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Pancho
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by Pancho » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 11:35 am
D.lapan wrote:I'm not sure what happened, maybe it was bridged up and I didn't realize it? I'm getting a back pipe for it this week from wilson maybe that will help, I started a coal fire in it on wed night and since had only used 2 1/2 bags both mpds were closed almost completly
Even if it had bridged on ya...you still burnt 50lbs of coal (minus a few bits on top that you mentioned). There's lots of heat in 50lbs of coal....if it burnt, it had to go somewhere.....OR.....you required less heat but then you would have had a longer burn time.
Head scratcher for sure.
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D.lapan
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by D.lapan » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 12:10 pm
I wonder if I hadn't shaken it as much as I should have maybe several days of ash build up
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tmbrddl
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by tmbrddl » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 1:34 pm
I've been finding a lot of ash high and around the perimeter of the pot that isn't shaking down. Lining the pot made for a more complete burn and more light ash. I use this straight poker the previous homeowner left in the basement to poke and prod the ash along. I gently push down through the pot and probe around with it trying to find ash that is too stubborn to drop. Makes a world of difference in keeping the fire going.
It's heavy so I'm mindful of not punching through a hot grate or fracturing my liner.
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ddahlgren
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by ddahlgren » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 3:13 pm
If I did not have my bent home made poker for under the grates burning coal would be a task not much easier than wood. Saying that still needs a a shut down every 500 lbs. or so and a clean out. Still way better than wood though. I sort of watch the weather and try to pick the warmest day and move fast doing it.
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windyhill4.2
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by windyhill4.2 » Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 7:26 pm
Fired our stove Nov 1,2014 ,still going ,no out fires,we run it @ 350-500* most of the time. When it gets real cold as it is now,we run 450-600*,with the extreme cold out now we are doing the ash 3 times/24 hrs. We have no problem keeping it going on 2 times/day or 3 times/day. I decided to push it harder & keep our living room as warm as we are used to having it when the winds aren't blowing 40+ mph.
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ddahlgren
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by ddahlgren » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 1:02 pm
windyhill you are just better at it than me. It is my first season and still under 2 tons of experience LOL. I have become very good at lighting the stove though. My occasional brain fart and lack of attention has made me pretty good at saving a near out stove too, so a couple things I have picked up.
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windyhill4.2
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by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 2:12 pm
This is also my first season with coal,other than when we burned several tons in the OWB. I just have always disliked starting fires,so I prefer to keep it going.Maybe pushing harder like you have to would cause us to have outfires also.
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Sunny Boy
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by Sunny Boy » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 2:33 pm
tmbrddl wrote:...............
It's heavy so I'm mindful of not punching through a hot grate or fracturing my liner.
I'll say !
I know exactly how big that shaker handle is next to it. The previous owner likely left it because it was too heavy to move !
Paul
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by ddahlgren » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 3:22 pm
Windyhill I am on BP meds blood thinners and others. When I get cold I get real cold if that makes sense. It is 74 in the house the stove 650 and I have long johns on to be just close enough. I need to move south and get it why so many move to Florida. We got another 6 to 8 last night and tomorrow going to be -5F this is becoming a deal breaker along with living in the worst performing state in the US and the worst performing county in the state. Anything is an upgrade.
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windyhill4.2
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by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 3:28 pm
I am a firm believer in "heating " a house,not just warming it. We keep our living room at 75*-80*,i was not making fun of you for heating your house to comfortable levels. You depend on your stove as the only heat,we can easily heat our house with just the coal boiler but the Crane makes the living room the WARM room to go to.
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by ddahlgren » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 7:58 pm
windyhill I know you are not making fun of me I burn coal out of necessity it is what I can afford more than wood less than oil so a bit of a luxury for me that I indulged in this year. We all have our own mountains to climb. Sort of seasoned wood might have cost 650 to 700 coal was 1100 though should have some left over if this cold weather breaks at some point. Oil would have been 1900 to 2200. Wood or oil would have been a much colder house so coal the best long term bang for the buck. I have an old couch 5 feet from the Crane falling asleep on that with a 650 stove top is the best 75 to 80 and nothing is sore when sleeping or waking. In the single digit weather we have been dealing with I am tending every 8 and knocking on the door of burning 70 lbs. a day. It is bone chilling cold.
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tmbrddl
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by tmbrddl » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 8:08 pm
Sunny Boy wrote:
I'll say !
I know exactly how big that shaker handle is next to it.
The previous owner likely left it because it was too heavy to move !
Paul
Probably so, Paul. I almost didn't give it a second glance as it lay there rusted in the basement. Three years into burning coal and I finally took advantage of it and I'm glad I did. The mother of all pokers!
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by SWPaDon » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 8:43 pm
tmbrddl wrote:
Probably so, Paul. I almost didn't give it a second glance as it lay there rusted in the basement. Three years into burning coal and I finally took advantage of it and I'm glad I did. The mother of all pokers!
My small one looks just like yours, it is 38 inches long. My big one is 49 inches long, with a 3 inch 90 degree bend on the end.
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by tmbrddl » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 9:52 pm
SWPaDon wrote:My small one looks just like yours, it is 38 inches long. My big one is 49 inches long, with a 3 inch 90 degree bend on the end.
Feeling suddenly inadequate but I have to reluctantly agree...size matters.
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by SWPaDon » Sun. Feb. 15, 2015 9:54 pm
tmbrddl wrote:SWPaDon wrote:My small one looks just like yours, it is 38 inches long. My big one is 49 inches long, with a 3 inch 90 degree bend on the end.
Feeling suddenly inadequate but I have to reluctantly agree...size matters.