I Want My Kimmel Coal Back!

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Post by CoalHeat » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 10:12 pm

You could be right, I have burned Blaschak bagged but not for a long time, I can't remember.


 
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Post by Muddy Jeep » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 10:35 am

Smokeyja wrote:I just ask those people if they enjoy their bank account rolling backwards and keeping their thermostat at 65°... Seriously 65 is cloths wearing weather and I like enjoy my house in my boxers haha .

You won't get a response from blaschak you have to call them. I've tried as well.

I'm super surprised you don't have more of a coal selection being from PA .

Ever tried Bituminous btw? If I could get it closer I would buy it as well. I'm weird and like the smell of it . I also can use it for my coal forge . It works well IMO .
65! We would have killed for 65 last year. We only kept it at 62 and spent $2500!

I will try and call blaschak this week sometime and see where the closest dealer is.

There are tons of bit coal yards around me. Anywhere from $60-$120 a ton. However, I put a stainless liner in my chimney and with bit coal having so much more sulfur content, I'm worried it will eat the liner away to quickly. My neighbor was burning bit coal for about a month before I switched him over to anthracite. It was just to sooty for an indoor furnace. He was also getting double to triple the ash content that I was. Plus, I wanted to get something with long burn times so that my wife and kids could be warm all day while I'm at work without having to mess with it. I love bit coal but it just isn't for me right now. In fact, my job completely relies on bit coal mining. So I better support it otherwise I don't have a job lol. Maybe one day if I buy an outdoor furnace.

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 10:56 am

Muddy Jeep wrote:
Smokeyja wrote:I just ask those people if they enjoy their bank account rolling backwards and keeping their thermostat at 65°... Seriously 65 is cloths wearing weather and I like enjoy my house in my boxers haha .

You won't get a response from blaschak you have to call them. I've tried as well.

I'm super surprised you don't have more of a coal selection being from PA .

Ever tried Bituminous btw? If I could get it closer I would buy it as well. I'm weird and like the smell of it . I also can use it for my coal forge . It works well IMO .
65! We would have killed for 65 last year. We only kept it at 62 and spent $2500!

I will try and call blaschak this week sometime and see where the closest dealer is.

There are tons of bit coal yards around me. Anywhere from $60-$120 a ton. However, I put a stainless liner in my chimney and with bit coal having so much more sulfur content, I'm worried it will eat the liner away to quickly. My neighbor was burning bit coal for about a month before I switched him over to anthracite. It was just to sooty for an indoor furnace. He was also getting double to triple the ash content that I was. Plus, I wanted to get something with long burn times so that my wife and kids could be warm all day while I'm at work without having to mess with it. I love bit coal but it just isn't for me right now. In fact, my job completely relies on bit coal mining. So I better support it otherwise I don't have a job lol. Maybe one day if I buy an outdoor furnace.
I just picked up a load of nut coal from Stardust yesterday. This doesn't appear to be the same coal they sold 3 years ago.

 
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Post by Muddy Jeep » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 5:29 pm

SWPaDon wrote:I just picked up a load of nut coal from Stardust yesterday. This doesn't appear to be the same coal they sold 3 years ago.
My neighbor and a guy that I work with have also burned Stardust coal. The guy I work with says its the best he's ever burnt and always buys from them. However from what I have heard their coal comes from Emerald mine in Waynesburg. And I know from work that Emerald has shut down recently except for maybe the longwall operation. Maybe the fact that the mine closed up / is closing up has something to do with the quality?

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 5:47 pm

Muddy Jeep wrote:
SWPaDon wrote:I just picked up a load of nut coal from Stardust yesterday. This doesn't appear to be the same coal they sold 3 years ago.
My neighbor and a guy that I work with have also burned Stardust coal. The guy I work with says its the best he's ever burnt and always buys from them. However from what I have heard their coal comes from Emerald mine in Waynesburg. And I know from work that Emerald has shut down recently except for maybe the longwall operation. Maybe the fact that the mine closed up / is closing up has something to do with the quality?
I asked for the specs. They had 2 listings for the nut coal hanging on the board, with Pittsburgh coal being on top. Didn't get the name on the bottom list.

