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Post by SMITTY » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:01 am

My boiler had been in dire need of a scrubbing for over a month now. Sure as hell ain't doing it now! ;)


 
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Post by Lightning » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:15 am

Can't you slow down the burn and get in there with a wire brush quick? Might make a big difference....

 
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Post by Carbon12 » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:34 am

Every week to two, I cut the power, open a nearby door and window, wait for the fire to die down a bit, put on the hearth gloves and take a long furnace brush and do a quick brush down. Seems to make a big difference. Only takes 5 minutes. I shovel out all the fallen fly ash, button the boiler back up and turn her back on. No fuss no muss.

 
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Post by I'm On Fire » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 12:59 pm

I'm feeling it too. I'm more sick of the cold and snow; another damned snow storm for this weekend supposedly. I'm ready for some warmer weather. But nope. I've gotta place an order for coal here; might be able to go pick it up this weekend after work sometime.

 
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Post by qbwebb » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 1:15 pm

I'm fatigued of hearing people complain about the oil truck visiting their house again and getting looked at like I have 2 heads when I say little black rocks. I'm definitely feeling the cabin fever though, looking forward to the 1 week of cool enough to work outside w/ out breaking a sweat or getting eaten alive weather.

 
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Post by nortcan » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 5:10 pm

Hum, maybe sick but since I have the Sunnyside in the living room, it never gets cold enough outside. So pleasant to have the house warm 24/24.
Anyway, we are just on March tomorrow , so be real ""coal burner guys"" and thank God to have the chance to de warm.

 
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Post by joeq » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 6:01 pm

Lu47Dan wrote: I need to cut more wood tomorrow as I am about out. I have logs in several piles that all I need to do is cut and split. The problem being my splitter is powered by a Wisconsin TJD 2 cylinder engine,
I have a bunch of small logs 5-7" in diameter that I will cut up tomorrow.
I had a plan to cut up all my wood for this year last fall but pulled two muscles in my right arm doing something dumb and that put me behind. This year I am going to my firewood starting the first dry day after "Mud Season" is over.
Dan.
Is this a reason to convert, or what? :)


 
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Post by SWPaDon » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 6:11 pm

joeq wrote: Is this a reason to convert, or what? :)
It's part of the reason I converted. :)

 
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Post by joeq » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 6:23 pm

Congratulations Don. (Sell the wood splitter)

 
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Post by freetown fred » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 7:19 pm

Would my 5 gallon pails--FULL-- feeling twice as heavy now as in Sept. fall into the coal fatigue category or the, I'm getting older & I'm sick of all this *censored* category??? :clap: toothy

 
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Post by joeq » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 7:33 pm

C'mon Fred, you're not getting older, your getting "better". (Remember that one? :) ) Think of it as exercise. Would you rather be cutting, splitting stacking, storing, and feeding wood?

 
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Post by freetown fred » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 7:41 pm

Aside from--OK--getting better, yesterday I filled all 12 of my 5 gal. pails & brought them in by the stove---good for this upcoming sub-zero week---I'm sure my back & shoulders will be back to normal come spring--always the optimist I am :flex: :clap: toothy As far as the wood?????? NAH, been there done that, like many of us:)

 
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Post by joeq » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:04 pm

freetown fred wrote:Aside from--OK--getting better, yesterday I filled all 12 of my 5 gal. pails & brought them in by the stove
And you did all of this in...what?...10-15 minutes? To "keep" yourself getting...."better", try improving your times, say, every week or so Fred. Maybe next week you'll be able to do it in 8-10 minutes. Wasn't Jack LeLanne an inspiration to you? :)

 
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Post by Rick 386 » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:04 pm

Well I got to keep my voice down here so she doesn't hear me.

I guess I'm spoiled. I got me a great woman at home. Since I've been so busy at the shop, she has taken over most of the coal chores at home. It started a couple years ago when she took over the AA ash pan emptying from her father. I just have to maintain it and sometimes get in the bin and do some shoveling. The light shoveling she does herself.

Out in the garage, I tend to the LL Hyfire II every morning. I do empty the ash pan and refill the hopper. We have a 55 gal plastic barrel in there. I was filling it on the weekends but since I've been working them too, she has even been filling the barrel for me.

The real issue is that I haven't had time to get outside and enjoy this bountiful snowfall. Took those couple days in Maine, but that has been it. I haven't even been outside sledding with the grandkids. I plow the snow on big piles for them and head to work.

Finally having an employee may start to lighten the workload so I can get home before 9:30. But soon enough it will be spring and then the mowing begins.

But without her help, I would be one sore and tired mofo...........

Rick

 
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Post by Lu47Dan » Fri. Feb. 28, 2014 8:46 pm

joeq wrote:
Lu47Dan wrote: I need to cut more wood tomorrow as I am about out. I have logs in several piles that all I need to do is cut and split. The problem being my splitter is powered by a Wisconsin TJD 2 cylinder engine,
I have a bunch of small logs 5-7" in diameter that I will cut up tomorrow.
I had a plan to cut up all my wood for this year last fall but pulled two muscles in my right arm doing something dumb and that put me behind. This year I am going to my firewood starting the first dry day after "Mud Season" is over.
Dan.
Is this a reason to convert, or what? :)
I do have a plan to convert to coal in the future, but will still keep my wood cutting gear. After all the fire ring does not burn coal efficiently. I probably burn about a two cords of junk wood in it a year. I have a fire almost every Friday and Saturday nights during the spring summer and fall when the weather cooperates.
I have to start gathering materials and equipment to do the switch over.
Dan.


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