Below Zero-Here We Go Again!
- Hambden Bob
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- Posts: 8535
- Joined: Mon. Jan. 04, 2010 10:54 am
- Location: Hambden Twp. Geauga County,Ohio
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Harman 1998 Magnum Stoker
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Blower Model Coal Chubby 1982-Serial#0097
- Coal Size/Type: Rice-A-Roni ! / Nut
- Other Heating: Pro-Pain Forced Air
Yep,-2* and more drop to follow with Stars showing in a clear Night's Sky. Shouldn't be as bad a the last Snap. Probably Balmy compared to a lot of you other Coalers out there! Bundle Up,Gang,and Thank God for 'Da Black Rocks!
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- Joined: Sun. Sep. 30, 2012 8:20 pm
- Location: Ithaca,NY
-12* here in la-la land, slight breeze from left to right. Question- If you don't open the door to look at the blue ladies, are they still there?
- freetown fred
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- Posts: 30293
- Joined: Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 12:33 pm
- Location: Freetown,NY 13803
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: BLASCHAK Nut
I'm not a big blue lady fan, they come & go--kinda like X-wifes--I know the Hitzer is on 9 & the house is a comfy 74* goin through 60 lbs a day in this Real cold -16 on the hill--just talked to a buddy right on the Tioughnioga in Marathon, he's got -28
- Sunny Boy
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- Posts: 25547
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 1:40 pm
- Location: Central NY
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Anthracite Industrial, domestic hot water heater
- Baseburners & Antiques: Glenwood range 208, # 6 base heater, 2 Modern Oak 118.
- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
- Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace
-22 here over east of you both. Going through a lot of coal, but the old range is keeping the kitchen cozy-warm.
For the rest of the house, the electric plenum in the furnace can't keep up, so the oil burner is kicking on every two hours to help keep the thermostat set point. Oh well, . . . or was I supposed to say oil well ?
Paul
For the rest of the house, the electric plenum in the furnace can't keep up, so the oil burner is kicking on every two hours to help keep the thermostat set point. Oh well, . . . or was I supposed to say oil well ?
Paul
- Rob R.
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- Posts: 17978
- Joined: Fri. Dec. 28, 2007 4:26 pm
- Location: Chazy, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Jr
Looks like -15 on the porch thermometer...I am not going outside for a closer look. Poor guys in St. Regis Falls checked in with -38 this morning.
Kero line is iced up at my rental house, filter is 3 weeks old. Lovely way to start the day.
Kero line is iced up at my rental house, filter is 3 weeks old. Lovely way to start the day.
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- Posts: 8601
- Joined: Sat. May. 24, 2008 4:26 pm
- Location: Chester, NY
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL AnthraKing 180K, Pocono110K,KStokr 90K, DVC
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Invader 2
- Baseburners & Antiques: Wings Best, Glenwood #8(x2) Herald 116x
- Coal Size/Type: Rice,
- Other Heating: Heating Oil CH, Toyotomi OM 22
-4* in the LHV but apparently with wind chill -15F. I wouldn't know as I have not ventured out yet. AnthraKing (1) is gasping but so far hanging in there. Had to put the Hitzer into second gear.... WOW. Chewing through the coal again..
- Lightning
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- Posts: 14658
- Joined: Wed. Nov. 16, 2011 9:51 am
- Location: Olean, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Modified AA 130
- Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite
Had -1 degrees here on the outskirts of Olean, NY... Increased coal consumption about 20 pounds per day to roughly 75 pounds per day total thru the cold spell..
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- Posts: 104
- Joined: Sat. Dec. 14, 2013 9:09 am
- Location: Allenwood PA
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Keystoker 90 Alaska
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: DS Kozy King
- Coal Size/Type: Nut and Rice
I lit the Keystoker for this round of cold. Last time the DS couldn't keep up by itself and it got down to 65. I remember burning oil and SETTING the thermostat for 65. Coal sure does get you spoiled.
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- Joined: Thu. Mar. 13, 2008 10:29 am
- Location: Linesville, Pa.
