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Post by KaptJaq » Tue. Dec. 02, 2014 6:58 pm

ONEDOLLAR wrote:[. Bleepin' French........ :lol:
+1

Just hope my wife doesn't see this... I think she has a guillotine downstairs. ;)

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Post by Georgelap » Tue. Dec. 02, 2014 7:02 pm

After a quick google search, I found someting...
If anybody needs it I will be happy to upload it 8-)

 
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Post by [email protected] » Tue. Aug. 16, 2016 7:09 pm

Hi,
I just bought a 3720 Godin stove. It's not used. In mint condition. Does anybody know the size stove pipe it uses? And what kind double wall or triple when you go through the ceiling? Thanks, M

 
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Post by lowfog01 » Wed. Aug. 17, 2016 9:13 pm

Hi, welcome to the Forum. Things are a bit slow this time of year but I'm sure someone with experience with your stove will be along sooner or later. In the meantime check out your city or county agency that issues building permits. See what they require in stove pipe passing through the ceiling. It should all be on the internet.

To find out the pipe size, I suggest getting a piece of poster board, the kind that rolls easily, make a cylinder out of it and fit it in the exit hole. The paper cylinder should be easy to measure. Good luck, take care, Lisa

 
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Post by franco b » Wed. Aug. 17, 2016 11:14 pm

[email protected] wrote:Hi,
I just bought a 3720 Godin stove. It's not used. In mint condition. Does anybody know the size stove pipe it uses? And what kind double wall or triple when you go through the ceiling? Thanks, M
Double wall insulated rated for chimneys and coal. I think 5 inch is the smallest. Probably 4 inch single wall for the stove to chimney.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Wed. Dec. 14, 2016 12:24 pm

[email protected] wrote:Hi,
I just bought a 3720 Godin stove. It's not used. In mint condition. Does anybody know the size stove pipe it uses? And what kind double wall or triple when you go through the ceiling? Thanks, M
Hello there!
This stove is designed in france and french use metric sustem. I don't know anything about the pipe sizes sold in the USA.

The back pipe adapter of this stove is conical. the outer diameter of the pipe adapter is 97mm and ends up at 101mm.
Personaly I use 100mm inox pipe, which fits perfectly!

George.
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Post by Georgelap » Wed. Dec. 14, 2016 12:25 pm

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Post by Georgelap » Wed. Dec. 14, 2016 12:44 pm

Hello my friends!

I was off this forum for such a long time because I couldn't find nut coal to burn. I was runing my little godin with oak, elm and holly wood.
The german mine-supplier can not offer me small quantities (less than 24 tons)... with affortable price anymore. The last offer for two tonnes was 350euro+ transport cost each!!

After a loooong search in the Greek market I finaly found a company that can supply me washed anthracite coal from Ukranian mines. The problem is that they sell only 6-13mm sized coal (buckwheat).

Can I burn this size properly?
Anybody who have tryied it?

Thanks in advance.
George.

 
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Post by franco b » Wed. Dec. 14, 2016 1:35 pm

Georgelap wrote: Can I burn this size properly?
Anybody who have tryied it?
By altering the stove I think you can burn it.

A problem is that with such a small size the depth of burning coal will be limited to maybe 125 MM in order for air to penetrate.

You would have to close off completely the front grill except for 13 MM at the bottom. I would use a sheet of stainless steel wired to the existing grill with stainless wire.

The bottom grate would also have to have the holes closed in with a sheet of stainless having slots of about 13MM.

If the coal supply is reliable, you might look into getting a small stoker. I think some nice ones are being made in Poland.

 
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Post by Georgelap » Wed. Dec. 14, 2016 3:36 pm

Hi Franco!
Thank you for your reply.
I put a sample o buck anthracite about an hour ago on hot burning coke coal and now I am watching the combustion temp...

Nut coke coal burns nice in this stove but you have to seal the secondary air inlet (no vol. matter).
The only disadvantage is the price :cry:

 
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Post by Georgelap » Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 7:38 am

Waiting a three ton delivery! :D

Coal is from south wales mines.

Here are the characteristics from my supplier:
Size:20-35mm
Heating value: 33.000Mj/kg
Ash: 3-5%
Vol. matter: 5-7.5%
Water content: 4-6%

 
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Post by Serge » Sat. Jan. 21, 2017 2:52 pm

Just curious, what is the price of anthracite in Greece ?

 
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Post by Georgelap » Tue. Jan. 24, 2017 5:22 am

Hi Serge!

The only anthracite coal size you can find in Greece is 6-13mm (i think buck) and it costs about 300 euro/ton. It is imported from the Ukrainian mines. It is not quality anthracite... 9-10% red ash, 28-29Mj/kg :shock:

If you need nut coal for your hand fed stove you have to import some from the famous Ibbenburen coal mine or from Belgium. This mine has the best anthracite can be found in the world. The price in the summer is aboyt 240 euro/ton. In the winter more than 340 euro.
Belgian companies offer great quality Welsh coal with more than 33Mj/kg. :D

 
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Post by Georgelap » Fri. Feb. 03, 2017 6:53 pm

3 tons in my basement :D

You can see my buderus juno and some "libres" (big red plastic containers) of olive oil.

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Post by Georgelap » Mon. Feb. 06, 2017 10:01 am

This British anthracite seems to have an extremely low ash percentage.

The photo below is the amount of ash I collect from 15lb of coal, after a 12-15 hours burn time.

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