Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season
- warminmn
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- Joined: Tue. Feb. 08, 2011 5:59 pm
- Location: Land of 11,842 lakes
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Junior, Efel Nestor Martin, Riteway 37
- Coal Size/Type: nut and stove anthracite, lignite
- Other Heating: Wood and wear a wool shirt
For hand fed stoves. Hopper stoves included although they have an edge over us shovelers. Feel free to use humor. I think its been a couple years since we mentioned our results.
I started my big stove about Thanksgiving, switching back and forth from wood to ant to wood, then finished burning the soft I had, then ant, then wood and let her go out last week all on one match so I guess I have the old girl figured out. About 2 tons ant not counting my Chubby, maybe 300 lbs soft, and 1.5 cords of wood.
I started my big stove about Thanksgiving, switching back and forth from wood to ant to wood, then finished burning the soft I had, then ant, then wood and let her go out last week all on one match so I guess I have the old girl figured out. About 2 tons ant not counting my Chubby, maybe 300 lbs soft, and 1.5 cords of wood.
- 2001Sierra
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- Location: Wynantskill NY, 10 miles from Albany
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Keystoker 90 Chimney vent
- Coal Size/Type: Rice
- Other Heating: Buderus Oil Boiler 3115-34
I went with 4 to 6 and I have a stoker, and yes I have some explaining to do
My Mother In Law moved in late January. House went from comfortable to hot, as required. Often times I just ran the convection blower on full, leaving it plugged in direct to the wall. Well, when I would turn the stove off to empty ashes, I would then walk by the Coal-trol box and still hear the fan blowing and would forget to turn the switch back on. Yes that happened at least 3 times
Other than that it has been a good season
My Mother In Law moved in late January. House went from comfortable to hot, as required. Often times I just ran the convection blower on full, leaving it plugged in direct to the wall. Well, when I would turn the stove off to empty ashes, I would then walk by the Coal-trol box and still hear the fan blowing and would forget to turn the switch back on. Yes that happened at least 3 times
Other than that it has been a good season
- davidmcbeth3
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- Coal Size/Type: nut/pea/anthra
Only used one match...but it was the longest match in history.
- Sunny Boy
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- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 1:40 pm
- Location: Central NY
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Anthracite Industrial, domestic hot water heater
- Baseburners & Antiques: Glenwood range 208, # 6 base heater, 2 Modern Oak 118.
- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
- Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace
Missing a category.......how about no matches ?
I use a butane grill lighter. ..... and I've lost count.
Paul
I use a butane grill lighter. ..... and I've lost count.
Paul
- Scottscoaled
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- Joined: Tue. Jan. 08, 2008 9:51 pm
- Location: Malta N.Y.
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520, 700, Van Wert 800 GJ 61,53
- Baseburners & Antiques: Magic Stewart 16, times 2!
- Coal Size/Type: Lots of buck
- Other Heating: Slant Fin electric boiler backup
Ok,ok,ok. Got a one ton+ bin. I fill it when it runs out. Guess what? I know it runs out when the fire goes out. So I go into the basement and light it again.
- freetown fred
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- Joined: Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 12:33 pm
- Location: Freetown,NY 13803
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: BLASCHAK Nut
1 of course--I've got a HITZER 50-93 Ohhh OK, ALMOST lost her once due to operator stupidity-- Early Sept. till 2 days ago.
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- D-frost
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- Location: Southern New Hampshire
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harman MK ll
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Yukon Eagle I (multi-fuel oil, wood/coal)
- Baseburners & Antiques: Herald 'fireside oak'
- Coal Size/Type: nut/stove-Blaschak/Lehigh
I lost count:
Easy Winter- 1+ ton coal, 2 cords wood. The norm is 2 ton of coal and 3+ cords of wood.
Ya gotta love Glow-Bull Warming!!!!!!
Cheers
Easy Winter- 1+ ton coal, 2 cords wood. The norm is 2 ton of coal and 3+ cords of wood.
Ya gotta love Glow-Bull Warming!!!!!!
Cheers
- deepwoods
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- Posts: 616
- Joined: Fri. Aug. 29, 2008 10:21 am
- Location: north central pa.
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93 & DS Machine Newstyle Champion
- Coal Size/Type: nut (so far)
- Other Heating: Ruud propane forced air system
I listed 3 matches in the poll, but need to mention it is 1 match for the DS in the basement and 2 for the upstairs Hitzer due to unexpected brief weather warm up in Feb. Basement is in shut down process as of yesterday and has been lit since late Sept.
- buffalo bob
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- Joined: Tue. Feb. 07, 2012 12:41 pm
- Location: scpa. bedford co. buffalo mills
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: hitzer 354 and a 254
- Coal Size/Type: anthracite nut
2 the feb warm spell suckered me, but i did get to do a good clean out vac and all replaced a broke fire brick also...that big old hitzer was roasting us out on low idle...saved a few buckets of coal and it only cost me one extra match...no big deal...done now till fall...B.B.
- michaelanthony
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- Joined: Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 10:42 pm
- Location: millinocket,me.
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Vigilant 2310, gold marc box stove
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Gold Marc Independence
- Baseburners & Antiques: Home Sparkle 12
- Coal Size/Type: 'nut
- Other Heating: Fujitsu mini split, FHA oil furnace
I punched the 4-6 card...when I get bored I let the basement stove go out to see it the cats and dog still know who the master is!...don't take long before the crying begins.
next yr the Vigilant goes in the basement so I can join the "0" match club
next yr the Vigilant goes in the basement so I can join the "0" match club
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- Joined: Tue. Sep. 28, 2010 7:51 am
- Location: Cape Cod
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby, 1980 Fully restored by Larry Trainer
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Chubby Jr, early model with removable grates
Due to the fickle weather and several false starts to Spring, I did several day burns. No more cleaning out firepot to restart. Just add one small scoop of matchlite on top, thin layer of coal on top of that, a couple pokes from above to make air channels and I am up and running.
- SawDustJack
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- Location: Cape Cod
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Newcastle/Ironhouse;Warm Morning 617a
- Coal Size/Type: Stove/Nut
This was my first full year burning black rocks and it was awesome. I did two clean outs during the winter and we were up and down twice this spring with the crazy weather. Nice warm year!! Thanks for all the help to everyone! Reading all these posts helps us rookies more than you know!
- warminmn
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- Location: Land of 11,842 lakes
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Chubby Junior, Efel Nestor Martin, Riteway 37
- Coal Size/Type: nut and stove anthracite, lignite
- Other Heating: Wood and wear a wool shirt
We've all been there Sawdust!SawDustJack wrote:This was my first full year burning black rocks and it was awesome. I did two clean outs during the winter and we were up and down twice this spring with the crazy weather. Nice warm year!! Thanks for all the help to everyone! Reading all these posts helps us rookies more than you know!
It was an up and down year with temps which made it tempting to let mine go out but I have windows I did go back and forth with fuel types several times too, which is much easier in a hopperless stove. I need one of those fancy windowstats Michaelanthony uses...
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- Location: Berks County
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS Machine 1400 WH ciculator; 1880's small cannon in reserve
- Coal Size/Type: Nut
- Other Heating: small New Yorker oil fired boiler; mostly used for domestic HW
I pushed trough the Feb. and March warmups and quit about April 10th. 5 months to the day. I usually do 6 months, starting up in Oct. Only burned 3.25 tons, my lowest ever. If I would have had better coal this past season it would have been even less. Oh yeah, one match. The hoppa is my good friend!