Burning Without Hopper
- paulus
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey 92 daily stove 80 % on coal and Wood 20% efel stoves oxford and efel montana and efel harmony 3 all sold, Dovre 750gm sold
- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
Ok, so I do not fear
I have some pictures from last year
I have some pictures from last year
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- 63roundbadge
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I had an EFEL w/hopper for 25 years and now a Alaska Kodiak with a hopper for 6. It makes the bed foolproof, banking foolproof and self feeds all day. I've run my stoves hot, but evidently never hot enough to warp them. I wouldn't know how to operate a hopper-less unit, and probably be extremely frustrated.
It takes a real man to go hopper-less...
It takes a real man to go hopper-less...
- paulus
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey 92 daily stove 80 % on coal and Wood 20% efel stoves oxford and efel montana and efel harmony 3 all sold, Dovre 750gm sold
- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
The Alaska Kodiak a beautiful stove, I've never seen him in Netherlands in the showroom.63roundbadge wrote:I had an EFEL w/hopper for 25 years and now a Alaska Kodiak with a hopper for 6. It makes the bed foolproof, banking foolproof and self feeds all day. I've run my stoves hot, but evidently never hot enough to warp them. I wouldn't know how to operate a hopper-less unit, and probably be extremely frustrated.
It takes a real man to go hopper-less...
the hopper is very easy, especially if you have to work late every day, but it's nice to try without it, I see lots of blue flames
- 63roundbadge
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Lots of Blue Flames to be had with a hopper also. It is centered in the box, the glow from behind it enhances the Dancing Ladies.
Sometimes I just sit and stare...
Sometimes I just sit and stare...
- paulus
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey 92 daily stove 80 % on coal and Wood 20% efel stoves oxford and efel montana and efel harmony 3 all sold, Dovre 750gm sold
- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
thats nice63roundbadge wrote:Lots of Blue Flames to be had with a hopper also. It is centered in the box, the glow from behind it enhances the Dancing Ladies.
Sometimes I just sit and stare...
- paulus
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey 92 daily stove 80 % on coal and Wood 20% efel stoves oxford and efel montana and efel harmony 3 all sold, Dovre 750gm sold
- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
I have a question again from belgium , what happens when burning coal, and I use the tabs above the glass door? is that the secondary air intake? is it bad?
- freetown fred
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I'm thinkin you DON'T want to use them with coal--just under-draft works just fine. P, stop messin with everything! You got it down nicely & sounds like she is burning well---you're becoming just another crazy coal burner.
- freetown fred
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Are those tabs connected to a baffle plate inside the stove or just vent holes P? Damn, now you got me over thinking it!
- paulus
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- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
yes they have a baffle plate, they have to clean my window when I burned wood.freetown fred wrote:Are those tabs connected to a baffle plate inside the stove or just vent holes P? Damn, now you got me over thinking it!
this is the last thing I try out my stove
- hotblast1357
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you can open them when shaking, and close the primary air, and it might carry the fly ash out the chimney instead of laying in the stove, but thats about it, anthracite does not need much over fire air, it usually can get enough through the coal bed.
my family has 3 saey stoves, the air intake flap does not seal on all of them, you can just bend it so that it does, I think its a fail safe, just like the factory hole, so that you can not shut off the air completely, then it would starve and possibly puff back and cause CO2.
my family has 3 saey stoves, the air intake flap does not seal on all of them, you can just bend it so that it does, I think its a fail safe, just like the factory hole, so that you can not shut off the air completely, then it would starve and possibly puff back and cause CO2.
- paulus
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- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
I've also puffback with hole open, I think it's also wrong action and small coal, ok I use the tabs better not, I have since yesterday something big coal 14/23hotblast1357 wrote:
my family has 3 saey stoves, the air intake flap does not seal on all of them, you can just bend it so that it does, I think its a fail safe, just like the factory hole, so that you can not shut off the air completely, then it would starve and possibly puff back and cause CO2.
- freetown fred
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I think that's more what she's designed for. Keep us posted. P, do ONE change at a time.
- paulus
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- Coal Size/Type: Antraciet from germany ibbenburen size. 20/30
- Other Heating: Cv viessmann oil stoker, wood burner
Thanx FF I will do,freetown fred wrote:I think that's more what she's designed for. Keep us posted. P, do ONE change at a time.
I'm going to try to enjoy the stove now, thanks to this forum and everyone's help I got her now much better control
- freetown fred
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Nice!