How Dirty Is a Keystoker 90

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Post by tikigeorge » Wed. Jun. 11, 2008 10:18 am

I have had coal stoves before in my living space and had some dust. How clean are the new stoves?

 
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Post by Richard S. » Wed. Jun. 11, 2008 11:04 am

Any dust would be from the coal or ashes not really the stove itself, they are all going to be somewhat dirty if you put them directly in the living space. You can do some things to help alleviate it,
  • Buy your coal in the summertime especially if you're getting it in bulk. Most breakers will have a final washing station. This final washing is not always possible in really cold weather and they may be loading it directly from the breaker or stockpile.
  • Keep a small garden insecticide sprayer handy and lightly dampen the coal before moving it from your bin to the coal stove.
  • Keep a shop vacuum handy and make sure to clean up as much ash from the ash pit as you can. DO NOT suck up red coals. :P
  • Be careful moving the ashes.

 
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Post by stokin-railroad » Wed. Jun. 11, 2008 1:50 pm

Hi tikigeorge,i installed keystoker koker last season in basement ducted into oil fha furnace.you will experiance dust with any alt.fuel..wood,coal,pellets.richard gave good advice in keeping up with accumilation.i used the shop vac alot also check with dealer on oiled coal or use water to wet it down before loading hopper I bought oiled from dealer additional $15.00 per ton water will work but if it is to wet will leak from hopper to floor,MESSY. :P if wife or signifcant doesn't like messy she won't like that :mad3: :annoyed: any way it shouldn't be as messy as wood and alot less work,GREAT heat :D :!: :!: Good luck


 
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Post by watkinsdr » Sun. Jun. 15, 2008 5:57 am

Bear in mind, your shop-vac should be equipped with a "dry wall" filter to be effective with coal ash; else, you'll simply be widely distributing a coat of ash dust in your basement or living space where your coal stove/furnace is located... :shock: Unfortunately, I learned the hard way. I saw a post on this subject about half way through last winter's heating season. Fortunately, the dust is in my basement; and, will clean up over time... I still saved ~$3000 heating with coal last winter though!!! :D :D :D :D

 
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Post by JohnnyAsbury » Thu. Jun. 19, 2008 9:40 am

Is a "dry-wall" filter the same as a HEPA filter ? I see HEPA filters on the Sears website, but no "dry-wall". Which is better ?

 
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Post by watkinsdr » Thu. Jun. 19, 2008 9:10 pm

A HEPA filter should work fine.

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