers is an even bigger help for heat output !!!!

Since it will run a bit longer now, last night I left the check damper closed to let it run hotter. Before the new grates, when it got down near zero, the house electric plenum furnace would be struggling to keep up. After two hours trying, it would automatically switch over to oil burner mode to boost the temp up to set point, then switch back over to electric heat. While it only used 40 gallons last season to do that oil-fired boosting the temps, I hate having to use any oil.

With the range better able to contribute that oil burner kicking on didn't happen until late last night when it got down to about 10 below.

By this morning, it was -15 and the range was in the upper 600's over the firebox end, with the stack temp in the 130's. The oil burner is only kicking on because the electric plenum is trying to bring the night time, set-back temp back up to daytime temps. Once it reaches day time temp, it'll be interesting to see if the range's increased output ability can have the furnace just using the electric plenum and prevent the oil burner kicking on during the day while we are still below zero.

Paul

You had much colder temps there than we did here by the lake, it got down to -5°f. I tried a few scoops of Kimmel's in the BB last night, was afraid to try 100% Kimmels. I just put 3/4 of a bucket of Kimmel's in just now so will see how that does. I really could not tell much of a difference with just a couple of scoops last night.

Just wait until you get the Glenwood #6 up and running, no more furnace running after that!

Stay warm everyone.

Randy

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