Holland Coal Furnace and Hucules Stoker

 
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Post by adamzurschmiede » Sun. Oct. 26, 2014 4:26 pm

Do anyone have any information on this furnace and know what it might be worth?

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Post by Dennis » Sun. Oct. 26, 2014 9:01 pm

unfortunitly the furnace is worth whatever someone is willing to give you to get it out of your basement. The stoker is another story and is worth a few hundred???maybe. I never saw an old octopus dinasaur with a blower hooked to it.

 
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Post by Pacowy » Mon. Oct. 27, 2014 1:00 am

Coming out of the basement in "original condition" I have seen those furnaces sell for $0-200. I have heard of them being powered by conversion stokers, and am working on a stoker-powered one right now.

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Post by McGiever » Mon. Oct. 27, 2014 8:10 am

adamzurschmiede wrote:Do anyone have any information on this furnace and know what it might be worth?
You looking to buy or sell?

 
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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 12:12 pm

I'm looking to sell it once I replace it with a new system. My house was built in 1962 and this furnace is original to the house. I was told it is still in working order and can be fired up anytime. The stoker is still full of coal.

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 12:26 pm

Did someone modify the stove and put an Iron Fireman unit underneath? I would buy it in an instant - interesting stove but domestic harmony is on a knife edge right now. Good for bit. coal but you don't tell us where you live. My guess a super cheap to run bit. coal burner that will keep you warm. Super ugly and oversized as well. Forget the new fangled stuff, get it working again and save money.



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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 1:11 pm

If your talking about the box on the side then that is just where the blower is located. It blows are around the furnace combustion chamber up threw the a/c a-coil. Would there be a blower in the stoker box underneath the coal? I live in southern Indiana.

 
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Post by Pacowy » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 1:32 pm

coalnewbie wrote:My guess a super cheap to run bit. coal burner that will keep you warm. Super ugly and oversized as well. Forget the new fangled stuff, get it working again and save money.
x2. Before you get rid of it, check out the heat exchanger under the tin. It should be a big cast iron doughnut with a long contact path for the flue gases and easy access for periodic ash cleanout. Cast iron has excellent heat transfer properties, and that unit will probably outlive anything you buy today. Efficiency isn't great with a stoker, but can be improved substantially with a hanging baffle (so combustion gases travel up the "sides" instead of up the "middle".

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Post by coalnewbie » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 1:44 pm

The hopper has an auger underneath that feeds into the furnace. My friend, that piece of junk you are ready to toss out is probably a great unit. It may not work and is ready to be junked but my guess is it just needs someone know knows how to appreciate it. What happens when you plug it in? Knuckle down and learn how it works. Of course, this board has rules... lots of photos and video are mandatory if you expect help. :D Only made in 1920,? A youngster, plenty of life in that thing. The iron Fireman unit was added much later by someone who knows. Most of us are bored so please tell us you will get it operational and provide entertainment.

 
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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 2:16 pm

What's the instructions to fire this furnace up?

 
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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 2:18 pm

Here's the only switch I know of to turn it on.

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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 2:23 pm

Here's the inside of the furnace.

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Post by coalnewbie » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 2:56 pm

Looks like the game is on - yippee. Look at the video and then throw the switch if you look inside the furnace coal should be moving into the fire chamber as the auger turns and the fan should start up. The question is is that a spare belt or was it a belt bought because the old one broke and no one knew how to fit it.

Bituminous coal is easy to light so we will get into lighting instructions. LSfarm (greg), berlin or Europachris will advise more. Let's light this candle. So it you throw in some newspaper and light it and close the door does any smoke leak out?

Or is it like this
Post by dcrane - A Boiler for This Old Dungeon With A Swimming Pool

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Relooking at the bottom plate perhaps this is more like it. On reflection I think this unit is much more likely than the Iron Fireman.

I wonder if dalmationgirl61 froze to death out there. I miss her.

 
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Post by adamzurschmiede » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 4:06 pm

I discovered the access door to the blower in the stoker. Here is the picture of that. But unfortunately when I turned the switch on the blower worked but I couldn't see the auger pushing coal into the furnace. Boy does that blower stir the dust up!

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