summertime usage

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ben
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Post by ben » Fri. Jul. 21, 2017 8:16 am

I figured out that I am burning about 12 to 15 lbs of coal each day. After a week and a half I had a half tub of ash.
Seems pretty efficient. With my EFM running all summer my dehumidifier hardly turns on.
Planning a coal delivery soon.

 
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Post by StokerDon » Fri. Jul. 21, 2017 9:00 pm

That's good news Ben. Running it during the Summer will keep it nice, dry and rust free.

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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Jul. 21, 2017 10:24 pm

That is pretty much as good as it gets for summer burning. Nice work.


 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Sat. Jul. 22, 2017 12:41 pm

Some DO like it hot ! LOL

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Sat. Jul. 22, 2017 2:59 pm

I don't know how much I've used since I pull out of a bin. But I haven't changed the ash's since July 2nd. It's almost full now, burning lehigh.

 
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Post by ShawnTRD » Fri. Aug. 18, 2017 6:42 pm

I just did the math

Used ten 50# bags from 6/12/2017 to 8/7/2017 = 8 weeks

8 x 7 days = 56

500 / 56 = 8.92 lbs per day.

I think last year I was down to about 7 lbs a day. Better luck next year.

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