Help Please...Too Much Oil on Coal
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So in an effort to keep the basement cleaner I followed the advice of many on here and oiled my coal 2 days ago. I used a peanut oil blend from Sam's Club. Here is my problem...I think I put too much oil on the coal. I have a Leisure Line 220K boiler and as the coal is feeding onto my grates it is sticking together and failing to feed. It runs great for a while, maybe 6 hrs, then it starts to slow in output. I have had 2 outfires since oiling the coal. There is nothing but ash on my grates and a solid lump of coal were the hopper feeds in. The lumps do crumble by hand. Seems the oil is heating and gelling up. I need a solution as I am sure I am not the only one this has happened to. Thanks a ton!
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You need a mix of mineral oil and water 50-50 or 60-40
I do not know how much you have oiled but it could be
salvaged with a bit of kerosene to dissolve it in a heavy
plastic bucket I think.
You should be able to skim the dissolved peanut oil
and then get rid of it at a garage that accepts used oil
or using some dry sawdust to soak it up or throw it on
a burn pile if you have one that needs to be torched.
I do not know how much you have oiled but it could be
salvaged with a bit of kerosene to dissolve it in a heavy
plastic bucket I think.
You should be able to skim the dissolved peanut oil
and then get rid of it at a garage that accepts used oil
or using some dry sawdust to soak it up or throw it on
a burn pile if you have one that needs to be torched.
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Bones, I use straight mineral oil in a regular spray bottle.
Tractor Supply sells it by the gallon. I have 2 ton sprayed
that I've been burning this season.
Tractor Supply sells it by the gallon. I have 2 ton sprayed
that I've been burning this season.
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I oiled about a ton and half but want to salvage it as I don't have a delivery coming for another month. I can get the mineral oil tomorrow but would just a heavy watering help? I don't want to use kerosene as this is an indoor coal. Thanks again guys.
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Hot water sounds good. I can do that and hadn't thought about hot as it would definitely flush the oil better. At this point I don't mind cleaning oil residue off floor later but I need the coal to work now. Unless another idea comes along I will try the hot water tonight and post results. Thanks for that.
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I think the hot water idea is the best you're gonna get & I'd not give much of a guarantee on that:(
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Yes good idea, I was thinking that too. Mix up a light solution of dish soap with water in a spray bottle and spray the coal with it before hosing with the hot water. That's gotta help..Ctyankee wrote:A few drops of Dawn dish washing liquids might help in the water to break the oil up and wash it off the coal.
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Hadn't thought of Dawn either...can't hurt at this point. Thanks a ton!
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Why not? It works on ducks & such Good luck with all that BB.
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Might try just a small test batch before going full blown bin full.
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Tide would work better ... on the right track ....Ctyankee wrote:A few drops of Dawn dish washing liquids might help in the water to break the oil up and wash it off the coal.
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Whatever detergent is used some residue will get carried into stove and out the chimney and in the ash tub. What is the least corrosive?
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probably the dawn dish soap ,as ff said they use on wildlife for taking off oil and such so should be harmless in your situation !