Greetings All,
Does anyone here have any opinions or experience with the Energy King coal fired hot air furnace? In looking at their website (http://www.energyking.com) it appears that they have done the right thing by putting the forced air draft under the grates. It seems to me that this would be a superior design to those who introduce air into or above the coal bed. Also, this unit has a large fire box rated to 190 lbs. of coal. I know anthracite likes a deep coal bed to do well and the large capacity firebox means I should get a decent burn time. (I'm away about 12 hours a day) However, the Energy King is manufactured in WI, so I don't know how it will do on a steady diet of Penna. anthracite. I know anthracite can be as cantankerous as us PA Dutchmen.
I am looking to heat an 1800 sq. ft. garage and workshop, well built, insulated with 9 ft. ceilings by putting the furnace in an attached but seperate room from the shop to please my insurance guy.
I would be grateful for your advice, guidance and experiences.
Regards,
Engineman3319
Energy King Coal Furnace
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TimV
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- Location: Glens Falls NY Area
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Older Ashley Cabinet ( pre US Stove gobble up)
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Energy King 480 EK
- Coal Size/Type: Warm weather smaller coal. Cold weather larger coal.
- Other Heating: Oil Furnace Backup when repairs are needed
I have an EnergyKing 480.Had it for 5 years.
Last year I tried burning coal in it and liked it .(about a month)
This year I loaded it with coal in late October and fire hasnt been shut down since
I told my wife I was thinking about switching back to wood just to burn up some older wood and she balked! She likes the nice even heat control of the coal .
Yes it will go 12 hours on a filling easily. I do 6 am and 6 pm filling and shakeing.
I don't have forced draft option and I don't need it! You can get that furnace cranking with just natural draft. The only time I cuold see needing it might be if you let it get way low and need to fire it up in a hurry.( I just use a hair dryer in the draft tube to help it along once in a great while.)
That furnace will heat a place bigger than the 1800 feet. my old house is 2500 sq ' and right now I have 2 rooms under construction and no insulation and its still toasty.
I would recommend this furnace to anyone for wood or coal heating I have used both.
I put about 90 lbs of coal thru a day in moderate weather and 120 to 130 on real cold windy days .
I use Chestnut and mix stove in with it when its really coal and it works very well.
Buy on its worth it
Last year I tried burning coal in it and liked it .(about a month)
This year I loaded it with coal in late October and fire hasnt been shut down since
I told my wife I was thinking about switching back to wood just to burn up some older wood and she balked! She likes the nice even heat control of the coal .
Yes it will go 12 hours on a filling easily. I do 6 am and 6 pm filling and shakeing.
I don't have forced draft option and I don't need it! You can get that furnace cranking with just natural draft. The only time I cuold see needing it might be if you let it get way low and need to fire it up in a hurry.( I just use a hair dryer in the draft tube to help it along once in a great while.)
That furnace will heat a place bigger than the 1800 feet. my old house is 2500 sq ' and right now I have 2 rooms under construction and no insulation and its still toasty.
I would recommend this furnace to anyone for wood or coal heating I have used both.
I put about 90 lbs of coal thru a day in moderate weather and 120 to 130 on real cold windy days .
I use Chestnut and mix stove in with it when its really coal and it works very well.
Buy on its worth it
I think the Energy King furnace would be a wise investment for you. The Energy King furnace was my second choice to the Clayton I purchased. I believe if I could have examined one in person, it would have been a coin toss between the two. I could not find a dealer within a few hundred miles from me that had one in stock to look at. Now after further experience with successfully burning in the Clayton and the good burning reports I hear of the Energy King furnace, I would not hesitate to purchase one in the future. Keep us posted. 
I bought and installed the Energy King 480EK hot air furnace this past fall. It's well built and it's a solid unit, customer support is great too. It's been heating my 2800 sqft home with out a problem. AsTimV said it will go 12 hours before reloading, it takes me 10 minutes in the morning and 10 in the evening to keep it going. I bought mine with the forced draft blower, not sure if the temp comes up any quicker with it , but the house temp stays pretty constant. I have been burning about 70# of anthracite chestnut coal a day. If I were to do it all over, I would purchase the 480EK again.
Good Luck
Good Luck