Rice in AA130 or AHS

brickhead · Post by **brickhead** » Tue. Oct. 07, 2014 8:35 pm

I already have 10 ton of rice can I use it on a aa130 or ahs?
Thanks

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Tue. Oct. 07, 2014 8:38 pm

No, sorry...you would be very disappointed.

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Tue. Oct. 07, 2014 9:21 pm

If you live long enough, you could mix a small amount in over time.

cabinover · Post by **cabinover** » Tue. Oct. 07, 2014 9:55 pm

Buckwheat you can get away with, rice just isn't gonna be helpful to you. Your best bet is to find someone that:
A: Can use rice and has a bunch of buck or pea to swap
B: Someone that needs a bunch of rice and want's to pick it up

Sorry for the bad news young lad.

mozz · Post by **mozz** » Wed. Oct. 08, 2014 6:59 am

It will work, I burned 4 ton I had left over from my stoker stove. Just dump a bucket at a time in to the ahs, you will have reduced output somewhat. In a AA130, make sure it's not wet or it will clump up near the auger feed inlet.

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Wed. Oct. 08, 2014 12:28 pm

I'm not sure what rice would do, but (since I was in the process of letting mine burn out for its annual cleaning) I tossed in a bucket of coal that had a fair quantity of fines. That snuffed the fire out in a hurry. So much for needing to wait for it to burn itself out.

My guess is that rice would act similarly, only not as quickly.

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Oct. 08, 2014 12:35 pm

I have talked to more than one person that put a few tons of rice through an AA. 10 tons seems like a bit much through...probably be less frustrating to sell the rice coal or buy a rice-burning stoker.