With this oversized Victorian crapbox I live in, it is tough to estimate heat losses. This year with my AK180 and exhausting through a central chimney instead of a Powervent, at last I have dialed it in just right. This stove is just fabulous but it took 7 years of experimentation. Tons of power, rock solid temperatures - yeah and this winter is a bruiser. Twin Ultra 2200 filters and the dist, fan just plugged into the wall (don't try that at home but the motor just sounds happier, sorry coaltrol even though I love you). I have reset the high temp cutoff to 155* as that is plenty. Wonderful warm clean air. Ya see, even a blind squirrel finds nuts eventually.
Am I going to see a 30% reduction in coal use as I had hoped? No way! With wind chill temps in the minus 10 to 20 column for too many of the winter days, that just aint going to happen - sigh.
This thing just rocks.
Ode to My AK180
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- Posts: 8601
- Joined: Sat. May. 24, 2008 4:26 pm
- Location: Chester, NY
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL AnthraKing 180K, Pocono110K,KStokr 90K, DVC
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Invader 2
- Baseburners & Antiques: Wings Best, Glenwood #8(x2) Herald 116x
- Coal Size/Type: Rice,
- Other Heating: Heating Oil CH, Toyotomi OM 22
In the cuff season yes but I had constant problems with maintenance that made it not worth it. Plus throwing all that heat away was becoming a burden. I still use a PV in the barn ona Pocono where there is no chimney. This was before this blind squirrel found the nuts. Don't push me on dihydrogen oxide issue just yet but who knows.
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- Posts: 8601
- Joined: Sat. May. 24, 2008 4:26 pm
- Location: Chester, NY
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL AnthraKing 180K, Pocono110K,KStokr 90K, DVC
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Invader 2
- Baseburners & Antiques: Wings Best, Glenwood #8(x2) Herald 116x
- Coal Size/Type: Rice,
- Other Heating: Heating Oil CH, Toyotomi OM 22
As we know, Dave is a man of few words. Forgive him Larry, after this thread another 10,000 people ordered an AnthrakIng and that left no time for a weekend in the Bahamas. He gets a little grumpy this time of the year. Perhaps the phrase natural exhaust would make him happier.HUH?