My Ash Is Really Chunky (Harman SF 250)

helkat22 · Post by **helkat22** » Mon. Feb. 10, 2014 8:31 pm

When I scoop out my ash, it's pretty chunky. I'll take a picture next time I shake down (about every 12h or so).
Am I doing something wrong?

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Mon. Feb. 10, 2014 9:38 pm

Mines chunkier this year but its the best coal Ive had so I'm not worried about it. Its better for traction on my driveway too

I still have some bags from last year and when I burn that on the rare mild days this winter its really fine so I do know its the coal and not me.

Someone else may have an entirely different response and results but thats mine.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Mon. Feb. 10, 2014 10:27 pm

helkat22 wrote: my ash, it's pretty chunky..
Am I doing something wrong?

My wifes been complaining about this for years. That's why I got some pamphlets for our local health club.

(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

helkat22 · Post by **helkat22** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 3:06 am

Joeq...I *knew* someone was gonna go there!! LOL!!

Thanks for the laugh at my chunky ash!!

Post by **Lightning** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 3:07 am

joeq wrote:My wifes been complaining about this for years.

helkat22 wrote:When I scoop out my ash, it's pretty chunky.

It's probably just a little bit of ash fusion goin on. Mine looks that way too, chunky pieces with a lot of fine silt and dusty powder looking debris.

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 7:46 am

i have the same. the coal I bought bulk this yr. from my regular guy was not like this at all but the ash from the bagged Reading I picked up last is very "bony"

BPatrick · Post by **BPatrick** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 9:49 am

I find that pea sized coal gives me clunkers and "chunky" ash whereas nut and stove doesn't. Also, since it's been colder out, most of us are running the stoves harder and warmer than usual and that can also lead to chunky ash...propane is 4.85+ so I don't care how "big and chunky" my ash gets, it still looks good to me!

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 5:54 pm

Is this chunky stuff considered "klinkers"? I burn pea coal, and sometimes get these in the way back of the stove, behind the hopper, where I can't hardly get at. I pulled one out the other nite, that reminded me of pop corn. It was very lite and brittle.

Berlin · Post by **Berlin** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 6:06 pm

if they fuse together into a chunk it's a clinker - note; they are not called "klinkers" or "chunkers" or "clunkers"

Every coal (and by coal, I mean every mine, seam, bed is different) has it's own AFT - ash fusion temp. The point at which the ash not only begins to soften and become plastic, but stick together. Generally red ash coals- those coals high in iron and pyritic iron will have the lowest AFT's.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 6:50 pm

Berlin wrote:
Berlin wrote:if they fuse together into a chunk it's a clinker - note; they are not called "klinkers" or "chunkers" or "clunkers"

SORRRYY!

You don't have to yell.

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Wed. Feb. 12, 2014 4:10 pm

You guys are a riot

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Wed. Feb. 12, 2014 4:15 pm

And, it's not one of these either.

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0037611/

Paul