Is There Any Stove Made With a Hopper That Can Use BIT Coal?

Jared43758 · Post by **Jared43758** » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 11:51 am

Just wondering if there is a gravity feed hopper setup on any modern stove that u can use with BIT coal. I liked the DS machines but I read u can only bit without the hopper. I have no problem shaking ashes out every 12 hrs or as needed, and I have no problems dealing with the soot or the smoke. Just looking for the convenience of a hopper

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 12:05 pm

Jared43758 wrote:Just wondering if there is a gravity feed hopper setup on any modern stove that u can use with BIT coal. I liked the DS machines but I read u can only bit without the hopper. I have no problem shaking ashes out every 12 hrs or as needed, and I have no problems dealing with the soot or the smoke. Just looking for the convenience of a hopper

To my knowledge there is no way to design a hand fired stove with hopper assist that can safely burn bituminous coal (or any other grade other than anthracite).

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LDPosse · Post by **LDPosse** » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 1:52 pm

I'd love to see one of these in person to see how the hopper system works!

I never tried bit in the hopper of my DS 1500. I had trouble with high vol anthracite burning up into the hopper at max burn rates.

Jared43758 · Post by **Jared43758** » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 10:31 pm

I talked to the company and I guess they haven't made a coal stove since 1982

davidmcbeth3 · Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 11:05 pm

my hitzer 503 has a hopper ... but can only be used for anthracite ... want to burn bit...remove the hopper...

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 12:21 am

To directly answer your question; no there aren't any stoves made today that are good at burning Bituminous coal much less one with a magazine that would.

Jared43758 · Post by **Jared43758** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 12:50 pm

wsherrick wrote:To directly answer your question; no there aren't any stoves made today that are good at burning Bituminous coal much less one with a magazine that would.

FALSE

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 1:16 pm

Jared43758 wrote:
wsherrick wrote:To directly answer your question; no there aren't any stoves made today that are good at burning Bituminous coal much less one with a magazine that would.
FALSE

Burning something period versus burning something properly and efficiently are two VERY different things. Again there are NO modern stoves made to burn Bituminous Coal very efficiently. Sorry those are just the facts.

Jared43758 · Post by **Jared43758** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 1:33 pm

Wrong

Post by **franco b** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 1:41 pm

Jared43758 wrote:Wrong

That answer does not educate us very much. Why not tell us how you burn bit coal cleanly and efficiently?

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 1:51 pm

franco b wrote:
Jared43758 wrote:Wrong
That answer does not educate us very much. Why not tell us how you burn bit coal cleanly and efficiently?

Agreed. They are many on this board that are near bit suppliers. Considering the cost difference between anthracite and bit, I'm sure they would be interested to know if there are new stoves available that are efficient to reap the cost savings.

Paul

Jared43758 · Post by **Jared43758** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 1:58 pm

Myself, I'm sure I don't burn bit that great at all using a poor design cheap stove. My meaning was even if it's not in the USA, other countries all over the world make stoves to burn soft coal. Surely one could not believe there is not a single stove made in the whole world that does not burn Bit efficiently

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 2:28 pm

This is not aimed at anyone but a general question. What efficiency are we talking about as being good? Ive read figures all over the place with ant and 80% is a high figure for modern hand fed ant burners it seems, with antiques running higher. So what about bit?