Question on Coal for Keystoker 105 DV Stoker
Hi to all!
I am brand new to coal burning and have a keystoker 105 DV stoker on order so I will be needing some advice. I am getting ready getting ready to order my coal for the season and am considering getting it from the stove dealer as he is already my propane supplyer (for my generator). He tells me that it is a very hard coal that comes from Schuylkill PA but he says it doesn't have a brand name. Seems odd to me. It's bagged in 50lb bags/ 50 per pallet for a total of 2500lb. He says that it is very hard and burns very slow and the feed setting on the keystoker needs to be changed from the default of 3 to 9 in order to get a complete burn. Now slow burning seems fine to me, but does this mean that it produces less heat? Remember, i'm brand new to this coal business so I may be missing something . Does this sound like a good choice for this stove or should I be looking for something else? I plan on using rice coal.
Thanks for any input or advice.
mike
I am brand new to coal burning and have a keystoker 105 DV stoker on order so I will be needing some advice. I am getting ready getting ready to order my coal for the season and am considering getting it from the stove dealer as he is already my propane supplyer (for my generator). He tells me that it is a very hard coal that comes from Schuylkill PA but he says it doesn't have a brand name. Seems odd to me. It's bagged in 50lb bags/ 50 per pallet for a total of 2500lb. He says that it is very hard and burns very slow and the feed setting on the keystoker needs to be changed from the default of 3 to 9 in order to get a complete burn. Now slow burning seems fine to me, but does this mean that it produces less heat? Remember, i'm brand new to this coal business so I may be missing something . Does this sound like a good choice for this stove or should I be looking for something else? I plan on using rice coal.
Thanks for any input or advice.
mike
traderfjp wrote:What alternatives do u have in your area?
There is a dealer in the area that carries Blaschak coal. What can you tell me about the burn characteristics of Blaschak?Devil5052 wrote:Try here
**Broken Link(s) Removed** for Blaschak....It's good bagged coal.
I can personally vouch for the quality of their nut sized coal but have never heard anything negative about any sized Blaschak. I have been burning Blaschak for many years & always find it consistent in quiality. (I tried Reading coal ,last winter, which jammed my stove every few days!) I Can't tell you anything about technical burn characteristics. (ask your stove dealer specifically if his coal is Reading coal. If so....I recommend you don't buy it)mtoo wrote:There is a dealer in the area that carries Blaschak coal. What can you tell me about the burn characteristics of Blaschak?
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I burned Blaschak nut coal last winter and had very good luck with it. The coal was uniform in size and produced a powdery ash pink in color, it also produced plenty of heat.
The dealer who has the "Un-branded" coal that i'm considering is Hocon in Torrington Ct. I believe the store is new this year so he may not have even sold any coal last season.
If anyone has used it or knows anything about it i'd like to hear it.
thanks
mike
If anyone has used it or knows anything about it i'd like to hear it.
thanks
mike
Have him look in his checkbook to see who he made the check out to when he bought his coal!mtoo wrote:The dealer who has the "Un-branded" coal that i'm considering is Hocon in Torrington Ct. I believe the store is new this year so he may not have even sold any coal last season.
(I would never buy "Mystery Coal" again)
Edit: Bet you it's "Reading"
I was gonna put them in my safe deposit box but they won' fit!) might have to the way things are going up. milk is going to be $4 gallon , some bread $3 , gas , fuel oil , coal now , crazy times. maybe collecting pennies is not going to cut it. might have to step up to morgans.