Finally Cold, Firing up...

 
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Coal Size/Type: Rice,
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Post by coalnewbie » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 4:57 pm

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/weather-station/prod15470250.ip

PM me your address and I will gift you one. Sams assures me that they have snowmobiles going to your house. :D

 
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Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harmon Mark 1 Goldenfire
Coal Size/Type: BLASHAK Nut and Stove size
Other Heating: Blower from a gas furnace if I need to move air, no heat

Post by Formulabruce » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 6:14 pm

Sunny Boy wrote:Wow ! -3 outdoors, 80 indoors, and 28 pounds of coal in 24 hours. That's darned good !

Or, are you just heating the tool shed ? :D

Neat gizmo by the way. If I might ask, where'd you get it?

Paul
That's heating a 150+ year old house, 1600 sqft, and new windows
The display is an AcuRite recommended by a member on this Forum. Mine is still in its 14 day "learning curve" it says
Link is here to one on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AcuRite-02008A1-Digital-H ... 259bd3f29a

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freetown fred
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:07 pm

Go to Lowes Paul--it'll help with your social skills :clap: toothy
Sunny Boy wrote:Thanks Simon.

Now, if we only had a Sam's Club out here in the sticks,...... :roll:

Paul

 
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Coal Size/Type: Stove / Anthracite.
Other Heating: Oil fired, forced hot air.

Post by scalabro » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:11 pm

freetown fred wrote:Go to Lowes Paul--it'll help with your social skills :clap: toothy
Sunny Boy wrote:Thanks Simon.

Now, if we only had a Sam's Club out here in the sticks,...... :roll:

Paul
That's funny! cause at Home Depot you don't need social skills as they never have staff to help!


 
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Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace

Post by Sunny Boy » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 8:39 pm

freetown fred wrote:Go to Lowes Paul--it'll help with your social skills :clap: toothy
Sunny Boy wrote:Thanks Simon.

Now, if we only had a Sam's Club out here in the sticks,...... :roll:

Paul
Very funny Fred ! You know that would be a waste of time ! As it is, I have to walk into Lowes backwards. That's in case they see me,.... then I can say I was just leaving ! :oops:

Paul

 
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Post by Smokeyja » Wed. Jan. 07, 2015 9:45 pm

scalabro wrote:
That's funny! cause at Home Depot you don't need social skills as they never have staff to help!
And if they do you don't want it haha! I try to avoid the home improvement staff ... My questions always end up in explanations of what I was asking for because they don't understand . It never fails .

 
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Other Heating: Jotul 118b woodstove, dual fuel heat pump/condensing propane furnace

Post by BlackBetty06 » Fri. Jan. 09, 2015 12:02 pm

I have the Harman insert blazing at 500 according to magnetic thermo. Hottest spot found with infrared was 680. Plowing through two 5 gallon buckets a day. House at 65 with the propane furnace cycling on to maintain 65 :mad: crappy coal to blame

 
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Coal Size/Type: 404-nut, 520 rice ,anthracite for both

Post by windyhill4.2 » Fri. Jan. 09, 2015 5:08 pm

BlackBetty06 wrote:I have the Harman insert blazing at 500 according to magnetic thermo. Hottest spot found with infrared was 680. Plowing through two 5 gallon buckets a day. House at 65 with the propane furnace cycling on to maintain 65 :mad: crappy coal to blame
If the stove is reaching those temps,how is that crappy coal ?? Seems your coal & stove are making heat,you just aren't getting the heat into the house.


 
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Post by BlackBetty06 » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 4:12 pm

It was colder last year and I burned the stove the same way last year. Propane kicked on twice last year and I had it set at 67. Furnace runs about 6-8 times a day right now set at 65. Filling a 30 gallon trash can to the top with ashes every week. Having to tend the stove 3 times a day. You can tell the coal is junk, I actually had visible smoke from my chimney the one day. That and the fact I'm about ready to sell this insert and get a free standing stove so I can get more heat from the fuel burned.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 4:14 pm

Good plan BB. Keep us posted :)

 
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Post by BlackBetty06 » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 4:32 pm

Fred does your 50-93 have a blower? How much coal does the stove hold approx? I'm looking at either a hitzer, mark 3, or DS machine. How do you like the stove/ quality of construction?

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Jan. 10, 2015 6:41 pm

Yes it does have a blower & is built like a tank. All the stoves you mention are real good--I just found a good deal on Craigs list with mine. I heat 2500 sq 250 yr old all broke up farm house & she does real well. I use a ceiling fan for heat distribution & it works better with my situation. I did have it on a couple nights ago ALONG with the ceiling fan -28* with the wind blowin to beat the band.
BlackBetty06 wrote:Fred does your 50-93 have a blower? How much coal does the stove hold approx? I'm looking at either a hitzer, mark 3, or DS machine. How do you like the stove/ quality of construction?

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