Hmmm. Already about 29' high. But worth thinking about.coaledsweat wrote:Taller chimney.
What's the logic?
Hmmm. Already about 29' high. But worth thinking about.coaledsweat wrote:Taller chimney.
This has been my experience. When it gets to about 55°, I'm only heating about 10-15° anyway, so I just go to the electric baseboard -- and pray it either gets warmer or colder!LsFarm wrote:Taller chimney usually means more draft. If you don't have the height, then the hotter fire makes up for the lack of draft. However, it is difficult to keep a fire going with the temps above 50* or so.
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The AHS stoker boiler uses thermocouple sensor to measure the ash temperature and uses this to control the combustion blower. It's a significant advance beyond a simple timer.Richard S. wrote:You need a timer, it kicks the furnace on for a few minutes each hour. In the summer that would be the only time it will run.stockingfull wrote:Mine doesn't like to idle along for long in warmer weather.
Which Keystoker do you have? I'm just getting ready to purchase the Keystoker 90. Can you give me any info on this? pros/cons, maintenance, etc. Thanks for any help.FedFire47 wrote:I bought a Keystoker about 4 years ago and it RAWKS. Like the admin said most of the dust comes from moving the coal to the hopper. I just spray mine with a garden hose about every 2 days and it alleviates about 99% of it. You will not regret your decision. I had an all electric heating system before the coal. During Jan and Feb my electric bill was almost 700 bucks, 400 bucks the other heating months, and about 100 for the summer. Since I put the coal in my electric bills haven't been above 100 and I burn about 7 ton a year so it cost me less then 1000 to heat the house and domestic water for the whole year. You can't go wrong brother the savings and quality of heat are AWESOME!