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: keystoker 160
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: hitzer 75 in garage
I just looked at the monthly forecast & it's predicted to stay well below the norm for the most part. If I could find a cheap windmill I'd put it up just to trick the wind into stooping.
- freetown fred
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- Joined: Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 12:33 pm
- Location: Freetown,NY 13803
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: BLASCHAK Nut
Ain't that the way life goes sh
- stovepipemike
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- Joined: Sun. Jun. 15, 2008 11:53 am
- Location: Morgantown ,Penna
Zero here today with a slight wind. Even the little KAA2 goes thru 1.7 cubic feet of coal under these conditions. This reminds me of a welder I used to work with years ago. He was about to retire and tour the U.S.A. with his travel trailer. He bought a brand new 1966 Dodge Station Wagon with a 440 cubic inch engine and heavy duty tow package. Everybody went out to see it at lunch time. I asked him what kind of mileage he expected. He said, "Kid, when you are my age you don't care how much fuel it will burn, you only care if it will keep burning it" That's where I am today as I "fill 'er up and think fondly of 'ol Mike and his wisdom. Mike
- NWBuilder
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- Posts: 463
- Joined: Tue. Jan. 04, 2011 11:43 am
- Location: Norfolk, CT
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Ahs 130
- Coal Size/Type: Burning Pea anthracite
Shazam, I am feeling down right toasty here at -4° compared to some of you folks!!! We got a couple of inches of fresh powdery stuff in the overnight, a breeze to move but damn who wants to be out there moving it!! I still have to go over to the wife's 90 year old aunts place to clean here out. Can't plow it no place to put it, got to shovel, lovely!! Did I mention the wind nice 18 mph breeze to help things along!! Stay warm everyone, NWB
- coalkirk
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- Posts: 5185
- Joined: Wed. May. 17, 2006 8:12 pm
- Location: Forest Hill MD
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1981 EFM DF520 retired
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Jotul 507 on standby
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite/rice coal
I saw a news item a couple days ago about the suns activity level. It's very low now. It goes in 11 year cycles but its ahead of schedule. It went on to say something about its acting like it did around the time of the last mini ice age. Better start buying extra coal for the forseable future.
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- SMITTY
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- Posts: 12520
- Joined: Sun. Dec. 11, 2005 12:43 pm
- Location: West-Central Mass
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520 Highboy
- Coal Size/Type: Rice / Blaschak anthracite
- Other Heating: Oil fired Burnham boiler
So much for global warming ... I was hoping for the tropics to move to MA so I wouldn't have to!
A little chilly here this morning. Amazing that just 2 weeks after cleaning the stoker boiler, the stack temp has gone right back up to where it was prior - 50° higher. I don't much feel like cleaning this thing every 2 weeks .... but we're warm at least. Just dumped 80 lbs. in 9 hours ago .. it's already over half gone. Those 2 bags were bone dry! Couldn't believe it. The rest of the bags have been sopping wet. I've got 8 bags opened ahead of time, all the time to dry them out a bit ...
A little chilly here this morning. Amazing that just 2 weeks after cleaning the stoker boiler, the stack temp has gone right back up to where it was prior - 50° higher. I don't much feel like cleaning this thing every 2 weeks .... but we're warm at least. Just dumped 80 lbs. in 9 hours ago .. it's already over half gone. Those 2 bags were bone dry! Couldn't believe it. The rest of the bags have been sopping wet. I've got 8 bags opened ahead of time, all the time to dry them out a bit ...
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- 2001Sierra
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- Posts: 2211
- Joined: Wed. May. 20, 2009 8:09 am
- Location: Wynantskill NY, 10 miles from Albany
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Keystoker 90 Chimney vent
- Coal Size/Type: Rice
- Other Heating: Buderus Oil Boiler 3115-34
I pushing 60 lbs a day with the Keystoker 90. Basement 75 daytime, 76 nite time, upstairs 67 to 69 all the time. 2200Sq ft heated