Hitzer 503 Oper8Tors -- Run W/Antracite and W/O Hopper?

 
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Post by BlackBetty06 » Sat. Jan. 07, 2017 5:56 pm

For Pete sake I can't post a straight pic to save my life. Ha

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Jan. 07, 2017 6:06 pm

Outstanding on the tanks BB. I used to have 2 125 gall. tanks 1 fresh & 1 salt--as far as all the didactic crap on the salt--I would just knock the built up salt on the top edges back into the tank--The fish understood---get tough or die. It worked well!! :)

 
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Post by Ctyankee » Sat. Jan. 07, 2017 7:32 pm

the coal burns in the hopper so I would think the same amount of coal is burning. I just wonder if the air flow around the hopper allows for more heat transfer or changes the amount of draft required for the same energy output.


 
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Post by warminmn » Sat. Jan. 07, 2017 8:26 pm

Im not sure on the other hopper stoves, but if I had a fireplace with a 503 in it, I would not use a hopper if it was in a living room. Just too darned pretty to look at and whats a few pounds of coal when I could look at the fire.

 
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Post by coal=not cold » Sun. Jan. 08, 2017 9:52 am

I have a Hitzer 50-93 with hopper and here is what I have found. the hopper is "high" enough that you still get a nice view of the burning coal. you can NOT use Bituminous coal with the hopper or it will burn inside the hopper and you risk overheating and warping. I only burn anthracite coal and as a person who is gone for 12 hours at a time I would never be without a hopper again. Talk about ease of operation, this is by far the easiest stove to maintain that I have ever had. I removed a consolidated dutch-west Federal airtight when I installed this one and what a difference. the hopper basically meant for me that I shake the stove down and add coal every morning and do a shake down only each night. my ash has little to no "unburnt" chunks. as far as the post asking for comparisons between this and a DS circulator goes if the height of the rear chimney is a concern for you (it was for me I have to go through and existing fireplace) the HITZER is rated for just about the same heat output and the rear vent is several inches lower which made it a viable option for me.

thanks to everyone on this forum you all played a valuable role in my last stove purchase

FYI I house is a single story ranch with the stove set up in the basement. with no special changes made for circulation the stove easily maintains a temp of 80 in the basement and mid 70's upstairs when the blower is activated and it gets a bit warmer in the basement when it is not. overall it heats over 2200 square feet without a problem.

today the windchill is below zero and I am sitting cozy

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Jan. 08, 2017 10:00 am

Outstanding summary C= Thanx. :)


 
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Post by bksaun » Mon. Jan. 09, 2017 6:59 am

[quoteWhen you click on it, its right side up ....

Have you noted any difference ? In respect to coal usage?

Or shaking?][/quote]

No, its the same.

 
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Post by coal=not cold » Mon. Jan. 09, 2017 10:22 am

Have you noted any difference ? In respect to coal usage? Or shaking?][/quote]
com paired to the stove I removed (Consolidated Dutchwest Federal large airtight) and the stove I grew up with in my parents house (Better N' Bens coal only stove) this stove requires far less maintenance. I have to shake it down only once or twice a day compared to three or four times with the others. the hitzer burns much cleaner and because of that I use less coal than before.

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