My New Crawford!

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 9:22 am

Yes, getting the base heater installed should keep the furnace off completely. Gotta finish rebuilding the living room as soon as I'm done playing nurse to an invalid !!!!! Gotta be careful about saying that, or she'll hit me with her walker.

Although, with temps like these, it has me wondering about also hooking one of the 118's up in the next room to the back side of that chimney.

Paul

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 9:31 am

Are you waiting for warmer weather to be able to hook up additional fire-power ?

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 10:59 am

No Dave, all projects are on hold while I'm taking care of someone recovering from extensive surgery, who can only get around with a walker.

Hopefully, next week the Doc says that can end and we both can get back to work. Bad enough that this getting to be old folks medical kinda stuff is getting in the way of work, but when it stops the important stove projects,.........

Paul

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 12:01 pm

Sunny Boy, I understand the baby sitting part, my wife is doing a lot of babysitting the rental unit here where her mother & step father live,they are 85 yrs old & have reached that time in their lives when they need lots of help & attention. MIL has a hard time to remember anything for 5 minutes,so lots of our phone ringing As to what day it is,etc. We are all slowly getting to that point

Meantime, we will do our best to enjoy what health & abilities GOD has blessed us with. Looking forward to you having help in the heating department soon.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Jan. 08, 2015 4:49 pm

windyhill4.2 wrote:Sunny Boy, I understand the baby sitting part, my wife is doing a lot of babysitting the rental unit here where her mother & step father live,they are 85 yrs old & have reached that time in their lives when they need lots of help & attention. MIL has a hard time to remember anything for 5 minutes,so lots of our phone ringing As to what day it is,etc. We are all slowly getting to that point Meantime, we will do our best to enjoy what health & abilities GOD has blessed us with. Looking forward to you having help in the heating department soon.

Thanks Dave.

Paul

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 6:53 pm

625* and climbing.

I'm Coaled!

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 7:21 pm

(Show off!).

I like it.

Merc300d · Post by **Merc300d** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 7:28 pm

Scott .... Are you getting those temps in base heater mode or direct draft. That's f.....g hot. You trying to split atoms ?

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 7:35 pm

Joe,

All coal fires look great when they are revved up, no matter what stove... lol!

Kevin,

Base heat mode!

It's nice and warm in here now

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 7:55 pm

scalabro wrote:625* and climbing.

I'm Coaled!

I'm Coaled!...that awesome

by the way isn't 625* comfy?

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 8:06 pm

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 8:38 pm

scalabro wrote:625* and climbing.

I'm Coaled!

Heck, Scott, ya haven't even filled it up yet. Throw some more coal in there, it's gonna be another cold one tonight.

Paul

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 8:42 pm

scalabro wrote: I'm Coaled!

This is how many posts it took, B4 I figured it out. (Coaled...cold...OK, now I get it.

)
Funny stuff.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 8:51 pm

That's Ok Joe, I stole it from member "Coaledsweat"

Paul, no need to push the old girl too much ..hehehe. It is getting a bit nip tonite though

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Mon. Jan. 12, 2015 4:43 pm

For the last week or so I have been "hand picking" my coal. I guess I'm bored. I dump a bag on the garage floor and separate out the sizes. Anyway, what I've found in my bags of Santa Claus stove size are lots of fines & nut with some pea.

Not that much stove size.

So, I take the really big pieces and put them to one side until I get about 40lbs, then I use those to run the stove.

What a difference in how the stove reacts to primary air changes and I find I can run the stove to the same temperatures with a lower breech draft, .03 instead of .04 or higher.

I find I do not even have to use secondary air at all. I believe this is due to plenty of air flying right past the coals and its gas insulated firepot.

It does shorten my tending times a bit but she'll still go 12 hrs at 550+. I always have plenty left to just dump a full load on top and go.

I wish I could buy consistently large bagged stove size coal.

If any of you are bored, separate out the big pieces and check it out. Especially if your stove prefers stove size coal. :punk:

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