How Much Are You Using? Mid Season Update.
i started about the begining of october with 3.6 tons , 180 40# bags. I have about 70 bags left. I use about a bag a day , bag and half when its real cold like today. 75 in the living room and end of the house in the kitchen it about 70. so I should make it (i'm hoping) to mid april. maybe longer I have some oil in the tanks to get me to end of may.
hmmm lets see
.5 ton south tamaqa coal pockets coal
.6 ton superior coal
1.5 ton harmony mine coal
1.0 ton summit mine coal
total of... 3.6 tons heating 3 apt and domestic hot water.
soon to be burning 2 ton of lenigs coal
gotta love coal 200 gallons of oil in december just to put tanks back up to stand by.... 600 dollars...
coal used so far 470 dollars..... amount of my money going to terrist for heat 0 dollars priceless......
.5 ton south tamaqa coal pockets coal
.6 ton superior coal
1.5 ton harmony mine coal
1.0 ton summit mine coal
total of... 3.6 tons heating 3 apt and domestic hot water.
soon to be burning 2 ton of lenigs coal
gotta love coal 200 gallons of oil in december just to put tanks back up to stand by.... 600 dollars...
coal used so far 470 dollars..... amount of my money going to terrist for heat 0 dollars priceless......
- europachris
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40 bags of Blaschak since beginning of November, plus maybe 120# of Superior buck from LsFarm. I figure I'll burn 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 tons this year, which is about half my heating load as best as I can tell.
- BugsyR
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Started burning Nov2. Burned approx 3 ton since. Spoiled by the warmth. Bought 150 gal of oil 2 days ago at $2.899/gal. Last year 150 gal would have lasted approx 4 weeks or less depending on outside temp. This year, 150 gallons lasted me 4 months...very happy and a lot warmer than last year.
Just added up the numbers last night, I have used 2.26 tons so far this year.gambler wrote:I have used around 2 tons so far since october. I could tell you exactly but my log book is in the basement and I don't feel like going to get it.We keep the house at 72 except for the evenings and the weekends when we keep it at 73. The most that I have burned in a single day was 82 pounds and that was the day my wife was standing in front of the stove and she said "I think my legs are going to melt".
- gaw
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Coal used since July 1st through January 31st 7,334 lbs
Coal used July 1st through October 31st for domestic hot water use and to keep fire 1,748 lbs
Coal used since November 1st through January 31st for heat and domestic hot water 5,586 lbs
*all figures are approximate based on 38lb average per bucket of coal
Coal used July 1st through October 31st for domestic hot water use and to keep fire 1,748 lbs
Coal used since November 1st through January 31st for heat and domestic hot water 5,586 lbs
*all figures are approximate based on 38lb average per bucket of coal
- EasyRay
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harman TLC 2000
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Started burning on November 2nd. and started out with 153 forty pound bags. I counted what's left today and came up with a balance of 74 bags. Not bad...
- coalstoves
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Since the end of October the fires have burned non stop
Ton and a quarter on the Victory 700
Ton and 2 thirds on the Harmon
Keeping living areas around 74
It's been a mild winter so far
Ton and a quarter on the Victory 700
Ton and 2 thirds on the Harmon
Keeping living areas around 74
It's been a mild winter so far
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Started end of Oct, been burnin a stove in the garage and one in the house, have gone through several different stoves (Alaska Kast Konsole II, Alaska Channing II, Harman Magnum (3), and Keystoker A90).
Burned .6 ton UAE, .8 ton Superior, .5 ton Summit, and .4 ton Lenig, mostley buckwheat size with a little rice coal thrown in to burn a stove in before selling it.
Still have yet to run the LL Hyfire, the Alaska Hearth Model, the Keystoker 90, and the Keystoker 90 hearth. Not to mention the Eshland 130 and the Anthraheat ministoker 80... sheesh not enough hours in the day nor cold days in a season to try it all out.
Looks like next year I will only be burning a hand fed in the kitchen and a boiler in the basement. Not exactly the same level of variety. But then I'll have more time to go pick up junk stoves, boilers and furnaces.
Burned .6 ton UAE, .8 ton Superior, .5 ton Summit, and .4 ton Lenig, mostley buckwheat size with a little rice coal thrown in to burn a stove in before selling it.
Still have yet to run the LL Hyfire, the Alaska Hearth Model, the Keystoker 90, and the Keystoker 90 hearth. Not to mention the Eshland 130 and the Anthraheat ministoker 80... sheesh not enough hours in the day nor cold days in a season to try it all out.
Looks like next year I will only be burning a hand fed in the kitchen and a boiler in the basement. Not exactly the same level of variety. But then I'll have more time to go pick up junk stoves, boilers and furnaces.