Help Please...Too Much Oil on Coal

 
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Post by billybones » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 3:01 pm

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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Post by lzaharis » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 3:16 pm

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.

 
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Post by pete8116 » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 3:22 pm

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.

 
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Post by billybones » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 3:34 pm

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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Post by Lightning » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 3:46 pm

Can you hose it down with hot water? Seems like that would carry some of the oil away. I wouldn't add any more oil of any kind.

 
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Post by billybones » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 4:14 pm

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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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 4:17 pm

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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Post by Ctyankee » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 5:07 pm

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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Post by Lightning » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 5:12 pm

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.
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.. :)

 
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Post by billybones » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 5:18 pm

Hadn't thought of Dawn either...can't hurt at this point. Thanks a ton!

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 6:29 pm

Why not? It works on ducks & such ;) Good luck with all that BB.

 
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Post by McGiever » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 9:04 pm

Might try just a small test batch before going full blown bin full. :idea:

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 9:06 pm

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.
Tide would work better ... on the right track ....

 
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Post by McGiever » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 9:12 pm

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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Post by coalfan » Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 9:26 pm

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 !


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