Coal Chutes?

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Post by Protrucker » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 8:21 am

Let's see pic's of your coal chutes.
I'm going to build a new coal bin & have been thinking about what to do for a chute.
:?: Has anyone ever tried using a 3" or 4" diameter PVC pipe as a chute?
:?: How did it work out?
:?: I wonder how long the PVC would last with the abrasion of the coal sliding through it?

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 8:55 am

Chutes work best if metal and a flat bottom. I used some poly barrels sliced in half once. It needed a lot more angle than I had planned on and still needed help with a shovel. The PVC should stand up well for a homeowner but would not recommend anything that small in diameter.

 
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Post by Protrucker » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 11:55 am

I guess I should have clarified my plan.
First, I'm only planning to run rice coal thru the pipe/chute.
What I want to do is build my bin outside of the house, where it will be at least 3-5' higher than the hopper on my stove. Then, I want to try to set it up with a pipe/chute going from the bin into the house, ending over my stove hopper. Hopefully, I'll able to directly fill the stove hopper via the chute having some sort of a gate to be able to stop the flow of coal when the hopper is full.

 
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Post by mdrelyea » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 12:51 pm

Check out this thread Auger/Gravity Coal Bin
He used PVC pipe coming out of his outdoor bin. If I remember correctly, he needed to pitch the pipe at a 45 degree angle.


 
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Post by Sting » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 1:32 pm

you can use a length of rain gutter at 45*
it will flow just fine as long as the coal pile in the bin doesn't freeze
speaking of flow - if you set it up to direct feed the appliance, it will flow slightly faster than a glacier moving LOL
no dust no fuss and you can watch in fascination

 
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Post by McGiever » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 9:40 pm

Protrucker wrote:I guess I should have clarified my plan.
First, I'm only planning to run rice coal thru the pipe/chute.
What I want to do is build my bin outside of the house, where it will be at least 3-5' higher than the hopper on my stove. Then, I want to try to set it up with a pipe/chute going from the bin into the house, ending over my stove hopper. Hopefully, I'll able to directly fill the stove hopper via the chute having some sort of a gate to be able to stop the flow of coal when the hopper is full.
This member implemented a design very near what you describe.

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Post by Protrucker » Sat. Nov. 22, 2014 8:54 am

mdrelyea wrote:Check out this thread Auger/Gravity Coal Bin
He used PVC pipe coming out of his outdoor bin. If I remember correctly, he needed to pitch the pipe at a 45 degree angle.
That's exactly what I had in mind!
The auger feed in the outdoor bin makes it even better. I would love to build a bin that would be tapered at the bottom & not need an auger feed, but it might end up having to be too tall.

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