New Hitzer in the House

 
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Post by Cap » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 8:12 pm

2001Sierra wrote:
titleist1 wrote:Lookin' good!!
I use a 2" barbeque probe thermometer on the flue pipe and an IR temp gun for the stove.

I too agree with the immersion temp gauge, I am using a Ebay find of an Ashcroft 50 to 550 degree. I like the thermometer to be reading not pegged to keep it accurate. The internal temp of the chimney is almost 100 degrees warmer than the surface. You will run below 300 degrees even on the coldest nites. I hope the Buck nearby likes it warm :P Say goodbye to a cold home.
This is what I do too...I have a few Ashcroft thermometers. Simply find a thermometer with a long probe ( 3"--6") and ½" m. npt. Buy a reducing brass or ss fitting ½" F npt x ¼' M npt. Drill a hole and screw the reducing adapter into the flue piping. Screw the Ashcroft into the adapter fitting. Now you have super accurate flue temps. Flue temps will always indicate the quality of your coal fire.


 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 8:50 pm

Cap, you in the right topic here??????????????????? :clap: toothy GF's havin trouble keepin the fire goin. NC, my ex could never keep the HITZER goin right--I don't think it liked her! ;)

 
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Post by ncountry » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 9:22 pm

Thanks guys.. She is pretty handy, I had her take care of it for a couple weeks before I left for 2 week hunting trip..she seemed to have it all down... When I installed chimney I knew I was about 3' short of where it should be, but I was anxious to get it going and after doing so it seemed to draft just fine even on the 60 deg days... I am assuming that this last stretch of warm weather had the perfect bad draft conditions.... I just finished talking to her and it is going again , and I am betting that it won't give her anymore problems due to the cold weather forecast...I will have to add that 3' of pipe when I get home..lol
She was having a hard time getting the coal to start just using some kindling I had kicking around so she added a few chunks of maple flooring I had kicking around. That did the trick..

 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 10:07 pm

Nice NC--thanx for the update--good luck out there

 
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Post by fastcat » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 11:57 pm

freetown fred wrote:Cap, you in the right topic here??????????????????? :clap: toothy GF's havin trouble keepin the fire goin. NC, my ex could never keep the HITZER goin right--I don't think it liked her! ;)
I guess I'll have to second that Fred.

 
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Post by bksaun » Sat. Nov. 21, 2015 9:10 pm

I had the same issue several years ago, I changed girlfriends! Problem solved! :o

 
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Post by fastcat » Sun. Nov. 22, 2015 11:52 pm

I think that last post was a hint Fred. :D


 
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Post by freetown fred » Mon. Nov. 23, 2015 7:08 am

That was a done deal as soon as I'd gotten home George. My pre-requisites for a GF is being able to handle the old HITZER.. At my age having income is 2nd & sex is 3rd on the list. Yep, I'm a simplistic kinda guy. :clap: toothy

 
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Post by crashncowgirl » Tue. Nov. 24, 2015 6:40 am

I think the only way to burn 4/5 ton of coal would to keep that stove glowing red that's a little larger than my Gibraltar CFS and at a 650 degree top temp I can only go through about 3.5 ton All season That's 150 degrees hotter than its supposed to be run at
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Post by ncountry » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 1:11 pm

Brrrrr. its cold outside! its -13 and I believe that is going to be the high for today..ha.ha..
Nice and toasty in the house though ,thanks to the Hitzer. Its cranking along right now at 500* and it is 70 deg* upstairs and 67 downstairs( cold in the basement ,though) Last year with the pellet stove we would be pretty pleased to see 55 at these temps..

A question for those with more coal burning experience.
3 Times this winter we have had to shut down, or stove went out, due to a build up of unburnt coal. Chunks shaped like coal burnt brownish but still hard and would not shake down through grates. Is this fairly typical, or just a sign of poor coal quality? Or something else entirely?

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 1:14 pm

Usually a sign of coal quality and/or firing the stove hard enough to create clinkers.

 
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Post by ncountry » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 1:23 pm

That is what I figured .. Pretty confident its not clinkers. The pieces look just like the coal in shape and size , just more brown than black.

Not really a big deal. especially once we start to recognize the signs. We can do a clean-out when convenient instead of 4 am like the other night.. lol

 
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Post by joeq » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 1:26 pm

I believe you'ld call them "clinkers", and are a fact of coal burning life. Some times they're worse than others. My Surdiac did it once in a while, but not to the point of being annoying. Then again, I didn't have to rock any grates, just poke and stab. Guess you have to find a way to break yours up, before shaking the grates. Good luck.

 
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Post by Keepaeyeonit » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 2:21 pm

ncountry good to hear from you and glad you like your Hitzer, I don't have a 50-93 but what I do to keep mine burning good is on every other shake down I will use this tool
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from underneath between the grate slots to keep the clinkers in check( on every shake down If I'm running hard 550° and up) and this also helps keep the stove from ashing up.
I try to keep the fire looking like this( as seen from the ashpan )
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this also keeps a even fire in the box. I'm sure Freetown Fred will further help as he can run his 50-93 like a Swiss watch ;) .
There is no reason you can't run the whole season without a clean out( I run from October-November thru April on one fire without any trouble) but with that being said just make sure you use the best coal you can get as the others have said.
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Post by CorrosionMan » Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 2:36 pm

I say go ahead and splurge! Burn all the coal you can. Nothing wrong with 82F in the house!


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