I do know that this coal is no where near as volatile as what they sold 2 years ago. That stuff you could light with a match, and explosive puffbacks were very common. That coal didn't seem to heat my house well either. This coal is heating beautiful with no puffbacks.

Oops, I better quit, this is an anthracite thread.

Sorry for the derail guys.

 
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Post by Muddy Jeep » Thu. Feb. 19, 2015 5:55 pm

Just an update on some Reading nut coal. I went out against what I said I was going to do and purchased more Reading coal. This past week has been bitter cold and I was running low. I decided that I was going to go to another dealer this time and see what their quality was like. I thought this might be a good idea because I would be assured that his coal was most likely from a different batch and maybe the screening process was better. I played it safe and only bought 10 bags. I told this new dealer the issues that I had with the previous Reading coal I got from another dealer. He told me that he has not had any complaints of fines in his bags this year. He did say there was a slight issue with water in some bags early on in the season however that has not been a problem lately. Before I left he mentioned to me that if I did have any issues with too many fines or any water that I could take them back and either swap them for new bags or get my money back. After about a week of burning this new stuff, I'm happy to say these new bags I bought were much improved over the others. Out of the 10 bags I bought only 1 had a good amount of fines in it which I put to the side and am going to save for a warmer day. I did find another dealer about an hour from me that has about a ton of the Reading stove coal. I thought about trying some of this. Has anyone had good experience with their bagged stove coal?

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Thu. Feb. 19, 2015 6:04 pm

MJ ,go to the coal prices & read the Stove coal issues.


 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Feb. 19, 2015 6:08 pm

Don't know about Reading but Blaschak stove size is real nice if ya can get hold of any.

 
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Post by hotblast1357 » Thu. Feb. 19, 2015 8:07 pm

My reading stove size coal is garbage! Have to screen every bag it is full of fines and logs.

 
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Post by tmbrddl » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 1:15 am

I don't know the chemistry behind coal but I had to go back to the Blaschak to keep a fire going overnight. Everything being equal to the extent I can tell, Blaschak seems to give a longer burn time.

 
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Post by ddahlgren » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 2:36 am

tmbrddl wrote:I don't know the chemistry behind coal but I had to go back to the Blaschak to keep a fire going overnight. Everything being equal to the extent I can tell, Blaschak seems to give a longer burn time.
Kimmel is pretty unforgiving as well for me. I have tried a mix and yes better but need to run a little stove hard for heat and it just burns very fast. If I lose track for an hour late the stove is out and start over like today and took a nap and going to cleanout and relight next task. Blaschack it might be cool but easily saved with less ash to deal with. It is great for starting a fire it wants to burn! I am betting you could start it with cardboard and a little newspaper. Kimmels has given me blues for hours and tells a story that while volatile it has less substance once they are burned off. Blaschack harder to start blues for a little while the constant heat and orange glow in fire box later. So for me Kimmels to start a fire or save one and Blaschack for a long burn and steady heat. It is my first year so training wheels still on and only two I have played with. so very limited experience but my take on it.

 
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Post by Merc300d » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 1:44 pm

Hello gents ... Stopped by tractor supply today and they had a ton of kimmels nut coal outside. Not sure how much more they had it they were continuing to carry it. It was the Taunton ma store on Bay st. Figured id throw it out there for any locals.
Stay warm.

 
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Post by tmbrddl » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 4:47 pm

Merc300d wrote:Hello gents ... Stopped by tractor supply today and they had a ton of kimmels nut coal outside.
I don't suppose you're intentionally trying to set off another stampede?

 
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Post by Merc300d » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 7:09 pm

Lol!! I justed wanted to let some local members know that if they were burning kimmel and actually liked the product , they had some. I had popped in some time ago and I asked if they were still carrying the kimmels and they said no. I was surprised to see it back. Still 4.99 a bag. :)

 
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Post by Pancho » Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 8:13 pm

I've burned a few bags of Blaschak stove this year. Real high sulfur content (stanky in the house) and it was a bit small I thought....but there were no sticks or fines in the bags.

It was nice opening a bag and dumping it right into the hod.


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