I Finally Have It Figured Out

It is never too late to add an outside entrance.

Having an outside entrance is very convenient. Original house did not have one and I had the same routine...through the kitchen and down the steps. When we built the addition 15 years ago with a full basement and a outside entrance it has been great, especially with the ash pan.

Not just for coal stuff, but its nice to come in from clearing snow through the bilco doors and lay out the clothes to dry around the stoker without tracking through the upstairs. It would not be too bad a project to put one in...3' door minimum! Because of basement depth matching up with what existed our doorway is a little shorter than standard and I had to trim a few inches off the door.

pintoplumber, can you make room for the coal storage in your basement? That would make your life a lot easier from here on out.

pintoplumber wrote:Last February when I got new grates, I bought nut in bags to try it out. This summer I bought 5 tons of stove, of course it has some smaller pieces mixed in with it. I think what I have is good. My problem was I was afraid to pile it full of coal. If I keep it almost level with the loading door that seems good. Dennis

if you had 9" of coal over those grates you'd have about 115#'s in there. how much is in there when you have it up to the door sill ??

SWPaDon wrote:pintoplumber, can you make room for the coal storage in your basement? That would make your life a lot easier from here on out.

Don, I have a bin just to the left of the boiler. I put 2.8 tons in it this summer, I believe it will hold 3 tons. Dennis

KingCoal wrote:

pintoplumber wrote:Last February when I got new grates, I bought nut in bags to try it out. This summer I bought 5 tons of stove, of course it has some smaller pieces mixed in with it. I think what I have is good. My problem was I was afraid to pile it full of coal. If I keep it almost level with the loading door that seems good. Dennis

if you had 9" of coal over those grates you'd have about 115#'s in there. how much is in there when you have it up to the door sill ??

I've never weighed the coal going in. I just shovel it in. Dennis

i can tell ya, how deep is it from the door sill to the grates ?

KingCoal wrote:i can tell ya, how deep is it from the door sill to the grates ?

It looks to be 9". Dennis

pintoplumber wrote:

KingCoal wrote:i can tell ya, how deep is it from the door sill to the grates ?

It looks to be 9". Dennis

that's what I thought, about 112-115 #'s clear full.

i had your stoves older but smaller brother, the Riteway #37. 12x24x 9" deep grate area.

hope you have plenty of space to heat cause that stove on coal will ROCK and be totally controllable both low and high.

steve

Thank's for the calculations Steve. Not including the basement, it's about 2300 sq ft. I put some cast iron baseboard in the family room in the basement, but never hooked it up. No need for additional heat in the basement. Dennis

Here's a picture from this afternoon. The boiler was at 170 degrees.