First Time Stove Not Keeping up

 
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Post by I'm On Fire » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 7:16 pm

freetown fred wrote:Damn, you keep your house at 480*---OUTSTANDING IOF :)
That's the to of the stove. Honestly it could've been turned down today but whatever. LOL :D

 
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Post by guidosu22 » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 8:29 pm

I've been having similar issues with the cold. One Coal-EZ 50 in the basement and about 80 lb. per day. However, the house is old, and drafty so I just deal with these frigid days the best I can. I have auxiliary heat so can be comfortable.

However, after some thinking, I guess the stove is at about half its capacity. At 12500 btu/lb for the anthracite, and 80 lb/day, the stove is putting out, averaged over the day,
80 lb*12500 btu/lb * (1/24 hr) = 3.3 lb/hr*12500 btu/lb = 41250 btu/hr.

Stove sidewall temperature runs 350F to 400F. I have no measurements for the stack temperature but it is considerably cooler after the manual damper based on the manual thermal radiation detector attached to my wrist. I keep the manual damper closed except when shaking it, or getting it roaring after too long away from the house.

The Coal-EZ 50 is supposed to be good for up to 95000 btu/hr. So, I suppose I could run it hotter; maybe I'll try it at a higher setting and see where that gets me.

 
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Post by Buckeye1 » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 9:53 pm

I have visited this forum long enough to know that I should have asked about my stove temps pushing the 500f mark and any possible repercussions for doing so.
This is truly a great source of info or a place to put whatever out there for advice or reflections.
Being a coal burner in southeastern "OHIO" I pay more for my "rocks" than those closer to NEPA, and I get that look you burn COAL!?? Although that big truck that always used to back down my drive get hung in the ditch a run a hose to my propane tank has not visited me this decade.
Ironically I had two customer installs today that were using outdoor wood burners and grumbling about the hassle, as I boasted the benefits of coal , not the soft stuff everyone used to burn but the "hard stuff", they are considering their options. Spreading the word that coal rocks!

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 10:18 pm

Buckeye 1 , just remember,coal & wood are both made in america & both keep the liquid fuel away.OWB's are a lot of work but still a good choice for say a farmer with plentiful wood & help.OWB is no longer a good choice for me as I am tired of the work associated with wood burning,BUT ,no oil ,no propain !!,still keeping warm !!


 
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Post by BrotherDave » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 11:28 pm

Hi everyone. First night of below zero temps I awoke to the main floor at 66 degrees, t-stat is set at 70. Went down to the basement and found the VF running full bore. House is a newer colonial, about 2600 sqft including basement. Up to this time, been using the VF exclusively this season. I fired up the Godin with about 30lbs of nut and pea mix. Temp on main floor rose to 75 in couple of hours. Very nice!!! Closed all the doors on second floor, we like cool bedrooms, t-stat set at 66. The basement t-stat is set to 68 but up till this time the VF kept the temps in the low 70's. So now the VF is in charge of the second floor, basement and hot water. The Godin is keeping the main floor between 73 to 78. Daily coal usage for VF is 1.5 five gallon buckets of rice, normally about 1 bucket a day. Coal usage for Godin about 40lbs a day.
The kicker to all this is seeing my co-workers faces when I tell them I burn coal and get the obligatory :shock:. Then I tell them my house is 75 when it's 0* outside and get this :x reaction. When I tell them it's costing me a third the cost of oil I do this :P . I think I can bask in the glory of coal once in awhile.

 
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Post by dcrane » Fri. Jan. 31, 2014 10:18 pm

Buckeye1 wrote:I have visited this forum long enough to know that I should have asked about my stove temps pushing the 500f mark and any possible repercussions for doing so.
This is truly a great source of info or a place to put whatever out there for advice or reflections.
Being a coal burner in southeastern "OHIO" I pay more for my "rocks" than those closer to NEPA, and I get that look you burn COAL!?? Although that big truck that always used to back down my drive get hung in the ditch a run a hose to my propane tank has not visited me this decade.
Ironically I had two customer installs today that were using outdoor wood burners and grumbling about the hassle, as I boasted the benefits of coal , not the soft stuff everyone used to burn but the "hard stuff", they are considering their options. Spreading the word that coal rocks!
Yaaa...those Nepa guys can burn up 100lbs a day without batting an eye... the stuff falls like free candy all around them :mad: no sir... my house remains at 65 on these tough weeks :(

 
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Post by blrman07 » Sat. Feb. 01, 2014 7:02 am

dcrane wrote:
Buckeye1 wrote:I have visited this forum long enough to know that I should have asked about my stove temps pushing the 500f mark and any possible repercussions for doing so.
This is truly a great source of info or a place to put whatever out there for advice or reflections.
Being a coal burner in southeastern "OHIO" I pay more for my "rocks" than those closer to NEPA, and I get that look you burn COAL!?? Although that big truck that always used to back down my drive get hung in the ditch a run a hose to my propane tank has not visited me this decade.
Ironically I had two customer installs today that were using outdoor wood burners and grumbling about the hassle, as I boasted the benefits of coal , not the soft stuff everyone used to burn but the "hard stuff", they are considering their options. Spreading the word that coal rocks!
Yaaa...those Nepa guys can burn up 100lbs a day without batting an eye... the stuff falls like free candy all around them :mad: no sir... my house remains at 65 on these tough weeks :(
I am close to several strip mines. They fill the potholes in the road going to the strip pits with coal. They already own it, it's easy to load, and easy to drop. It makes me want to go up there with my back pack and beach shovel.

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